Fancy That! The HD-Approved Daily Uniform

Hii Substack! Hope everyone had a Happy Father’s Day <3 We had a chill day and just worked out together, sat by the pool and went to dinner at Mr. Chow’s – a family fave.

If you guys tuned into last week’s Sunday Special, you know I got VERY deep into my thoughts on what it means to be marriage material, and shared a few personal stories from the early days when it was just me and Dr. Dubrow ;) As I was thinking about how we’re celebrating 27 years of marriage and are not only in love – but have the hots for each other!! – I thought about something simple that I’ve done since day one in our relationship, and even in my single years…

I get dressed in the house.

I don’t like walking around looking like shit in front of my husband, and I don’t like looking like shit, period. Fancy that!

Years ago on my podcast, I said something that I wasn’t expecting to be controversial but ended up turning everyone’s strung out panties in a bunch. I said, “Girls—go into your drawers and throw out your ratty t-shirts, anything with holes, the softest whatever, the stringy faded underwear, you know what I’m talking about.”

Let me be clear – I am not saying you need to be walking around the house in garter belts! No, thank you. If you like granny panties, great. All I ask is that you make sure they are nice, clean granny panties, okay?!

There’s a level of presentation that I think is important in all aspects of life; at work, in town, and at home with your partner; a token of appreciation for not walking around in front of your significant other in some gross hoodie with zit cream on, and I’ll say this, too – I don’t believe that getting dressed for the day is a matter of being fake. It’s self-respect!

Personally, I have a uniform for daytime at home, and a little bit sexier for nighttime. It makes getting dressed so easy, and a little effort goes such a long way. Want a peek?

For years, it was black soft sweats like these. A bit fitted, with my hair pulled back, and no make-up. I apply a layer of my favorite face cream to feel dewy, and brush my hair back into a low bun or pony… that’s it! So simple.

Husband or no husband, just walking by the mirror and looking at yourself, you’ll feel a million times better inside and out when you consider a daily uniform. Again, you don’t have to wear Louboutins to go to the grocery store, but a cute sneaker never hurt anyone.

These days, there is one piece in my closet that is my day and night go-to, and I have to give props to Kim Kardashian for that. Enter: the Skims Soft Lounge Slip Dress. You’ve probably seen it on Insta or on your favorite It Girls walking in the city… and there’s a reason this dress is a staple – PLUS it’s under $100!! It’s spaghetti strap, stretchy, and sucks you in – but not in a stuffy Hervé Léger way, you know what I mean? I probably own twenty of these, and wear them for every at-home occasion. It’s the perfect GRWM dress for doing skincare and glam because of the scoop neckline, and it holds up your boobs so you don’t have to wear a bra. I find robes are too hot to get ready in, so this is my version of that.

I’m also a HUGE fan of it as a sleep dress. I used to sleep naked (TMI?!😂) but being in California aka Earthquakeville I have this fear of being woken up in the middle of the night and needing to rush out of the house…preferably, wearing clothes. This slip dress/sleep dress does the trick.

The cherry on top of my daily uniform? A fabulous cardigan. I LOVE any and all cardigans, — I have sweaters that I work out in, run errands in, and cardigans I sleep in. (Don’t knock this until you try it, it’s like a mini blanket!!) Which speaking of, I also must sleep with a classic Alexander McQueen scarf (the lush modal and silk blend, there’s a difference!!) bunched up as a layer between me and my pillow – no wrinkles to be had around here, folks!

Should I do a whole post on my sleep situation? It’s a very intense lineup, but I swear by it. Beauty sleep > > >

Next up on The Dubrow Diaries: The Diamond Dichotomy – Lab vs. Natural, and keeping it real… I think you guys will be surprised to hear my hot take on the industry!