Ok, so the official first day of summer isn’t until later this month but with temps already in the 90s It’s already summer as far as I’m concerned. Sometimes I struggle with summer attire because I still spend my Monday – Friday at the office so shorts and tanks just aren’t on my radar but I’m trying to do a better job of going sleeveless and wearing more summery colors. Since traditionally white is worn from Easter to Labor day (yes, I still follow this rule) I try to get as much wearing white in as possible during the hot summer months. I know a lot of plus size women shy away from white but I say go for it!
This year I got a new white dress from Jessica London that is perfect for looking cute on the weekend but also appropriate for the office. To keep my white dress from looking boring I like to pair with some statement pieces – here I am carrying a bright and sunny bag and wearing a fun statement necklace. Ordinarily I wouldn’t wear a statement necklace in the summer as I hate things hanging off my neck when I am hot but this one is super light. This dress does comes with a white tie around belt but I thought the skinny gold was a nice way to break up the white and make the dress a little dressy without adding additional layers.
I’m wearing white heeled sandals here for a dressy weekend look – this look would be perfect for a summer social gathering (as long as it isn’t wedding related because unless you’re the bride you shouldn’t wear white) or date night. For the office I swapped the heeled sandals for gold ballet flats but really you could do any color shoe.
I hope this look inspires you to wear white this summer!
***This post is in partnership with Jessica London , I was asked to style and outfit and provided pieces for their summer essentials campaign. All opinions and styling are my own***
