So it was nearly 90 degrees in the capital today, and all I could think about was jumping into a breezy LWD (little white dress), like this Lilly Pulitzer number (the “Pearce” dress):
I’ve been strategically collecting little white dresses over the past few years — nothing looks fresher or cooler in the muggy D.C. summer — but this year, with the upcoming wedding and honeymoon, I’ve been snagging pieces left and white (right). I’m envisioning honeymooning around in white sundresses with girly little details (shoulder ties and eyelet are plusses in my book!), a big straw hat or some killer Jackie O. face-encompassing shades (like the pair below, by Oliver Peoples), and gold or neon pink thongs/sandals/Jack Rogers.
Just yesterday, ChickDowntown returned to the WWW after a brief (coupla’ month) hiatus. It is now under new ownership and, though the functionality of the site continues to leave something to be desired, it has a killer sale section. I’ve been blabbing non-stop about the It factor of those neon K. Jacques thongs, and — to my surprise! — they had a whole bunch of them in a rainbow of neon colors for only $52! Get ’em while they last, ladies…
At any rate, on my first visit to the site, I snagged a white maxi dress by Milly I’d been eying for — literally — a year. Originally around $500, I picked it up for a ultra-low $131. I’ll be hemming it (I’m 5’0…) and placing it in my ever-expanding “Honeymoon Trousseau” section of the closet.
I’m also kind of drooling over this super-cool, nod-to-the-80s-but-VERY-of-the-moment Laila Azhar dress: