Photo:   Mario Poje | Dress:   Lei Lou by Alex Dojčinović

"Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman 

and loose enough to show you're a lady."

Edith Head 

As the cold wind in the evening is announcing Fall I am slowly pulling out my favorite long sleeve maxi dresses out of the closet and preparing them for my September travels starting with Prague Fashion Week next weekend and then Barcelona at the end of the month.

While I am carefully ironing, steaming and hanging my favorite Fall one piece outfits I can't keep but wonder, why can't we wear gowns daily? So during Spring and Summer we could wear long romantic floaty day-gowns in bright colors and rich floral patterns or figure hugging drama dresses with high slip front for the evening parties over strapy sandals and heels, and Fall in Winter we could combine maxi long sleeve dresses with motorcycle boots and leather jacket (which is my all time favorite combo, especially for travels). This one piece outfit can be easily accessorized with necklaces, scarves and jackets. I just really like the comfortable feel and feminine look maxi dresses give me while in the same time hugging the curves and letting me move easily.

For this post I have selected a number of such Fall day-gowns I would love to wear from my favorite brands.

"I love bold, colorful party dresses because they don't need accessories. 

Just throw one on and you're done." 

Cat Deeley 

How do you like this look? Do you wear long dresses often? How do you style them?