midi dress with cardigan brenna_anastasia on LTK waist = 13 PinkBlush Mocha Ribbed Sleeveless Dress

Tweed or wool skirts made from quality fabrics and pleated skirts (particularly if they have very sharp well-defined pleats) like the Sezane Dila Skirt or the from Sosandar can look super feminine and elegant

Its sophisticated, features clean lines, and goes directly from ceremony to evening with no styling adjustments

At the same time, their situation was a tough one because they had to lead a normal life outside the community with their wives and kids

(styles of shoulder pads/roping, shoes with such pinched waists and points that they appear to be straight from an early 19th century drawing, etc.)

So if youve been skipping dresses for the same reasons, dont give up