The 22 Best Blazer Dresses You Can Wear Everywhere

In the 2001 song Short Skirt/Long Jacket, Cake frontman John McCrea sang: "I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket." But what about a girl in a blazer dress? If McCrea was more tuned into fashion, it's no doubt the 2009 anthem would have featured slightly different lyrics.

The hybrid style borrows its shape from classic outerwear and is the type of staple that fits the needs of do-it-all women. "[The blazer dress] deftly blends sharpness with sensuality in a way that always feels modern and unfussy," says Andrea Lieberman, founder of A.L.C. The brand's goal, she says, is to reimagine wardrobe essentials through "the lens of power and confidence." And indeed the best blazer dresses are those that are simultaneously sharp, and seriously sexy.

The effortlessness of the blazer dress is what Lieberman loves most. For work, that could mean styling it with trousers or a silk midi skirt. For night, Lieberman says "It's all about the plunging neckline, a smudge of liner, and a lofty heel—simple and striking." The only downside to a blazer dress is that you're dealing with a V-neck and short hemline. So you may want to move around a bit in yours before removing the tag, just to confirm you won't be dealing with any potential wardrobe malfunctions down the line.

And if you're not sure where to look first, find 22 of our current favorites below—all of which will definitely make a band frontman somewhere want to write a song about you. The girl with a short skirt and long jacket, who? In 2022, it's clearly all about the girl in the blazer dress.