What I Wore Wednesday...Summer Dressin'

Can you believe July is almost over?!  About this time of year, I am pretty much over summer.  I love the change of seasons, but fall is definitely my favorite of all the seasons, and by the time August hits, I am ready for the smell of crisp fall leaves burning in my wax warmers and for the leaves to turn from green to orange!

Although I am pretty much done summer shopping, when I saw this dress, I couldn't refrain.  The bright colors and amazing price ($12!) couldn't be passed up.  I really love the higher waist and the deep pleats in this dress.  The dress is also a heavy material, which makes it feel more sturdy and gives a nice quality feel to it.

Outfit Details:  Dress:  Ross; Shoes:  Payless Shoe Source

I just love a great summer dress!  I thought I would share my top three favorite dresses from this summer...

As you can tell, I love bright summer colors and bold patterns during the summer!  Also as I'm sure you observed from the pictures above, I've already darkened my hair in anticipation of fall, and I expect that over the next few weeks I'll be pulling out more warm colors in hopes that my wardrobe will bring along cooler weather!

How early do you start wishing for fall?  And which is your favorite dress that I wore this summer?

Happy Wednesday!
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What I Wore Wednesday...Black Floral!

Just sharing one outfit this week...I've been really lazy this week because of the holiday and the fact that my photographer (my 8yr old) wasn't here on the day when I typically take my pictures!  I'll have to make a note to self that she cannot go over to friends houses on "picture day!"

What's better than black and floral?  Maybe black and floral together?  Yep, that's a pretty winning combination!  Love this casual shirt that I found at Ross a few months ago...just the thing to bring down my normally "dressy" style...

Outfit Details:  Top: Ross; Skinny Ankle Jeans: Hand me down (originally Old Navy);

Nude Sandals: Payless

On another note, did you see Southern Sister Style featured HERE? I really love Cyndi's blog and it was really a treat to see our blog mentioned on her site.  Take some time to check out her blog if you haven't looked at it before!

Have a great day - Happy Wednesday!
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WIWW: Dresses & Skirts

Last week for What I Wore Wednesday, I shared with you one of my absolute favorite summer dresses (if you missed it, you can check it out here).  Today I have two outfits I want to share, and one of those is yet another great summer dress!  Unlike Katie, who is a self-proclaimed "casual dresser", I would choose a dress or skirt any day...going to the zoo?  A dress, please.  A basketball game?  Yes, still a dress, please.  Church?  Absolutely.  Always a dress, please.  I mean, to me it's a no brainer; a dress is the answer for almost any and every fashion occasion.  I am a firm believer that you cannot ever have too many dresses!  On Sunday morning I wore one of my favorite summer dresses to church...

 

Again, I worked two different patterns with my dress and shoes.  It's fun to throw a little pattern mixing into my style!  I also didn't go matchy-matchy with my shoes and accessories...I'm hoping the green shoes and purple accessories worked well together?

Outfit details:  Dress: Hand me down (don't know where it originally came from);

Shoes: Hand me down (originally Charlotte Russe); Earrings: Body Central;

Necklace: Passed down from my Grandmother! :)

Betsey Johnson Watch: Macy's

Wednesday night for church I pulled out one of my more casual skirts and paired it with a sleeveless jean shirt.  Simple, but nice.

 Outfit details: Shirt: Walmart; Skirt: Hand me down (Originally Old Navy);

Wedges: Marshalls (Franco Sarto); Necklace: too old to remember

Earrings: Walmart

Am I the only one who loves going to the dress every time?!  I am trying really hard to dress a little more casual this summer, but so far, as you can see, it's not working out so well!  Oh well...we'll see what I come up with next week!

Happy Wednesday!
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WIWW: A perfect summer dress + crazy weather wear

Happy What I Wore Wednesday!  This week I have two outfits to share with you.

The dress I wore on Sunday to church is one of my favorite dresses that I own.  It is just the perfect Sunday summer dress.  With palm leaves and bright colors, it is a favorite of mine for the summertime.  I usually like to save it for a Sunday in July (I only like to wear my dresses one time each season), but this last Sunday dawned bright and hot, so I just felt like it was the perfect day for it!

These are some of my favorite pink heels, and I love the green and pink together. I just love getting dressed up for church!

A couple weeks ago, we had a shower at the church for a girl who recently had a baby, and it was still a little cool.  I pulled out this outfit and felt like it was a good mix for the cooler weather and the summertime date on the calendar!

I'm trying to not be afraid to mix patterns! The belt I wore with this outfit was a different pattern than my horizontal stripes on my shirt, and my necklace had all kinds of patterns on the charms, but I think it all came together well!

Can't wait to share some great deals I've gotten recently on some shoes!  They are so fun and completely affordable!  Be sure to check in over the next few days - my sisters have some great posts coming up, as well!

Have a great rest of the week!
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