Maxi dress | A Pear to Remember

Here are a few things I’ve been wearing to beat the heat.

Boden Skirt and top

I love this skirt and I paired it with a soft knit blouse also from Boden. Great summer work outfit.

Old Navy Maxi Dress

I was so happy to find this dress at Old Navy. It fits really nicely and the fabric is a soft stretchy knit. Great find!

Golden Tote top and white jean shorts

The top is from Golden Tote and is still available in the July tote. It came in some really cute other prints too. The shorts are curvy fit from Loft and a very happy find. It’s hard to find shorts that work and these were just long enough for work, paired with a jacket for the AC.

Boden Summer Skirt

I love this Boden Summer Skirt from Boden. It also happens to be on clearance now.

Summer Shorts from Old Navy

These shorts are really outside of my comfort zone, but they are so comfortable and soft. When it’s 90 plus degrees outside it’s a great way to look fashionable and stay cool.

Now that summer has officially hit the Pacific Northwest, I decided to try out a style I had been seeing everywhere, the Maxi Dress. This particular one is from Old Navy and I found it to be a great staple that I can easily dress up with different accessories. On this particular day, I wore it to work with a cropped jean jacket from Old Navy, a wide brown belt from Anthropologie, and some bracelets I made myself. (Which you can’t really see in the picture.)

I feel that this worked for my shape because I was able to balance my proportions with a cropped jacket on top, and accentuate my waist with the wide brown belt. I was worried about the knit fabric hugging my hips so I ended up buying the dress a size larger than I could have and brought it in at the waist with the belt. This way, it skims nicely off of my curvier parts and provides the shape I want.