Note: if you get the JCrew Capitaine dress, you may need to stitch the sleeve cuffs up. I’d just add a few tack stitches hidden inside the cuff; no need to go all the way around. JOHNNY COLLAR * Think polo shirt but on a V-neck * Usually knit * Casual to smart-casual with a sporty vibe * Evolved from golf clothes DRESS SHIRT COLLAR * Button down shirts * Usually woven in cotton, linen, and silk * Casual (denim) but usually more business-y or even formal in menswear * Evolved from the detachable collars of the 19th century It doesn’t have to cost more to look better. Dresses that have this issue aren’t more or less expensive to produce than dresses that have better designs. For me, a better design is one that incorporates function, occasion, and history. It reflects social context. It has layers of cultural meaning. Trend opportunism is the opposite of what I value in fashion. I don’t begrudge trends. They reflect the time, and they usher in progress. They’re a way for us to communicate what we believe about the current moment. In that, they’re very valuable social shorthand. They also re-jigger status with each cycle, and it’s heathy, I believe, to have status mobility. These dresses only reflect the most desperate aspect of the trend cycle. They’re not introducing a new way to wear a shirt dress, either with its functionality or context. You’d wear these dresses to the same occasions you’d wear “correct” dresses. Really the only reason for this design element is the trend cycle. How depressing. LTKStyleTip LTKVideo LTKFindsUnder100