There are certain designs in the fashion world that can truly be described as iconic, and the Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress is definitely one of them.

She designed her first knitted jersey wrap dress in 1973, and over the past 35 years, women around the world have come to love the design for its extremely flattering cut (not to mention that it is really comfortable to wear).

Unlike most high-end designer clothing, the DVF wrap dress flatters pretty much every female body shape. If you are curvy, it hugs you in all the right places and skims over the places that are probably best avoided. If you are slim, the dress gives the illusion of curves.

Of course, being such an iconic design, DVF wrap dresses also tend to carry an iconic price tag. And by “iconic”, I mean upwards of several hundred dollars.

Anyhow, I got an email the other day from luxury goods online shopping site Net-A-Porter advising that there is free shipping to Australia at the moment. That doesn’t sound like such a big deal, but when you factor in that NAP shipping is generally upwards of $60 or $70, it suddenly sounds more enticing. Plus, I tend to find that luxury goods bought overseas are cheaper than if you buy them locally, even after you factor in the exchange rate.

I love the DVF Nalia wrap dress, pictured above, which comes to a total of around AU$274 - and trust me, that is a bargain basement price for a dress from this designer. The dress is still available in sizes 2, 4, 6 and 8 (US), which is equivalent to sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12 respectively in local sizing. View it here.

I am currently trying to talk myself out of a purchase. Yes I probably should be doing some work instead. But you can view the rest of the NAP sale here.

The free shipping offer lasts until midnight on January 25 - use the code FREESHIP09 at the checkout to redeem the offer.

By Caroline Warnes