Sundresses: Classic Summer Style
Posted: 5/20/08sun•dress / ?s?n?dres/ • n. a light, loose, sleeveless dress, typically having a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps.
Sundresses remain a timeless and sweet Summer fashion staple. It’s a look that screams feminine and fun! Plus with most of the international spring/summer collections this year evoking a sort of 1950’s pin-up style vibe, there’s no better time to stock you closet with more than a few of these delicious flouncy, flirty frocks.
This season’s sundresses are made from light (almost sheer) fabrics, with fitted bodices held up with the flimsiest of straps, and full skirts with hems that fall just slightly above the knee. Solid colors, floral prints or bold polka dots are classic options that never go out of style. Elaborately printed sundresses (in this season’s popular botanical print –as seen in the collections of Prada and Dolce and Gabbana) with cinched waists, are great for Summer nights out. Paired with neutral color-stacked heels, and accessorized with multiple bangles, this look is fresh and retro-modern. Neutral colored solids can also work to achieve that pulled-together summer look. Solid neutrals like blacks and whites (or both at the same time!) are best paired with trendy high wedge-heels, and just the right amount of colorful accessories.
In the photo — a beautiful BCBG sundress