Style Perspectives: The go-to summer dress

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]oday marks the end of Style Perspectives and the beginning of Create28.  Create28 will have daily prompts that will be styled by whichever blogger is listed on the date and then we'll continue showcasing our looks on Wednesdays with a linkup on the Blended Blog. So yes, it says me for the summer go-to link, but you should also swing over to Lana's blog to see what she's doing for it.   I decided to combine the last prompt from Style Perspectives (Summer Dress) with the first prompt for Create 28 (Thusly my summer go-to dress).



So, I told you about the time I asked you which of my two dresses for a graduation you liked the most and you voted for the blue one.  Which I returned.  The red floral I have had for a couple years, it's a gem that I found on ModCloth and have gotten lots of good wear out of it.  

But I wasn't convinced with the blue one...I felt very good in it, but when I looked closely in the mirror I saw way too many rolls #weareourownworstcritique.  So by chance, I was killing time in the mall with no intention of buying anything, just leisurely gaining some steps with the Fitbit and likely sipping a latté before getting my kids from school, when of course, I stroll into Aritzia and EVERYTHING FITS PERFECTLY.  And also, of course, this is the week before our girls' shopping getaway weekend. #thewaysherolls #thestruggleisreal.  So I buy a long vest cardigan inspired by a look I saw that I loved from Shauna over at Lipgloss and Lace (and quite frankly, I want everything she styles) (I think she's my style spirit animal. Move over Jillian Harris) and I also found a simple and super cute black swing dress that I decided could be very versatile after seeing Sarah sport converse with her stripes on last week's post.

The finding of the dress was clearly serendipitous as that upcoming weekend I had a fun Sunday that I could easily sport the dress styled two ways.  And alas, the subject of my blog post; my summer go-to dress- the swing dress.

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Look 1: Dressed down which I wore for running errands and then going to watch Kinsey's year-end piano recital.  I also ended up changing out of the vest and using my white denim jacket instead.

Funny story...my sister texted me the day after I had found the dress saying she found a cute swing dress at Aritzia.  What are the chances that she bought the exact same dress as me without knowing it. Or maybe I bought the exact same one as her.  There are two different versions, one is 125$ and the other 55$.  Difference is material and the 55$ one comes in more colours.

[caption id="attachment_7392" align="aligncenter" width="768"] yes Lucia is almost as tall as me. Look at her feet! Also- yes, I am wearing a backpack- my new favourite thing![/caption]

Look 2: Dressed up for a night on the town with our Splurge girls.  We headed out to the Bon Temps Café in Saskatoon for a Cajun Créole Boil.  If you follow me on Snapchat (@shoestoshiraz) you would have seen the crazy fun it was!  I got tons of compliments on the dress too.

And there you have it: my go-to summer dress which has officially been named the swing dress.  If you have an Aritzia near you or want to order online, here are the links: Princely Dress 125$, Princely Dress 55$, Dunkirk Sweater.  Another fashion blogger I follow, Andrea from Stylish Adventures with AL, who is also an Aritzia lover, mentioned that Aritzia has it's big sale in July...so keep your eyes peeled for some good deals.

I wonder what the other ladies are wearing today...hope on over to take a look at their summer dresses!

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