The sweater dress could be the most perfect item of clothing ever.
It's as comfy as your favourite slopping-around-the-house jersey, but long enough to keep you warm in winter and dressed-up for the workplace.
Before you think of it as the silver bullet your winter wardrobe needs, consider which of the hundreds
out there is best for your body shape.
Chunky knits have the potential to make bottoms and chests look bigger than they are, while finer knits will show off any lumps and bumps.
When you find the one that's just right, however, you'll have a friend to last you all winter long and one that's appropriate in almost any sartorial situation.
Dress them down with flats or boots; glam them up with heels and earrings.
Throw them on over jeans on the weekend or over opaque tights for work.
Because sweater dresses usually have high necklines - often turtleneck or cowl - you needn't worry so much about keeping the legs under wraps.
A few inches above the knee is an appropriate hemline when it comes to the sweater dress.
Consider wearing a belt to cinch the waist and make some of those looser styles more flattering.
And if the tights you're wearing with it create an unsightly muffin top, abandon the hipster style and go for that really high variety. They aren't pretty once the dress is off but will make the difference between whether you should or shouldn't buy that sweater dress.
At the end of the day, the sweater dress makes for incredibly easy autumn dressing, but the challenge is working out how to wear it to express yourself.
