I’ve been leaning in hard to relaxed, comfortable clothes. Lots of cozy sweaters and super soft tops just feel like the right thing to be wearing at home. But every so often, I get the itch to dress up a little bit more. I still don’t want to wear anything tight or uncomfortable, but I just want to wear something a little nicer, even if I’m just wearing it around the house. It makes me feel a little bit more normal, even if it’s just for a day.

I saw this leopard dress from J.Crew and knew it was exactly what I had in mind! It’s so cute – I basically love anything leopard. It was the “nonwaisted” part of the description that really made me excited – I knew it meant it would still be comfortable while being cute! (Although, technically, this dress does have an elastic band right under the best, so there is some shaping to it.)

I love everything about this dress, basically. I love the flowy shape of the dress, I love the sheer chiffon sleeves, and I love the cute tie-neck detail. It’s everything I want in a dress! Obviously, it would also be a great wear-to-work dress, and is one of those that works equally well during the daytime as it does at night – you can easily dress it up or down. 

I highly recommend getting dressed up just for yourself every now and then – it’s been a fun little thing for me to do to change up my days, especially when everything right now feels like so much of the same.