https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:26:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127973 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:39:39 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2127973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, here are a couple of shots from when I got the jacket, during NAS 2018. It's such a useful little jacket--good for wind and light rain, and it feels and packs up so light. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127716 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:07:29 +0000 Windchime 2127716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember my grandma wearing house dresses with an apron to do housework. &nbsp;I wonder now how comfortable that actually was.</p> <p>Some of the nighties (“sleep dresses”) in the link are gorgeous. &nbsp;I recently bought a summer nightgown. &nbsp;I think, with careful accessorizing, it could pass as a dress. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127709 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:21:56 +0000 April 2127709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm.&nbsp; I don't have a WSJ subscription but when I hear "housedress" I'm picturing South Philadelphia grandmas scrubbing the front steps to their rowhouses.&nbsp; </p> <p>Zip (or snaps) down the front and two big patch pockets:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/National-Trapunto-House-Multi-Floral/dp/B000JGIFUC?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_3">https://www.amazon.com/Nationa.....lp_pl_dp_3</a></p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127666 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:22:58 +0000 Zaeobi 2127666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreed - 'sheer' is a great way to add a layer without it adding visual bulk! Also I'd say your choice is more 'quirky waif' than 'demented grandma' because it's a shorter dress in a solid colour. </p> <p>I wouldn't look anywhere near as cool in those accessories paired with my orange &amp; black maxi muumuu/ kaftan </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127635 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:25:54 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2127635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>that sheer parka is super-interesting, Sharan. I'd love to see a pic of it on&nbsp; you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127590 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:24:37 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2127590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>I wore this dress the other day, and felt very comfortable. I also went out of the house in it, walking, with a big parachute-type windbreaker that kind of covered the dress. <br /></div><div>I think demented grandma can be kind of cool: isn't it sort of a cousin to quirky waif?</div><div><br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127565 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:58:31 +0000 Zaeobi 2127565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks <b>@Star</b> - not easy to find house dresses in these warmer colours! </p> <p><b>@Lisa</b> I'm not sure actually - since it's secondhand, the label has rubbed off It's breathable like cotton, but you can see there's a bit of drape to the stiffness - so maybe a cotton viscose blend? Either way, it's perfect for my current WFH lifestyle! </p> <p>That said, I agree with <b>@Janet</b> that it's not a very flattering look in public. I'm thinking of maybe belting it once I do (eventually) wear it outside. Maybe I could even throw on one of <b>@Roxanna's</b> 'demented grandma' jumpers &amp; then 'rest' the welted hem on the belt buckle for a little structure? I usually just add a big blanket scarf if I get cold when I'm at home. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style/page/2#post-2127487 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 01:18:53 +0000 Jules 2127487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The ‘demented grandma’ look of choice on my street is an avant-garde lagenlook I quite admire :)<br /> I don’t have any house dresses. I have been thinking about aprons and smocks though - for gardening as much as cooking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127454 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:12:47 +0000 bella 2127454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just got some dresses to wear at home but mine are the no nonsense, basic kind. That much fabric would get in my way. I am super happy with the polo dresses, a bit more dressed up but still super comfy. I got it in two different colors.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127453 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 18:40:01 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2127453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Demented grandma indeed. Wearing a pretty dress but swathed in a shawl because I’m also always cold </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127451 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 18:05:36 +0000 Anonymous 2127451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember the dresses of the 70’s having a boho vibe. Anyone remember broomstick skirts? In the late 60’s I wore paper dresses, loose and cool and walked all over Europe in two dresses and one skirt. No pants allowed then. Times have changed! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127433 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 16:35:59 +0000 Anonymous 2127433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa beat me to it, re: demented grandma :)<br /> Yes from me for the batik- and for lounging around in batik in Indonesia! *Aside from the scared to get on a plane cause of Covid bit*<br /> The light color cotton ones look too much like nightgowns to me though. I'd feel too undressed in something like that- even for sleeping! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127431 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 16:19:08 +0000 Janet 2127431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Roxanna, I fear the demented grandma vibe too! LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127415 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 15:17:20 +0000 Anonymous 2127415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*Demented grandma*. &nbsp;Roxanna wins comment of the day. Wipes coffee off of keyboard.</p> <p>Zaeobi - that's a gorgeous piece ! &nbsp;What's the fibre content? &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127414 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:56:16 +0000 Roxanna 2127414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been intrigued by this trend! I love beautiful fabrics so this is right up my alley. But like Janet, my body doesn’t work well with them, abs my silver hair just adds to a frumpy old look To my mind. Not to mention that I always run cold, so I would need a sweater on top - adding to the demented grandma look. But I have been thinking of taking more risks lately so I might take the plunge anyway! