I think there are ways that a dress over pants could work and look good - I'm mostly thinking
of a hostess gown, which is basically a dress with a split front skirt worn over tailored pants, which is chic AF - but wearing a forever21 ruffled floral dress over a pair of baggy jeans is not a good if you're over the age of 8.
While there are many contemporary women who embody effortless off - duty chic (Gisele, Beyoncé, Kate Moss), there's something particularly irresistible about the sleek, burnished ladies
of Aarons» era, basking on beaches in
hostess gowns and printed pants — perhaps because their allure had little to do with youth or conventional beauty; it was an attitude, an optimism.