Simply Fab: Calypso Satin Convertible Wrap Dress

December 28, 2007

I've already been a bridesmaid one too many times in my life. Can you sense the lack of enthusiasm in my voice, er words? If my friends had let me wear this Calypso Satin Convertible Wrap Dress ($270), my outlook on bridesmaid fashion would be very different. What I love about it is that it can be worn eight different ways . . . or more, if you're super creative. As if that wasn't Fab enough, it's hand washable. Gorgeous and low-maintenance? Nice.

61 Comments

2 years

$250????? NO WAY!!!!

3 years

I am having a destination wedding so I was looking for a light-weight "beachy" dress. I searched for months...I liked the Calypso dress, I found the twobirds dress, as well as a very similiar dress (Butter by Nadia)...But I was unwilling to pay that much even for a dress that was sooo versitile. Then my dream came true and I found the SAME dress in an AVON catelog. Check it out please!

meganfinley 4 years

I had a similar idea for my bridesmaid dresses. I'm having a wedding in Maui on the beach so when I found Calypso I was in fashionable beach-wear heaven. My bridesmaid's are all wearing different dresses but in the same color which is super easy to do at Calypso. Check it my blog for pictures of the dresses- http://megansgettingmarried.blogspot.com/2008/05/calypso-color-collections.html

lovehenry 5 years

Chizay - not sophisticated.

lovehenry 5 years

Chizay - not sophisticated.

watereatsrock 5 years

Im trying to figure out what makes this dress look cheap...I think it is fab.

watereatsrock 5 years

Im trying to figure out what makes this dress look cheap... I think it is fab.

anastasia_ks 5 years

I have this dress, too, but the older jersey version. Seriously, it is the best fashion investment I have ever made. I've worn it at least 15 different ways (more traditional ways than those pictured here) and it never fails to bring me compliments, even from the salespeople at Barneys in NYC. The photos posted here might not be the most flattering, but trust me, it is a GREAT dress.

anastasia_ks 5 years

GibsonGIrl 5 years

Fabulous!

GibsonGIrl 5 years

Fabulous!

askmetostay 5 years

i kinda love this...

askmetostay 5 years

i kinda love this...

megln1022 5 years

i have to say- i saw a girl trying this on in boston to wear for her wedding- in cream- and she looked great- the lady in the store knew how to twist the dress in so many different ways. she had so many great looks to choose from. i have to say it looked better in person than in those pics above- it was really pretty cool!!

emma- 5 years

woa...love it!

emma- 5 years

woa...love it!

Happsmjc 5 years

I think its a great idea! $250 may be expensive for a bridesmaid dress but I'd rather spend $250 on something I will wear again and again then $150 on something that is too ugly or elaborate to wear again. It's money well spent! And it doesn't look cheap to me! It looks like the material BCBG makes a lot of their dresses out of and they are always so flattering!

Lala538 5 years

I love multipurpose things! I love this dress!! wish I saw it for my wedding. although $250 is a bit steep for something made out of satin. I love all things "calypso"!! my best friends and I are obsessed!!

oiseaux 5 years

def not for a BM dress. i looked through the ways to wrap it on their website and the backs are very revealing. better for beach/resort wear.

jazspin 5 years

I'll admit, I kind of like it. And it is worlds better than many of the bridesmaid dresses I've seen.

cocobutter11 5 years

I don't like it. It looks cheap.

StilettoHeeled 5 years

My co-worker tried this on in ivory at a Calypso boutique and at 5' with real-woman curves (not hollywood "curves") she looked absolutely fabulous! The material is not at all cheap as it tends to look in the photos.