Edition 58: Fashion Friday

As I mentioned earlier, we’re down at the ranch with some friends right now. We didn’t get in until fairly late last night, but of course Caroline was still up at 6:30 a.m. P asked, “Doodle? Do you want to get up and eat breakfast?” She replied, “OF COURSE I DO.”

Last night, my friend Erin helped me find cute stuff for Fashion Friday and I have to say that I liked having a consultant. It made me feel less alone as I weeded through all the fashion choices. The only problem is that Erin is 18 weeks pregnant and has 18 month old twins, so she kept telling me about the cute maternity dress she just found at Destination Maternity or all the sweet dresses that Baby Gap has in stock right now.

I tried to convince her to just write a whole post on maternity fashion for me, but she turned me down. So now I am stuck with the responsibility of churning out some mediocre fashion advice.

Also, we did find the world’s softest hoodie. Erin showed me hers last night and I can confirm that it is indeed the world’s softest hoodie. And if there’s anything you can benefit from, whether pregnant or not pregnant, it’s a hoodie that feels like pudding in a cloud.

Now for the questions:

1. Heather asks: “I would like to have a cute sundress or casual church dress to wear occasionally, but when I go to buy one, they seem to be either made for women under 21 or made for women over 65. Also, I am a D cup, so anything strapless or strappy or that wraps just makes me look smutty or desperate or something worse. So, any cures for dress phobia?”

Well, Erin’s first thought was the aforementioned maternity dress and, while it is cute, you may be like me and have a hang up about wearing maternity clothes when you’re not actually pregnant.

I love to wear dresses in the summertime because they are so cool and comfortable, plus if you find a really great one you can dress it up or down depending on the jewelry and shoes you choose.

I fell in love with this white dress. It’s so simple and pretty. Plus it would look great with a cute wedge heel shoe or even a simple thong sandal. I realize it’s white, but sometimes you have to take a risk in life.

This embroidered floral dress is also cute and has straps that are a little thicker to provide better support.

You could also go with a casual knit dress like this one. Best of all, they’re only $12.00 so you could buy them in a couple of different colors and change them up with accessories.

Hope that helps.

2. Amanda asks: “We are going on a trip to Africa. I hear that it is pretty sunny there! I’m really not a hat person, but believe that this trip may call for one. Can you recommend a good one?”

Amanda, you are in luck because my friend William has been to Africa and he recommended this Insect shield adventure hat from Orvis. You can pack it in your suitcase, plus it provides some kind of ultra sun protection combined with a built-in insect repellent.

That’s a lot of responsibility for just one hat.

I also found this Outdoor Research Oasis Sombrero . I have no idea if it actually works well or not, but I might have to go with it just so I could tell people, “Hold on. Let me grab my Outdoor Research Sombrero and I’ll be ready to go!”

It just gives an air of sophistication and intellect to whatever you’re doing.

3. Sarah asks: “Could you make a spring jacket recommendation for the mommy on the go? Who is also on a budget?

Target always has the best trenches this time of year so that would be the first place I’d look. You could either go with something simple like the black trench or go a little more springy with a trench in yellow.

And I also love and adore this rainyday mac from Boden, but realize it may be a little pricey although it is a lot of fabulous wrapped up into one convenient jacket.

That’s all for today because my people are waiting on me to go fishing and mudding with them, which means they will be doing the fishing and the mudding while I stand back and take pictures. It’s a system that works for us.

I’m putting up Mr. Linky. Please remember to link to your specific post. Also, please make sure your post is actually about fashion since that’s the whole point.

Y’all have a great Friday.