Wearing a dress only on special occasion is a passe.
The dress is this year's must-have fashion piece, and with its focus on femininity and versatility, it will take you from spring into the fall. Fashion magazines are dubbing 2006 'The Year of the Dress'.

Dress is one garment that can be sported while lobbing a tennis ball, going to work or sashaying across the dance floor.
Tent-sized, print dresses that hide the body are obsolete; in are dresses with styles that complement specific body types. Dresses with lace, ribbon and other decorative embellishments are now as popular as casual.
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