I found this YouTube Channel a while ago called Knorpp and South. It’s all about the Knorpp family who live on the east coast of the US. They homeschool and have a big family including 5 adopted children. They also go thrifting, among their other adventures, like living in an RV for an extended time, as well as living in Europe. I discovered that the mom, Megan, conducted an “experiment” where she wore a dress every day for a year. I love what she reports in the video below, after her year of wearing dresses every day. Basically, she says she felt prettier and more feminine, and therefore happier.

Then the video below shows how she stays warm in dresses all winter. I love it how she says that dresses are cheery and magical. When it’s the right dress, I agree. The “right dress” can be hard to find, but when you do, it is magical. It’s magical to both find the dress and to wear it. I also love that she says that she loves to wear bright colors on gloomy days in January. I do too! and any day, really!

Here are some tips from the video:

-wear tights, which everybody probably already knows

-wear pullover sweaters over or under dresses that have straps. She says it looks less frumpy to wear sweaters that hit above the waist.

-wear Mary Jane Doc Martens. At over $100 a pop, I’ll be looking for imitation ones. I don’t know though, they are cute, but I feel like they would make me feel like I’m 6 years old.

-wear knee-high boots. If you have wide calves that don’t fit typical knee-high boots she says what works for her are Naturalizer boots.

-wear a slip or dress extender

-wear bloomers. Here she is having fun wearing hers.

-wear wool coats found thrifting or a Costco puffy coat to coordinate with the outfits. You can find puffy Costco coats when thrifting too.

Here she is with a video showing how she finds dresses when thrifting. I’m amazed her husband went with her and seemed to be enjoying himself with always appropriate comments. What a patient man!

Here are the biggest tips I gleaned from the videos:

-go to a thrift store in a wealthy neighborhood, “where the rich old ladies live,” as she says

-have fun with layering, especially adding bright pops of color with scarves

Then here are two more videos about staying warm in winter with dresses.