When I was little my stepmother ordered this dress from a catalog, it was the ugliest hting on earth and I am the only reason she kept it, because it was warm. And after a cold day outside skiing, skating and the like I'd wrap myself in a dress 5 sizes to big (as everything is when you are 8) and warm up. Somewhere along the way I lost that dress (or my aesthetic side finally banished it from my house), but this cashmere dress is the best replacement I've found. It's warm, cozy and the beading makes it not so casual it looks like you are being super scrubby.