The LBD is oft referred to as an Investment Piece by industry peeps who write coffee table books to con us into spending more money (cough cough Nina Garcia cough cough).
I’m all for rocking a staple like a little black dress. I just don’t think staple is synonymous with Investment Piece.
This staple of an LBD cost me forty bucks at H&M. And don’t give me that oh-it-won’t-last-because-it-was-cheap crap; I’ve worn this thing continually for a solid three years.
It still looks new, and, as I discovered yesterday while dressing for a meeting, it’s not just a stand-alone piece – it’s fab layered over stuff too! (In this case, my Ann Taylor blouse ($12.99 at Goodwill) and Urban tights. Also pictured: Michael Kors pumps ($21.95 at Beacon’s), Mom’s brown belt.)
Aaaand that’s called Office Style. How could you not hire this punim?! 
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I also have an LBD from H&M that I love. Although I’m eternally jealous of the gold shoes.
Investment. They keep saying that word. To go a little Princess Bride on you, “I do not think it means what you think it means.”
“Investing” means to buy LOW and sell HIGH to maximize your rate of returns… for fashion think of “returns” as all the compliments/feelings of awesomeness your item will get you. Even if that $500 dress lasts a couple years longer than the one you thrifted for $7.99, the cheaper one is still the better investment because you started off with a MUCH lower principal investment.
And yes, my staple LBD did cost me $7.99. And it’s BCBG. Still going strong.
It’s always handy to have an LBD. You look lovely!
Great outfit and so true about the whole misconception about cheap stuff not lasting. Granted you should feel the quality of the item first before purchasing, but all my cheap stuff lasts forever! It’s only if you’re a pig with your clothes and constantly staining/ripping them, that cheap stuff won’t last you, but then expensive stuff probably wouldn’t last someone like that either!