A Week of Summer Dresses
I am always working to wear all of my closet, one season at a time. So oftentimes, I give myself a theme for a week to make getting dressed easier and to allow me to highlight different things in my closet. In July, I took a week to wear my sleeveless dresses and found that freeing the shoulders was a great way to keep cool! All of these dresses but the last one were thrifted over the last few years.
Double the stripes! I love finding new ways to style something and with it being the middle of summer, I chose to accessorize with color and not layers.
One of my favorite dresses I have thrifted, this yellow number always makes me look dressed up! I got several compliments and a curious friend when I wore this on errands and Aldi. Yes, I dress like this just to run errands sometimes!
I wanted to wear my newly thrifted belt and I thought my white dress would be a nice canvas for it. Again, having bare shoulders helped with the heat of the day.
I haven’t worn this dress as much lately. I thrifted it 3 years ago and featured it on the blog with some layers here. I also wore it for my son’s graduation a couple years ago. So when I was browsing my sleeveless dress to wear, I decided it needed a spin.
This last dress is from Target and I went back to my original blog post to see how old it was (5 years old). I’ve actually thought of donating it a few times because I don’t love it on its own, but I have found fun ways to style it over the years, so it always has made through my closet edits. The color is one that I really like. The scarf trend at the waist allowed me to style it in a new to me way! Here is how I wore it with a lace Halftee and sneakers!
A bientôt!
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30 Comments
Joanne
You have so many cute summer dresses and looks. I really like the first dress witih the polka dot straps versus the stripes on the dress. That’s such a cute detail.
mimifce
I definitely have more than enough clothes but it doesn’t keep me from thrifting lol!
Di
All of these sleeveless summer dresses look great on you! So cool and comfortable and polished. These “one and done” pieces are perfect for hot days and can take you anywhere. Your accessories really make the looks. Also, love your new haircut. Hope you have a good week, and thanks for sharing the inspiration!
mimifce
Thanks, Di! And that is one thing about dresses that I really like. I don’t have to worry about a combo.
Lise
These dresses are all fabulous. My favourites are the first striped one and the white one. Nothing beats a sleeveless dress in high heat. You look cool and put together in all of these outfits.
mimifce
Thanks, Lise!
Nancy
I think the last dress is such a pretty colour! But they all are very beautiful.
mimifce
Thanks, Nancy! The color is one thing that makes me keep that green dress.
Marsha Banks
I really love that zebra print dress! It’s just such a cool print! I love how you pick a theme for a week and wear clothes from that theme! We should do that for Ageless Style, don’t you think?
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mimifce
That is a great idea! The zebra print is definitely different and it makes the dress unique.
nicole orriens
I love all you dresses. I’m amazed the last dress is from Target; isn’t that a cheap supermarket like store?
mimifce
Yes, Target is kind of like a supermarket but not all of them have food. So many of them is clothes, home decor, pharmacy and toys.
Jennifer
I love all of them!!!
Jennifer
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mimifce
Thanks, Jennifer!
Anna
Love your collection of dresses, they all look very pretty. Love the yellow and the greeen for their true summer colours. Your accessories are spot on. Annna
mimifce
That yellow one fits so well, I love it!
Kathrine Eldridge
Love all these dresses! That last one with the scarf is so pretty!
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mimifce
And that is the one I almost always want to get rid of, so then I come up with a new way to wear it!
jodie filogomo
All of these are fabulous, and I especially love that scarf with the last dress.
Brava, for being the boss of your dress and showing that it can work.
Xoxo
Jodie
mimifce
I really help create interest for that simple dress.
Jacqui Berry
You know how much I love a summer dress, I’d wear any of these in a heartbeat. Enjoy the weekend Mireille. Jacqui. X
mimifce
yes, you have quite a nice collection too! Have a great week, Jacqui!
Debbie
These are all fabulopus dresses for the summer heat and you look great in them! I love the stripes in particular although I rarely wear stripes myslef for some reason.
Nice ideas too for accessories, so thanks.
Deb from debs-world.com
mimifce
Sometimes it has to do with the stripes, if they are too large, they are not as cute on!
Olivia
Lovely fashion show! I actually prefer dresses to almost anything else due to comfort and not having to worry much about coordinates. I am working to rebuild more wardrobe since moving to Albania, but I want to keep it smaller than my way overstuffed closet that I had in the States.
mimifce
Yes, sometimes having less in your closet opens your eyes to more possibilities of combinations.
Gail
You have such great success with thrifting! The sleeveless style suits you very well. My favorite is the yellow dress. Thanks for linking!
mimifce
Thanks, Gail! That yellow dress sure is a favorite!
Melynda
Nice variety! Also one of my features for WTJR, thanks so much for sharing with us!
mimifce
Thanks, Melynda!