Swathe me in sweater, s'il vous plaît

I don't know about you, but whenever I see a tiny baby wrapped up head-to-toe tight in a duck-printed flannel onesie, half of me thinks, "Awww, precious!" while the other half leans more toward, "Man, I wish I could wear something that cozy."

Well now, ladies, without sacrificing an iota of sophistication, we can.

No, I'm not talking about the adult-sized, powder blue, snowflake-emblazoned onesie (complete with grip-stripped footsies) you like to leave at your parents' house so that come Christmas morning you can still channel your inner seven year old with a simple one-step crotch-to-chin zip.

And for God's sake, no, I'm talking about those smacks-of-coeds-on-campus North Face puffer coats, either.

The item of clothing I'm thinking about is the clingy-in-all-the-right-places, wear-to-work-or-to-play, soft and stretchy, cool-weather sweater dress.

Complement one of these woolen beauties with a pair of these and these and you'll be all sorts of stylishly swaddled -- just like a wittle Georgetown newborn.

Enjoy.

Knitted roll neck dress (£32 at topshop.com)

Sweater dress by Alexander Wang ($395 at basicboutique.com)
Nina turtleneck dress by Theory ($335 at saks.com)*
Puff-sleeve sweater dress ($108 at bananarepublic.com)

Cowl dress by Vince ($321 at otteny.com)

Isadora sweater dress by French Connection ($118 at fcus.com)

Roll-neck dress by Twig ($245 at urbanminx.com)*

Turtleneck sweater dress by Acrobat ($154 at southmoonunder.com)

Bilboa wool-jersey dress by DvF ($365 at nordstrom.com)

Cotton and silk turtleneck dress by Kensie ($88 at nordstrom.com)

Sweater mélange tunic dress by Free People ($98 at freepeople.com)

Cashmere cowl dress by Alice + Olivia ($264 at shopbop.com)*

Cocoon-sleeve mini by Rebecca Taylor ($350 at pinkmascara.com)

*your Editrix's top picks