Los Angeles - October 15, 2007

Daze of the Week

Rowena Sartin

Aside from the occasional, completely understandable T- or S-day mix-up, days of the week undies made things pretty simple.

Applying the principle to the workweek wardrobe: the nostalgic Rowena Sartin. The fall collection from Kristin Dickson (codesigner of Souvenir) offers five distinct dresses and, like you, takes the weekend off.

Leading off, there’s Monday: sleeveless, grayish blue, and flaunting an antebellum waistline. Tuesday is a shantung or linen number with flared trumpet sleeves and skirt (not so obviously). Details like Wednesday’s exaggerated shoulder poofs and Thursday’s autumny plaid and black combination set them apart. A square neckline and layered wing sleeves add up to T.G.I.F.

To prevent a repeat of the dreaded wrong day/wrong dress snafu, the frocks are labeled only on the inside.

No one needs to know you’re wearing Friday on Monday but you.

Available at Creatures of Comfort, 7971 Melrose Avenue, between Edinburgh and Hayworth Avenues, West Hollywood (323-655-7855). To see styles, go to rowenasartin.com.