Lately, whenever I’m faced with the urge to wear a dress, I’ve been challenging myself to style it in a different way just for the heck of it. Put some pants beneath it, or a skirt over it. If the sleeves or the neckline allow it, layer an interesting top, shirt or sweater underneath for a more interesting outcome. Sure, there’s something effortless about just throwing on a dress and walking out the door, but sometimes it feels like a missed opportunity for creating a more unique outfit, don’t you think? So, when I saw this insanely chic Fame & Partners dress, I just knew it would work so well with a ribbed knit sweater from Zara I had laying around my closet; specially because the contrast red trim on the flared sleeves adds just the right pop of color to an otherwise neutral look. To take it further into more unexpected territory, I wore it with my Nike Cortez sneakers and my tan leather Puzzle bag—which, honestly, goes with ANYTHING. And, voilà! One sure fire way to layer a column dress.
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![Maristella wearing a navy column dress with Nike Cortez classic sneakers and a Loewe puzzle bag](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-1.jpg)
![Maristella in a transitional fall outfit idea layering a sweater underneath a column maxi dress, with sneakers and a Loewe bag](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-2.jpg)
![Maristella in a casual yet chic fall layering outfit idea with Fame & Partners](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-4.jpg)
![Maristella layering a sweater under a long dress with sneakers](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-7.jpg)
![Maristella wears a flare sleeve ribbed sweater with red contrast detail, under a long navy blue column dress from Fame & Partners](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-8.jpg)
![Flare sleeve details and Loewe puzzle bag in tan leather](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-12.jpg)
![Maristella's fall layering details with Zara, Fame & Partners, Loewe and Nike](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-13.jpg)
![Maristella wearing a different layered fall outfit idea](https://aconstellationjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/aconstellation-how-to-layer-a-column-dress-16.jpg)
Wearing a knit sweater from Zara (similar here); column dress from Fame & Partners (available HERE 15% off with code GOBIG16); Nike Cortez sneakers (same style here and similar style on SALE HERE) and Loewe Puzzle bag.
Photos by María Gibbs.