Atlanta - March 20, 2006

Wrap Star

Issa Wrap Dresses

And you actually call yourself a jet-setter.

Last time we checked, vacation items that wrinkled upon first wear were best used as onboard flotation devices, sugar.

Skipping town with delusions of meet-me-in-the-lobby crispness? Try packing a wrap dress by Issa. Brazilian-born (sure to survive ATL summers) and London-bred (sure to survive oh-yeah-there’s-a-dress-code-in-the-lobby-after-all moments), the slinky silhouettes feature inventive color mixes — from aqua, violet, and lemon yellow splotches to a cheetah-print ruffle cascading down the back slit of an otherwise cerulean shift.

Plus, they’re effortlessly low-maintenance and they feel just as right out on the town as they do out of the country.

Issa’s signature V-necks are low, but not scandalously so (a nod, we’re guessing, to the international fashion police). The silk jersey blend resists bunching naturally and breathes better than any silk or jersey you’ve ever seen.

Showing off your hot foreign find has never been so rewarding. Luggage optional.

Available at Tootsies, 3400 Around Lenox Road (404-842-9990).