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127401 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:09:09 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 2127401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to wear thrifted house dresses all the time - more the fifties/sixties more structured style. The really loose floaty muumuus I don’t find comfortable, actually. I should sew myself a new one, with pockets for my keys, phone, etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127375 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:33:08 +0000 nemosmom 2127375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love these on others, but I feel so off in them. I wish I could rock a great kaftan like Mrs Roper from Threes Company!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127369 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:18:23 +0000 Janet 2127369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find these so appealing in theory, but struggle with them on my body, especially to wear in public. The lack of structure is hard for me to embrace, from a flattery perspective. I don’t know if any of my current dresses have this vibe, except for maybe my very old Anthro tee dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127355 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:35:11 +0000 Star (Lise) 2127355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suz,&nbsp;</b>your batik cotton dress is beautiful!&nbsp; You guys are enticing me to pull out my summer dresses.&nbsp; Very humid today here on the Black Sea.&nbsp; I have two Thai dresses that I thrifted a few years ago that are also perfect for lounging. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127354 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:32:39 +0000 Star (Lise) 2127354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>AJ</b>, Love your new dresses too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127353 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:26:29 +0000 Star (Lise) 2127353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Zaeobi,&nbsp;</b>I love your dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127346 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 04:27:42 +0000 Zaeobi 2127346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is very timely, considering I recently bought a cotton maxi dress from a charity shop (thrift store)! I'm not sure if it counts as a kaftan or a muumuu (the colours remind me of a dashiki but the paisley pattern feels quite subcontinental instead), so any cultural input would be much appreciated! Either way, I fully intend to transition it from WFH to belted for stepping outside in the high summer humidity here in Hong Kong </p> <p>PS - I was just thinking of posting something later about charity shopping in Hong Kong - there are definitely many more options now compared to when I first arrived here. With a lot of the rest of the world still in lockdown, this may finally be a good way for me to find reasonably priced clothing that fits me here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127330 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 03:02:30 +0000 Jaime 2127330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love a caftan for home entertaining but for regular times, which inevitably include messy jobs, I need pockets and easy washing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127318 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:11:37 +0000 Bijou 2127318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dresses are my favourite high summer option. I wear these loose fitting summer dresses during my summer holidays at home. Just add sandals and you are done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127308 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:07:24 +0000 AJ 2127308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just bought these dresses which I feel if not accessorized, could be mistaken for PJs.&nbsp; All very comfy and no slips needed. ( I do wear the strappy one with a white fitted tee.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127307 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:02:27 +0000 Suz 2127307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been talking about this a lot for summer and looking for options. Most of these would swamp me. But my versions include the Ripskirt (yeah, it has a waist, but the waist is super loose and the fabric ultra casual), and my Comrags dress. A "pant" version is the wide leg crop chambray. They feel (and quite honestly, look) quite PJ-like -- in the way that some of these dresses look like nighties.&nbsp;</p> <p>My grandma and mother wore housedresses. Grandma's were shirtwaists with ditsy prints. My mother had some of the caftans in the 70s.&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA: the Comrags is kind of magical because it is capable of working in the house but also it looks really nice for actual going-out events. It's a kind of seersucker nonwrinkling cotton, which makes it really versatile.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127303 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 22:36:18 +0000 SarahD8 2127303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Floaty, waist-surrendering frocks have been my go-to summer look for several years now. I like an empire waistline, either with a structured or smocked bodice -- on me that cut is comfortable, breezy, and (I'm declaring by fiat) JFE. Hemline anywhere from a couple inches below the knee to a few inches above the ankle. </p> <p>Of course, I am at home most of the time even in non-pandemic years, but I don't restrict this look to at-home only. Anyway, this trend gets a big thumbs-up from me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127302 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 22:14:23 +0000 nuancedream 2127302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Runcarla, that M &amp; S dress is now my favorite.&nbsp; Mr. ND really likes it too! I am firmly on Team Housedress.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127298 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:57:34 +0000 Carla 2127298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I believe YLFabbers nuancedream and Preppy Pear are already onto this trend with a beautiful Angie pick Marks and Spencer dress. &nbsp;If I can locate the Find, I’ll link it.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.marksandspencer.com/us/pure-cotton-printed-midaxi-shirt-dress/p/P60442220.html">https://www.marksandspencer.co.....42220.html</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/housedress-style#post-2127295 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:30:29 +0000 notsaf 2127295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is something I am definitely excited about. Though it's not quite the same, I've been wearing this one at home in a similar way. Too sheer for streetwear; could work on the beach. </p>