Since you probably haven’t noticed, I’ll just go ahead and tell you: I’ve been missing for a while. I’ve been traveling and working and have been too busy living life to be documenting it! Ha ha! But today, I’m back at home, the laundry is caught up and it’s my turn to host today’s Create28 look! It just so happens to be one of my favorites!
A summer swing dress.
Last summer, I purchased my first swing dress from Old Navy and instantly fell in love with this comfy yet cute look. I mean, who doesn’t love wearing an extra large t-shirt? The difference is that rather than being an unshapely sack, it’s actually flattering on! Throw on some flat sandals, a necklace and you’re good to go!
Because of that, this spring when I found several dresses for a ridiculously low price at Ross, I had to buy them all. Here’s one of my favorites…
This black and white dress can be worn to run errands and then meet a friend or hubby for dinner. I added gold accents with my rope necklace and gold sandals.
The great thing about swing dresses is that they are loose, allowing the air to flow on a hot, sticky day, which is what we are having around here. They are also forgiving when you’ve been traveling and eating out a lot and may have put on a few pounds. {ahem}
It’s great to have a few easy dresses in your closet that you can throw on at a moment’s notice! A knit swing dress is definitely one of them!
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I think swing dresses are my new favorite for summer. Love the stripe pattern on this one – it looks great on you!
Mine too Lana!
OoOoOO, love the stripe pattern on this dress!
Yes, this stripe is quite nice and despite it being horizontal, it’s still forgiving.
Snorted when I read “who doesn’t like an extra large tee shirt?”. Sign me up! I am officially on the bandwagon with swing dresses. I don’t think they are the best look on me but I absolutely adore the idea of no ironing, throwing something over my head and out the door, no slip. You wear yours so well and may I say that I didn’t see an extra ounce, much less pound from your recent adventures. Glad you are back among us. Welcome home.
Haha Leslie! Then the swing part of the dress did its job! I’m definitely up! I still wear a slip but the shorts kind. But the throwing something over your head part is right!! Easy. Comfy. And thanks. It’s good to be home!
Love this dress! I featured a swing dress from ON too 🙂 Great minds think alike. I wasn’t onboard with the swing dress, but now I have a few and I don’t think I ever want to stop. So true, it hides a multitude of sins 🙂
ON makes a great swing dress so I was pleasantly surprised to find more at Ross! It’s an A line with a capital A!
Whoohoo, you look swing sensational!! Such a perfect summer dress!!
Thank you Andrea! It really is a versatile, comfortable dress which is what makes it perfect!
Okay you and Alison have me CONVINCED I NEED a swing dress ASAP!! Shopping here I come!
You can pretty much find me ONLY in dresses – swings, maxis, tanks – in the summer!
Great dress! I love a swing dress, too, for all of the reasons your stated! I really love the variegated stripes on yours! So adorable!
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Such a cute and super comfy dress! I gotta go and buy me some dresses, I’m more a pants, shorts kinda girl, but for summer dresses are a no-brainer!
Hooray for swing dresses, They are my favorite. Loving the black and white stripes of yours!