I’ve already gotten into this - but in a nutshell, I don’t love getting dressed for summer. I find myself always just wearing men’s swim trunks and a button down and feeling so basic and gross and boring I can barely stand it.
And I’m not going to say this summer will be different, it won’t, but I have been trying to think of ways to make the things one wears during summer feel less summery. Not that I want to feel hot, I just want to feel like myself.
Years and years ago, I had a shopping credit at Barney’s with a looming expiration date. It was between seasons, and there was nothing terrifically inspiring in the store at that moment (or at least not that I could afford), but I did find this crepe slip dress from The Row. Boring? Yes. Perfect? Also yes. I’ve written about it before, but it’s a really excellent blank canvas piece for the rest of my wardrobe, and my cost/wear on it at this point is in the low single digit cents. I love the thin straps, that the straps don’t have adjuste…
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