Nice article in the NYT today about dresses. [Thanks to flea for the heads-up!]
The dark side of the dress is fit. No other article of clothing must simultaneously fit so many parts of the body – the bust, the waist, the hips – and also hit the leg at a slimming length.
Just because something is difficult, doesn't mean it can't be done …
A Dress A Day 
cute story (sayeth a woman who doesn’t wear enough dresses and is wearing a top and a skirt today)
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I would turn that on its head and say: The wonderful side of the dress is fit. No other article of clothing can simultaneously fit so many parts of the body.In other words: What single article of clothing can do so much with so little?–Lydia
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Don’t forget the all-in-one jumpsuit. No other garment must satisfy crotch depth, body length, and arms to fit. Impossible to mass-manufacture and sell! But this is a site about dresses, so I digress.Loved & linked ADAD.
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