The perfect summer dresses

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Anonymous wrote:I know this is more than the requested budget (I'm sorry!), but this is my favorite summer run around dress. I have it in a few colors, and it can be dressed up or down and is very flattering. Looks good with sandals, wedges or white tennis shoes. Great with a cardigan or jean jacket, and lots of styles of jewelry. I wear it to the office and on the weekend.

https://christydawn.com/products/the-dawn-dress-forest-gauze

that is really pretty!

Another pp here. I have seen these advertised a lot so interesting to hear from someone who has it.

My recommendation is over a hundred too… zuri sleeveless. They are always coming out with new and unique prints and I feel good wearing them because they arent made using slave labor. They have pockets that fit my phone and keys and wear like iron. I wore the heck out of my zuris last summer and they still look amazing.

Under a hundred, the florrie dress from Boden. I would order it in a couple sizes and prints since Boden can vary a little even in the same style.

Yesss I love Zuri dresses. So pretty!

Ooooooo! I like these. I'd add a belt.

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Anonymous wrote:I know this is more than the requested budget (I'm sorry!), but this is my favorite summer run around dress. I have it in a few colors, and it can be dressed up or down and is very flattering. Looks good with sandals, wedges or white tennis shoes. Great with a cardigan or jean jacket, and lots of styles of jewelry. I wear it to the office and on the weekend.

https://christydawn.com/products/the-dawn-dress-forest-gauze

that is really pretty!

Another pp here. I have seen these advertised a lot so interesting to hear from someone who has it.

My recommendation is over a hundred too… zuri sleeveless. They are always coming out with new and unique prints and I feel good wearing them because they arent made using slave labor. They have pockets that fit my phone and keys and wear like iron. I wore the heck out of my zuris last summer and they still look amazing.

Under a hundred, the florrie dress from Boden. I would order it in a couple sizes and prints since Boden can vary a little even in the same style.

Yesss I love Zuri dresses. So pretty!

Ooooooo! I like these. I'd add a belt.

First zuri pp here. I only buy the sleeveless ones (the long sleeved ones are just not cut properly in the arms) and always add a belt! Love them so much. They also have a good resale value if you get tired of the prints you have.

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Not OP, but I am now obsessed with that Christy Dawn dress. Is it really worth $200?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s so interesting how prejudice is almost universally frowned upon EXCEPT ageism, which is rampant in almost all the forums on this site. Accusing someone of being old (expressed as an insult) or looking old is routine. Why is this OK?

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I don't know how you people plan to avoid reaching the age of 50 and beyond and experiencing the associated changes in your bodies. Fill me in on your secrets.

~61 year old DCUM'er

I don't know - maybe diet and exercise? Not eating crappy food, smoking and drinking like crazy. it is not rocket science.

You win the prize for discovering the fountain of youth.

Perhaps someone should make a documentary about you. The changeless one that simply had a lifestyle of diet and exercise and of course no crappy food. Life and the aging process was no match for her.

I guess you know more than the NIH - please let us know your secrets?
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-do-we-know-about-healthy-aging

Oh honey

You must be under 50

Actually no - turning 60 in October. Following this advice, feeling great and so far staying healthy. I am around lots of adults in their 70's and 80's and the ones that seem to be doing the best are the ones who are active exercisers, active in life and eat healthy. It is not full proof but why not try to give yourself a chance with things you can control?

You may feel great and healthy, but you still look 60.

That's the point going over your head. Your body has changed, there is no amount of diet or exercise that will stop it from changing. It's called life.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/26/christie-brinkley-67-shares-why-she-still-posts-bikini-photos/amp/

Christie Brinkley is 67. Not sure what you mean by looking 60.

Plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and lot of photo shop.

I’m sorry this is hard for you. Society has hammered into every woman’s head that they are less than as the natural aging process takes over. Men can look like handsome older men. But older women cling to their photos of Christie Brinkley and create unrealistic goalposts.

But this is your journey, take care of your mental health when you get to those bumps on the road.

Actually you seem to have more of an issue with people that can't agree with your version of aging.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s so interesting how prejudice is almost universally frowned upon EXCEPT ageism, which is rampant in almost all the forums on this site. Accusing someone of being old (expressed as an insult) or looking old is routine. Why is this OK?

+1

I don't know how you people plan to avoid reaching the age of 50 and beyond and experiencing the associated changes in your bodies. Fill me in on your secrets.

~61 year old DCUM'er

I don't know - maybe diet and exercise? Not eating crappy food, smoking and drinking like crazy. it is not rocket science.

You win the prize for discovering the fountain of youth.

Perhaps someone should make a documentary about you. The changeless one that simply had a lifestyle of diet and exercise and of course no crappy food. Life and the aging process was no match for her.

I guess you know more than the NIH - please let us know your secrets?
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-do-we-know-about-healthy-aging

Oh honey

You must be under 50

Actually no - turning 60 in October. Following this advice, feeling great and so far staying healthy. I am around lots of adults in their 70's and 80's and the ones that seem to be doing the best are the ones who are active exercisers, active in life and eat healthy. It is not full proof but why not try to give yourself a chance with things you can control?

You may feel great and healthy, but you still look 60.

That's the point going over your head. Your body has changed, there is no amount of diet or exercise that will stop it from changing. It's called life.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/26/christie-brinkley-67-shares-why-she-still-posts-bikini-photos/amp/

Christie Brinkley is 67. Not sure what you mean by looking 60.

Plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and lot of photo shop.

I’m sorry this is hard for you. Society has hammered into every woman’s head that they are less than as the natural aging process takes over. Men can look like handsome older men. But older women cling to their photos of Christie Brinkley and create unrealistic goalposts.

But this is your journey, take care of your mental health when you get to those bumps on the road.

