{"id":69574,"date":"2019-05-09T08:42:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T12:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=69574"},"modified":"2019-05-09T11:12:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T15:12:45","slug":"eight-ways-to-wear-the-rush-hour-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/05\/eight-ways-to-wear-the-rush-hour-dress.html","title":{"rendered":"eight ways to wear the rush hour dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mentioned the other day<\/a> how much I’ve worn my gray flannel Rush Hour Dress<\/a> for the past six months or so and how versatile it is. The great thing about a sheath dress is that you can layer over and under it, so have fun with this wardrobe basic and see how many ways you can wear it!<\/p>\n

Here are a few ideas to get you started. (This was my first attempt at photos using a tripod in in my tiny bedroom. I had to remove my bed, so I won’t be doing that on a regular basis! I don’t love the result, but at least you can get a basic idea from the photos.)<\/p>\n

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1. The basic Rush Hour Dress, worn with simple pumps, our starting point. (Plus one hungry kitty.)<\/p>\n

2. Layer over: Add a cardigan, belt, necklace, and maybe some interesting or matching\u00a0 shoes to tie it together. Did you think camel and gray don’t go together? I’m here to prove you wrong.<\/p>\n

3. Layer under: Add a classic button-down shirt underneath. In this case my white shirt gives it a very corporate look (the pinstriped blazer from my days working in finance helps). I also added a belt and some very corporate spectator pumps here. But what if you wore a distressed denim shirt under it instead? It would have a more casual, weekend feeling more like a jumper, especially if you changed from heels to boots or loafers.<\/p>\n

4. This time I layered a Rush Hour Blouse over the dress for the peplum effect. Here the dress functions more like a pencil skirt, still classic but getting more mileage out of the dress.<\/p>\n

5. An evening look: a satin jacket and strappy heels. I should have added a fancy necklace, but the cat was really<\/em> hungry….<\/p>\n

6. Weekend: denim jacket, opaque tights and boots for cold weather and a pulled-together, more relaxed and casual look.<\/p>\n

7. How about a\u00a0Gelato Blouse<\/a> layered over it? This is the blouse we featured yesterday<\/a>, sewn in a checked wool suiting that’s incredibly versatile! The relaxed silhouette gives this look a slightly more casual feeling, but it’s still work appropriate, for sure.<\/p>\n

8. Colorful jacket and matching belt. Again, very work appropriate, letting the dress serve as the background for the bright blue.<\/p>\n

I could have kept going, but a girl gets tired of changing clothes so many times!<\/p>\n

How will you wear your Rush Hour Dress? The pattern is available right here<\/a> if you want to give it a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are eight different ways you can style the Liesl + Co. Rush Hour Dress to give you looks ranging from weekend casual to corporate dressy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":69582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20809],"class_list":["post-69574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-rush-hour"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rush-hour-feature1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-i6a","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69904,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/06\/introducing-the-rush-hour-dress-blouse-in-sizes-16-30.html","url_meta":{"origin":69574,"position":0},"title":"introducing the rush hour dress + blouse in sizes 16-30","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"June 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Today we're introducing you to the Liesl + Co. 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