The Summer Maxi

I love today's look.  I recently nabbed this dress on-line from Lane Bryant while ordering a few bras.

Dress:  Lane Bryant (Sold out on-line)

After literally a year and a half of trying on (and trying out) every bra out there, I finally found a bra that works well for me - Lane Bryant's back smoothing bra.  Seriously that thing is magic, and I haven't had a bra so comfortable in probably a decade!

But wait, I'm here to talk about the dress...

Sandals:  Target (Kids' Department)

Glasses:  Valentino

Necklace:  Shoxie.com

I have already professed my love for the maxi dress, and the bold color palette of this one is perfect for summer! 

It's one of those great maxi dresses that can dress up or down well.  I wore it to dinner and a showing of "The Avengers:  Age of Ultron" with the family this past week, but I would also wear it to the beach, out shopping, for a casual wedding, and a ton of other places.

Watch:  c/o JORD Wood Watches (Available here)
Bracelets:  LOFT and New York & Company

Earrings:  Torrid (I seemed to have lost one during the shoot - it was sitting on my shoulder :-))

I'm not usually much of a fan of Lane Bryant's clothes, but this piece was a real winner!!

Purse:  Target

Do you shop at Lane Bryant?  Are you a fan of their clothes?  Their bras?  Would you wear this dress?

Skirt Week 2: Summer Basics

Skirt Week 2 continues today with another maxi skirt.  I styled this two ways - for an easy after-work look and for a casual Friday at work.

Skirt:  Eloquii (Available here)

A black maxi skirt, like black pants or a black pencil skirt, is a wardrobe basic. 

Tee:  LOFT (Available here)

Pairing it with a white sleeveless tee, as I did in the casual look, could be a little plain and boring, but I threw on a bright printed scarf to add visual interest.  Flip flops completed the comfy look.

Scarf:  Eva Mendes for New York & Company

I wish I had tucked the top in a bit more for the photos as it looked a little better and less sloppy that way, but overall, I wore this with comfort in mind so it was great.

Sunglasses:  Calvin Klein

Ring:  Purchased at local jewelry show

Since it got chilly the evening I wore this, I threw on my black moto jacket, and it was a good choice for a casual after work dinner out with the man and kids.

Earrings:  The Limited

For work, I maintained the color palette, but added a blazer with a textured print and wore booties instead of flip flops.

Blazer:  LOFT Petites

Booties:  Target

Glasses:  Firmoo.com (Available here)

How do you make your basics a little less boring?

For the blazer in other looks, see here, here, and here.