Video: How do I Wear a Wrap Dress?

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Erin Busbee

http://www.busbeestyle.com/

Ever since Erin Busbee was a little girl she has had a passion for fashion and beauty… dressing her friends and family, including her poor baby brother and styling hair for any and all willing participants. It’s a love she has carried into her professional life. For years, Busbee worked as an award-winning producer for WCBS-TV in New York, where she routinely researched and wrote about fashion trends. She also collaborated closely with top magazine editors/writers from the most elite fashion publications like “Vogue,” “Elle,” “In Style,” and “Lucky” Magazines. In 2005, she founded Hewitt Media Consulting through which she personally trained CEO’s, entrepreneurs, magazine editors and TV reporters. Her consulting sessions always included fashion and beauty pointers, helping clients shine for their major TV appearances. Erin didn’t stay behind the scenes; she has been front and center with extensive experience on camera. She worked as an anchor/reporter in Watertown and Rochester, New York. She also became the entertainment/fashion reporter for WCBS-TV where she kept up on all the hottest trends. In 2007, she took on the role as host and producer for Hotnewz.tv, a revolutionary Internet news program focused on the young and hip college crowd. Erin created and wrote a weekly segment for Hotnewz called “Fashion Fix.” It gave viewers the inside scoop on, what else, fashion! Recently, Erin moved to the Texas Hill Country and started her image consulting business “Busbee Style”. Busbee Style is her newest baby, a passion for sure! Through Busbee Style, Erin does personal shopping, fashion styling and closet organization. Now, Erin is dressing and styling all types of Texans from cowboys to socialites.

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Hi, I'm Erin and I'm a Fashion Stylist. Designer Diane Von Furstenberg unveiled the wrap dress in the 1970s. It was popular then and there's a reason why it's still is today. The wrap dress looks amazing on so many different body types. Our model Heather is wearing a chocolate brown deviate wrap dress. It's about knee length with short sleeves. The dress on its own creates a subtle hour glass shape which is why women love it. I like the idea though of throwing out a waist belt to really exaggerate the hour glass shape. Heather is wearing a chunky brown leather waist belt from Anthropology and makes her waist look teeny tiny. If you don't have much of a waist, a belt is a great way to fake it. Because there's some gold in the belt, I paired the dress with mix gold and pearl accessories. The layered chains come as a single piece and I think are really great at highlighting the neckline. I also stack a couple of bracelets. And on her feet, Heather is wearing a classic brown pump with some gold studs. This look is perfect for so many occasions. You can easily take it from the office to a post work party. It's also a great dress to take on a trip since it's comfy and it doesn't wrinkle. The wrap dress is such a versatile piece. I can't stress enough how every woman should own one.