Dress over Pants: 3 Inspiration Ideas

I love being inspired by other bloggers: yes, I have worn dresses over pants before, usually jeans, however after seeing both Shelbee and Marsha shared spring/summer outfits pairing loose dresses over linen pants, I thought I should try. Of course, I chose to do this during one of the warmest weeks we had here in Georgia, but I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable I was. I really enjoyed wearing my linen pants under my dresses so I could move around with ease.

Here are my inspiration pictures!

Shelbee has several other similar ideas she shared on her blog with more color including this one outfit she calls “bohemian fruit bowl” but because of the heat, the 2 above were more what I tried to replicate since more layers would be too warm. Here’s Marsha’s post “world cup of fabric.” I did add a dress to my closet while I was in Arizona that would be really fun over my white linen pants because of its lightweight quality and fun hem. You will see it styled different ways next month.

Mustard and Tan

I wore this for a day of errands including taking my mom grocery shopping and taking 2 of my boys to the doctor to get something checked out. My 15 year old had a lingering cough which would be very annoying and uncomfortable for his singing audition and his barbershop singing camp. Turns out it was just a very long lasting cold… it pretty much lasted the whole summer break.

Blush and White

While my top for this outfit is more of a short tunic than a dress, the outfit still follows the general lines of the inspiration pictures. I thrifted this top last year and it is a fun piece to play with. I have layered under it before in one of my favorite outfits earlier this year.

Turquoise and Grey

This dress is a little more fitted so the silhouette is different than my 2 outfits above. Again, I was surprised that I felt as cool as I did on hot days. I did like the protection of the pants for mosquitoes as we were visiting friends and spent time outdoors.

A bientôt!

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