The Shimmy dress

Marilyn knew a few things about feminine charm.

Ms. Monroe straddled that fine line oh-so-well between breathy sex kitten and the kind of sweet girl-next-door you couldn’t help but rush to protect.

Despite any imperfections, she knew that a wiggle of the hips, a waist-skimming dress, and a neckline with tiny sleeves that threatened to slip right off the shoulder at any moment could work wonders.

Excepting evening gown occasions and birthday serenades, this is the dress she would wear almost anywhere—lunch at The Beverly Hills Hotel, picnics in the park, trips to the grocery store for potato chips and rum raisin ice cream.

The Shimmy dress both hugs your curves and flatters. It manages both comfy and forgiving, with ruching at your side and hip that will render your rear view irresistible. Hits at the knee—very demure—but the open scoop of the front and back neckline shows a delicious slice of collar bone and shoulder blade. And the ruched, flutter sleeve suggests the possibility of bare shoulders and things coming slightly undone.

This dress will change your walk and put a sway in your hips.

Dials the temperature up a notch in super-soft, lipstick red rayon jersey (lined in black cherry), or black rayon jersey (lined in black). Expect eyes on you.