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Fashion and function don’t usually come together and the Nuu-Muu Exercise Dress is no different. It’s all about fashion and  no function. The female big guns at Backpacker Magazine comprised of Senior Editor Tracy Ross, Assistant Editor Elisabeth-Kwak Hefferan, and Senior Associate Photo Editor Genny Wright Fullerton had the opportunity to test the dress under rigorous conditions and a variety of terrain and weather.

All the girls agreed that it’s purely fashion and doesn’t help you do things faster and better. Yet everyone except Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan liked it. She said a few things about the hiking dress including:

“But when I’m hiking, I don’t want to do my hair, put my makeup on and wear a dress.”

“But  it’s so short—it’s hard to hike in without flashing anyone behind me.”

“I feel like we should mention that it looks ridiculous with hiking boots, and you could never wear a pack with it, because the dress would keep getting pulled up. I would also say it’s only for athletic bodies— (it’s) unforgiving and short.”

Everyone else liked it as a fun garment that can be worn almost anywhere.