Designer Workwear Dresses Under $500 (For the Stylish Freeper Career Woman)

The Fashion Time Magazine ^ | Mar 24th, 2010 | The Fashion Time Magazine

[Mister Ghost]

Diane von Furstenberg Capela printed silk dress ($345)

Awww, got the job dressing blues? Having a difficult time finding stylish yet affordable clothing for the office and job site that fall within the dress code? And who doesn’t want to look great at work and make a positive impression, all the while saving money doing so? Well, the Editors of the Fashion Time Magazine are here to solve your problems, as we present the hottest, trendiest and most fabulously affordable Designer Workwear Dresses Under $500.

Vanessa Bruno Athé Wool-blend knit dress ($360)

[Mister Ghost]

Some of the hottest dresses for the classiest Freeper women....

[absolootezer0]

most of those look like wal-mart specials.

[hoe_cake]

The Bruno one is kinda frumpy on the wrong woman, but the other ones are very classic.

As always I love your fashion posts.

[mom4melody]

Ick...I don’t think so..

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Love, love your fashionista threads :)

I have two, original DvF wrap dresses. Perfect...except...somehow they have shrunk :( (some day...so will I). But in many moves over the years, I dutifully bring my wraps with me.

[trisham]

Ugly dresses.

[txmissy]

Nice!

[pillut48]

I’m sorry, but without the boob belt accessory, those are just over-hyped, super-expensive dresses! I can do much better going to Ross Dress for Less! ;-)

[HamiltonJay]

I gotta agree with others here, if folks are paying $300+ each for those, its time for me to change careers.

[flowerplough]

"Victoria's Secret, Well their stuff's real nice. Oh but I can buy the same damn thing on a WalMart shelf half price..."

Gretchen Wilson, Redneck Woman

The clothes make the man, in Washington, or New Jersey, or Ahhnuldd's Cullyforneeyah, maybe. $500 dresses? The kind the McCain campaign dressed Barbie-doll Palin in? Drop a zero. $500's what I pay for a work car, not for a work ensemble.

[LongElegantLegs]

Wow.

I think the last dress I bought was around $20...

[RikaStrom]

I would absolutely die, if I spent that amount of money for work clothes.

There’s a reason I shop at Stein Mart.

:-)

[chalkfarmer]

Love DVF stuff...I saw a used DVF dress last weekend at a thrift store for $75.

[Excellence]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Faded-Glory-Women-s-Plus-Organic-Cotton-T-Shirt-Dress/12024589

Just add a little lace...

[greatplains]

That’s where I’d look first...but on the rare occasions when I need a dress, I’ll usually just make the darn thing.

[9YearLurker]

I don’t care that Michelle makes a fetish of ‘em, sleeveless dresses are not highly professional wear.

[NEMDF]

Anyone who thinks $350 for a regular workday dress is a bargain is not very conservative, IMHO.

[Mr. Jeeves]

The Wal-Mart/Target stuff often looks the same to the eye, but it’s cheaply made, cut wrong, and just looks bad when worn. Might as well wear some of those really stylish FLDS dresses, instead. :)

[NEMDF]

I do not wear WalMart/Target stuff. I would not waste $350 on a dress that was not for a special occasion. Just because something is overpriced does not make it better.

[Ellendra]

$500's what I pay for a work car, not for a work ensemble.

Agreed. And quite frankly, the dresses shown are ugly. I can look better for less than 1/10th the price.

Heck, I got a fancy ensemble to wear for my brother's wedding for around $50, complete with the best pair of dancing shoes I've ever found!