layered dresses

I’m trying to squeeze the last bit of use out of my summer (and non maternity dresses). This requires me to get a little creative. I have two problems with my non maternity dresses: either they don’t fit width-wise, or they are too short. This is not solely a pregnant problem. It is a regular old ‘I’m not feeling skinny today’ problem too.

Layering a button down dress over over a shift dress is one way to get more use out of two dresses. It’s flattering and also kind of fool proof. You can wear an open button down dress over almost anything – jeans and a tee, a bathing suit, leggings and a tunic, etc. An easy way to pull it off is to go with something monochromatic like I did.

I clearly don’t follow the no white after Labor Day rule. Did you know that that it was created in the late 1800s or early 1900s by high society ladies who wanted to quickly determine who was ‘in’ and who was ‘out’? To do this, they created a bunch of fashion rules only to be shared with those they deemed ‘in’. It’s the ultimate ‘you can’t sit with us’ by a bunch of rich bitties. Learn more in this Bustle article.

This rebellious all white white outfit is head to my swollen pregnant toe thrifted. I wore it on a family date night to Pan e Vino for pasta and pizza, and then and Big Spring Park to feed the ducks. It was pretty much the perfect night…until Maxwell took an accidental dip whilst throwing duck food. Luckily we had beach towels in the car and he was dressed in thrifted threads – obvs! WhoWhatWear white eyelet dress scored at Goodwill. NWT Lulu’s white shift dress purchased at Thrift Mart.

My beloved green vintage Coach cross-body bag. I found this in my early thrifting days at Salvation Army. It’s seen better days, but I still rock it.This little fringe necklace was hunted at Thrift Mart with the Lulu’s dress. It’s cheap and won’t last, but it’s cute while it does. The bracelet is the real deal, because I like to wear at least one ‘nice’ thing. I hunted it ages ago in Chicago at Goodwill.