Do you ever get tired of waking up in the morning and trying to figure out what to wear? Getting dressed can be such a stressful thing especially if your kids are already awake and want their breakfast.
What if we could simply grab something, throw it on, and know that without hardly thinking about it, we could be dressed both practically and attractively for whatever the day as a homemaker might look like?
This is why a house dress is the perfect homemaker outfit!
What is a house dress?
A house dress is a practical and comfy, yet attractive dress that is worn around the house. It’s practical enough to do housework in, yet nice enough to receive visitors or slip out and run errands in. You can dress them up for special occasions, easily add layers when you are cold, throw an apron on to do some housework, and pretty much anything else you need an outfit to do.
They easily cover all the bases and check all the boxes. It’s pretty easy to find or make nursing friendly and maternity ones so that you can have one wardrobe that covers every season of homemaking!
Do people still wear house dresses?
Although it’s not as common as it once was, house dresses are becoming more common. Homemakers have fallen back in love with the old-fashioned house dress, and it is almost become fashionable for women to wear dresses around the house again.
Can you wear a house dress outside?
This is the beauty of a house dress. They can be both practical and pretty. You can clean, garden, and run errands in them. It is the perfect homemaking outfit because it checks all the boxes and is suitable for anything you need to do.
Homemaking Dress Code
I personally have adopted the house dress as my homemaking dress code. Perhaps it is because I am old-fashioned but also because wearing dresses has always been special to me. They are naturally feminine and beautiful and I love them!
It’s easy to get dressed in the morning when you only have one garment to pick out. You just throw it on and you’re good to start your homemaking for the day.
Recently, I hit that point where it was time to buy new clothes. Most of my outfits were well worn or heavily stained. It was time for a major wardrobe update, so I made the move and only bought dresses.
I found some on Amazon, but Jane had a better selection for almost half the cost.
I do try to save some of them for Sunday dresses as they are nicer, but for the price, I would not feel bad about wearing them every day or when I go out and about.
One of them is reserved only for running errands and shopping. That way I know I will always have at least one presentable every day dress that I can wear in public. (You just never know what could happen when your mom.)
For my every day house dresses, I am learning to sew my own. This way, I can learn how to sew a dress without feeling too bad when I make a mistake or if they don’t fit just right.
I’m not wearing my homemade dresses out and about just yet. My seamstress skills need a lot of improvement, but someday, when I learn how to make a decent attractive house dress, I’ll share the pattern with you.
I love how affordable it is to sew your own dresses, too! For $15, I can buy enough fabric to make myself a dress and have enough fabric left over to make one for my little girl as well. (It’s been fun having matching dresses even if they aren’t perfect!)
Aprons
If you do adopt the old fashioned way of wearing house dresses, you should also consider wearing aprons over your house dresses. Especially if you or Mom of Littles, aprons will catch the majority of stains, spills, and spit up, keeping your cute house dresses in better condition for longer.
Final thoughts!
So what do you think? Are you in love with house dresses yet? Are you intrigued by this old-fashioned homemaking dress code?
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YES to this! I always prefer a dress… I feel more feminine and I think it’s more comfortable than pants most of the time!
At 52, I don’t remember my mom wearing house dresses that were very pretty. Not enough to wear outside the house. However, I am finding the re-emergence of house dresses fascinating. At least these are pretty enough to wear to the grocery store.
However, I don’t think I would wear one if I had to clean with bleach. I hope you will keep sewing. I started teaching myself last year. I have found Pinterest and YouTube to be very helpful.
That is definitely a challenge when it comes to wearing dresses all the time. I find myself making sure to keep one dress specifically for going shopping in so that I will always have a nice dress to go out in in case my other ones get stained. I really should start wearing aprons more because that would help solve a lot of problems.
Good morning! I was wondering if you have found a pattern that you really like for making your house dresses? Thank you for all your help!
I mostly make a peasant style dress. I talk more about it in my post on how to make a dress without a pattern.