
(From left:)
Giambattista Valli dress, $2,300 at Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave. Available mid-September.
Dress, $52 at American Apparel, 429 Broadway.
Alexander Wang dress, $235 at Opening Ceremony, 35 Howard St. Available late October.
See Also:
• Classic LBDs
•New Fall Finds
• More Trends for Fall

Buttoned Up
Four ways to transition from skimpy to covered.
Street photographs by Jackie Ladner.