Elizabeth and James – Zip Hoodie Dress – $295

Available at high end retailers like Nordstrom and Saks, Elizabeth and James, the upscale label founded by Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen debuted in 2007. With a feminine, yet androgynous vibe, this line, which was named after the twins’ other siblings, takes some of what was great about the 1980s and discreetly leaves out that which was not.

A hoodie halter dress almost sounds like an impossibility, but here we are. Very simple in design, with a heavy duty zipper all the way up the front, this style is nonetheless designed to get you noticed. This is the dress you wear to that new club – the one where you hope that special someone will turn up. The dress also features zippered pockets at the hip, and a zipper closure at the hood.

With a well executed balance between uptown and downtown, and between girly and androgynous, the Olsen twins know just the thing young women in the city want, and their Elizabeth and James line offers it to them confidently.

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