The wrap dress is over 40 years old (thank you, Diane von Furstenberg) and, after a few facelifts, the consistently flattering frock has only gotten better with age. This curve-complimenting, neck-lengthening, waist-trimming garment has accomplished more for women than any other piece of clothing. Sure, that may sound dramatic, but at its peak, 25,000 wrap dress were sold per week. Needless to say, they were onto something.Today, however, cool textures, trippy prints, and varied hemlines dominate the classic style. And that's why we consider the wrap dress to be our wardrobe's knight in shining armor. If you're looking for that go-to dress, ahead you'll find the best of the swathed bunch for the next time you need to just throw something on and go. (Like, tomorrow morning.)
Give the illusion of a shirt tied around your waist with this modern, less polished update of the classic wrap.
Pixie Market Stripe Waist Tie Sleeve Dress, $128, available at Pixie Market.
No summertime sadness with this piece.
Acne Studios Chen Wrap Dress, $460, available at Shopbop.
When a vest meets a wrap dress the result is magic.
C/MEO Sleeveless Wrap Dress, $185, available at Farfetch.
Doesn't this dress just make you want to dance?
ASOS Pleated Wrap Midi Dress In Floral Print, $72, available at ASOS.
It may seem like an oxymoron, but this burnt orange number is the perfect example of laid-back formalwear.
Rosetta Getty Terracotta Tie-front Wrap Dress, $1,880, available at Avenue32.
Update your LBD with a silhouette that will never let you down.
Misguided Plus Wrap Dress, $54 $27, available at ASOS.
Wear now, and then again on the Fourth of July.
Frame Denim Le Wrap Tie Dress, $429, available at Shopbop.
Double the color, double the purpose (office to out has never been easier).
Style Mafia Hanz Dress, $375, available at Style Mafia.
Although loud in hue, an emerald-green dress is a guaranteed head-turner, especially when paired with turquoise earrings and some nude shoes.
Topshop Wrap Dress, $80, available at Topshop.
Three words: Keep. It. Simple.
SIR Gigi Wrap Dress II, $195.30, available at SIR.
We have a feeling once you wear this piece, it’ll be hard to wear anything else.
Tome Pleated Poplin and Cotton Wrap Dress, $995, available at Net-a-Porter.
Proof tie-dye can easily be translated from hippie to high-fashion.
Zara Tie-dye Dress, $69.90, available at Zara.
What’s a wrap dress round-up with out a little DVF? Sometimes, classic is best.
Diane von Furstenberg Irina Silk and Chiffon Combo Wrap Dress, $498, available at Diane von Furstenberg.
Flirty and floral: a quintessential spring frock.
Reformation Winslow Dress, $268, available at Reformation.
Look like you spent hours digging through a thrift shop, without actually having to go to one.
Carven Printed Wrap Dress, $388.02, available at Farfetch.
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