dress pants

It's 80 degrees here in LA and, reportedly, for the foreseeable future--and I am not at all complaining. But to give my dresses a little seasonal, fall-time update, I like the idea of styling them with pants, as shown here. The kind of frocks that can finesse this look are midi-length, nipped in at the waist, and open in the front, plus fluid and feminine to counterbalance the bottoms. Exactly like these versatile dresses from Staud (last pic), C/Meo Collective, The Reformation, Ganni, and Asos (similar to immediately below).