It was originally the colour of this dress from Alibi that caught my attention - I am a sucker for anything this shade of blue.

But then when I read that the dress can apparently be worn up to 20 different ways, then I thought “for $98, it would be uneconomical of me not to buy it”.

But all specious rationalisation of purchases aside, the dress is gorgeous and also comes in basic black. It can apparently be worn “Grecian, 40s style, backless 50s halter” style and even as a skirt.

The material itself is soft and stretchy, which is great for concealing those fat days that we all have from time to time, or in my case every second day.

This item can only be bought online - view it here.

By Caroline Warnes