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The Styled Side: Say yes to the meteorologist dress
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Nov 25, 2015
The Styled Side: Say yes to the meteorologist dress
Female meteorologists all over the country are wearing the same $23 dress. Finding stylish and cheap work clothes is hard for anyone. We have some advice.
Dallas meteorologist Jennifer Myers posted this collage to Reddit of female meteorologists are all wearing the same dress purchased for $23 from Amazon.
Dallas meteorologist Jennifer Myers posted this collage to Reddit of female meteorologists are all wearing the same dress purchased for $23 from Amazon.
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Female meteorologists all over the country are wearing the same $23 dress. Finding stylish and cheap work clothes is hard for anyone. We have some advice.

Team blue/black vs Team white/gold?

No, the new "it" (and Internet-famous) dress is one that's being worn by female meteorologists all over the country.

Dallas TV personality Jennifer Myers posted on Reddit a collage of herself and many other weather forecasters wearing the exact same dress. It's such a visual overload that the image went viral.

"Distracting prints are a no-no," Myers wrote in the comments, offering more behind-the-scenes details about what flies on TV. "Nothing reflective. Nothing that makes sound."

The reason they all have the same dress: It was posted to a private Facebook group for women meteorologists and only costs about $23 on Amazon.

Television personalities like her are sometimes not given a budget for clothes, she adds, so something flattering AND cheap was a huge selling point.

Michelle Dalton Tyree from Fashion Trends Daily says finding affordable work clothes is a struggle for everyone, not just people on camera. 

"We want it all ways," she says. "We want it easy when it comes to work style. You don't get an easier than a shift dress for women. We want it stylish and we want it affordable!"