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The $34 Polka Dot Dress I Couldn’t Resist

Have you ever window shopped and been unable to stop thinking about an item? That’s how it was for me and this polka dot dress. I’ve been on the hunt for colorful summer clothes and this perfectly falls into that category. I know neutrals will always be a go to for many, but put me in color please!

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Washington DC blogger, What Nicole Wore, gets pretty in pink with a polka dot dress that's breezy enough for summer. // red and pink dress, red bag, pink sandals, JustFab shoes
featured | women’s flutter sleeve midi dress + pink heeled sandals {similar} + red leather satchel {similar, last shown here} + urban decay: mini naked your way eyeshadow palette c/o + armani beauty: luminous silk foundation c/o + buxom cosmetics: lash volumizing mascara c/o + ysl beauty: liquid matte lip stain c/o

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Starting Summer with a Colorful Maxi Dress

Summer has (unofficially) started and I’m kicking it off with this colorful maxi dress. It’s already heating up here in Washington DC which means I’m all in on lightweight outfits for summer. I love a maxi dress that’s versatile enough to be styled many different ways and this tropical print dress certainly fits the bill.

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Washington DC blogger shares a colorful maxi dress for surviving the summer heat and humidity and a Gucci Soho Disco review.
featured | j. crew factory: tie-back maxi dress {ON SALE} + gucci: soho small disco bag (available secondhand here, similar option) + amazon: narrow cat eye sunglasses + urban decay: mini naked your way eyeshadow palette c/o + armani beauty: luminous silk foundation c/o + buxom cosmetics: lash volumizing mascara c/o + ysl beauty: liquid matte lip stain c/o

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Easy Breezy Dresses for the DC Heat

We’ve officially hit the part of summer where the heat and humidity means all I want to wear are easy, breezy dresses. Sharing a new to my closet Taylor Tillman dress as well as a few other summer dresses I have my eye on. Where else are my summer dress lovers? Let me know in the comments if you have a go to store or brand.

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Washington DC style blogger What Nicole Wore shares some easy breezy dresses for summer + a Taylor Tillman NY mini dress. // gucci soho disco bag, gucci crossbody purse, mini dress outfit, leopard heels, justfab shoes, virginia blogger, dc blogger
featured: taylor tillman ny: berk dress c/o + justfab: lorelai block heeled sandal c/o + kendra scott: savannah gold statement earring c/o + kendra scott: carved jae star gold pendant in ivory mother of pearl c/o + gucci: soho small leather disco bag {similar options here and here} + tarte cosmetics: amazonian clay foundation + too faced: melted matte liquid lipstick

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7 of My Unpopular Opinions on Style

Lately I’ve been doing something new on Instagram Stories every weekend where I ask my followers to share their unpopular opinions. Sometimes I’ve picked a topic, sometimes it’s a free for fall, but it’s always incredible entertaining. This past weekend was all about style hot takes and we broke my Instagram stories so I figured I’d share some more of mine in today’s blog post.

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Washington DC blogger shares unpopular opinions about style and fashion plus the most important fashion rule of them all. // felt hat outfit, white kimono how to wear, little black dress ways to wear, summer to fall transition outfit, light fall layers, snakeskin boots
featured | justfab: free spirit kimono c/o + black tank dress {old, similar} + justfab: mckayla cylinder heeled bootie c/o + justfab: felt hat c/o + authentically emmie: rifle paper co face mask

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Bidding Adieu to Summer with a Bold & Preppy Outfit

It’s hard to believe that the unofficial end to summer has passed by but here we are. I know I”ll continue to wear bold colors but thought I would share a preppy outfit to send summer off.  I’m pretty sure I felt every emotion under the sun during summer 2020, but wanted to share some highs and lows too.

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Northern Virginia blogger shares a colorful & preppy outfit that adds in color to your work wear for the end of summer featuring LOFT & Evereve. // cute face masks, feminine work wear, pink blazer outfit, navy skirt outfit ideas, loft skirt, thrifted fashion, evereve blazer
featured | evereve: harley blazer {ON SALE, wearing XS} + evereve: peyton jensen billie tunic tee {ON SALE, also available in black. wearing XS} + loft: ponte flippy skirt {thrifted!, wearing XS Petite} + authentically emmie: lilly pulitzer face mask {currently sold out, but you can sign up to be notified when they’re back in stock} + jcpenney: hot pink slip on mules {similar, on sale}

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