Summer Dresses and Jumpsuits

Aside from shorts and sandals, the one thing that screams "summer" in one glance is a floral summer dress. One of the best thing about summer dresses is how vibrant the colors are, and no matter how much I may avoid color throughout the year, color always finds me in the summer. This particular dress is very colorful and has a very playful print that really says "summer" in a dress. The clear buttons on the dress let the dress stands on its own and the length of the dress is just right, not too short and not too long. There really is no shape to this dress, but that's one of the beauty of the dress, because you can cinch it wherever you want. I personally like to cinch dresses at the hips, but wearing belts at the waiste is growing on me too. The belt I decided to wear with this dress is a double-braided tan belt. I wanted something more casual mostly because the shoes I really wanted to wear were quite casual as well.

Price breakdown:
Dress:$2.00
Braided belt: $1.50
Mossimo Supply Co. olive heels: $6.00

Total: $9.50

This second outfit doesn't instanly say summer, but it can work beautifully for summer. The beautiful teal color always reminds me of mermaids and for that reason, it's so fitting for beaches and summertime. This jumpsuit actually came to us from a thrift store that we don't frequent, so it was a great find. Its intended purpose was a night out outfit, but it can be worn as a day outfit as well, a very versatile piece. The jumpsuit is paired with some very big earrings. These earrings are actually very heavy, they were certainly worth the money spent, so they are rarely worn. Even for today, the were worn just for pictures. But they are so beautiful and I love them, even if I do just get to look at them and nothing more. The shoes that complete the outfit are my very dangerous royal blue (with silver lining) heels. These heels look painful, but they are actually not too bad. The extra height always makes me feel sexier, and that's always good.

 

Price breakdown
Jumpsuit: $3.50
Earrings: $6.00
Heels: $20.00

Total: $29.50

We're going to be bringing on the color, so don't be surprised if one day this summer our blog becomes a rainbow of summer dresses and sheer blouses. And may you also brave color along with us and shower yourself with the different hues of sunshine awaiting us this summer! Oh, and don't forget to hunt those thrift stores for summer steals! We will and we'll share whatever finds we make.