Actually you seem to have more of an issue with people that can't agree with your version of aging.

DP. You have to be kidding. No matter how well you eat, how much you sleep and how much you exercise, your body and face will change with age. It would be truly exceptional for a 60 year old person to be mistaken for much younger unless they have had major cosmetic work done (and then they would risk looking creepy like Madonna and Meg Ryan and on and on). It doesn't mean you can't look healthy and good, but you won't look young and to deny that our society is obsessed with looking young at all costs is simply disingenuous...or outright stupid.

I would love a society where women were simply encouraged to be healthy and embrace what that looks like for them, but that is not where we are.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s so interesting how prejudice is almost universally frowned upon EXCEPT ageism, which is rampant in almost all the forums on this site. Accusing someone of being old (expressed as an insult) or looking old is routine. Why is this OK?

+1

I don't know how you people plan to avoid reaching the age of 50 and beyond and experiencing the associated changes in your bodies. Fill me in on your secrets.

~61 year old DCUM'er

I don't know - maybe diet and exercise? Not eating crappy food, smoking and drinking like crazy. it is not rocket science.

You win the prize for discovering the fountain of youth.

Perhaps someone should make a documentary about you. The changeless one that simply had a lifestyle of diet and exercise and of course no crappy food. Life and the aging process was no match for her.

I guess you know more than the NIH - please let us know your secrets?
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-do-we-know-about-healthy-aging

Oh honey

You must be under 50

Actually no - turning 60 in October. Following this advice, feeling great and so far staying healthy. I am around lots of adults in their 70's and 80's and the ones that seem to be doing the best are the ones who are active exercisers, active in life and eat healthy. It is not full proof but why not try to give yourself a chance with things you can control?

You may feel great and healthy, but you still look 60.

That's the point going over your head. Your body has changed, there is no amount of diet or exercise that will stop it from changing. It's called life.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/26/christie-brinkley-67-shares-why-she-still-posts-bikini-photos/amp/

Christie Brinkley is 67. Not sure what you mean by looking 60.

Plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and lot of photo shop.

I’m sorry this is hard for you. Society has hammered into every woman’s head that they are less than as the natural aging process takes over. Men can look like handsome older men. But older women cling to their photos of Christie Brinkley and create unrealistic goalposts.

But this is your journey, take care of your mental health when you get to those bumps on the road.

Actually you seem to have more of an issue with people that can't agree with your version of aging.

DP. You have to be kidding. No matter how well you eat, how much you sleep and how much you exercise, your body and face will change with age. It would be truly exceptional for a 60 year old person to be mistaken for much younger unless they have had major cosmetic work done (and then they would risk looking creepy like Madonna and Meg Ryan and on and on). It doesn't mean you can't look healthy and good, but you won't look young and to deny that our society is obsessed with looking young at all costs is simply disingenuous...or outright stupid.

I would love a society where women were simply encouraged to be healthy and embrace what that looks like for them, but that is not where we are.

DP. It isn’t all or nothing. Sure, we can’t stop aging. But people who have been physically fit for most of their lives do look younger than their age. More sprightly. They get better sleep and eat better because it’s hard to do a 15 mile hike on little sleep and poor nutrition. They drink less, don’t smoke. Use sunscreen because they’re outside walking or swimming or hiking etc. So it’s not like you can’t do anything to try to slow down the effects of age.

Can we get back to cute dresses now?! I posted about the Indyeva Lieve dress. Wear it everywhere.

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I'm 42. My perfect summer dress is:

1. A light, 100% woven cotton, and NOT a knit jersey that get too hot, but mustn't be too see-through. If gauzy, it has to have a cotton lining at certain areas. Linings are often not cotton, so that reduced options.
2. It has cap sleeves or similar to protect my shoulders from the sun.
3. It has a waist because that's my best feature.
4. It goes down below the knee because I don't like my knees but not too long because it gets in the way when I walk the dogs.
5. It's a nice color or pattern.

Which is why I don't have a lot of summer dresses!

Same. I don’t know why this is almost impossible to find.

“Impossible to find” poster here, and I found these at Talbots. They’re pretty traditional, but I bought one and they’re cool and comfy while looking put together. They have the first one in a couple of different prints. The third one doesn’t have sleeves, but it meets the other requirements.

These are dresses my grandmother would wear. Why does everyone want to look so old?

I mean, it's Talbots. It was geared at women aged 30-40 two decades ago, and now those women are in their 50s and 60s. The people who want to wear these dresses are not trying to look old, they are just older than you and have slightly different taste. It's not my thing but in DC I encounter women who dress like this a lot and you know what? They look polished and comfortable so good for them, even if it's not what I'm looking for.

Nah. The "impossible to find" poster said she was 42 -- she's not in her 50s or 60s. Sorry, but those are matronly for a 42 year old. Just no.

I'm a little older, later 40s, and I don't see what's so wrong with these dresses for a woman in her 40s. They look pretty classic. It's not like it's all polyester, support hose, and white orthopedic shoes. And frankly those of us in our 40s are matrons, as in we're middle-aged women (I mean, I would totally love to stop seeing 40s as middle-aged now that I'm here, but...). I have friends my age who still love wearing ripped jeans, short and/or tight dresses, clothes with cutouts, short skirts or shorts, etc. and many of them look fabulous and good for them. But it's not like everyone can't tell they're, you know, in their 40s. Doesn't matter if they're wearing a mid-thigh length Athleta dress or a knee-length cotton wrap dress with pockets.

These matronly clothes age you by at least 10 years. If you are 42, you are going to look at lot older than you are.

These tips might help:

https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2013/08/how-to-avoid-looking-frumpy-or-matronly.html

That website looks like it was designed in the late 90s.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s so interesting how prejudice is almost universally frowned upon EXCEPT ageism, which is rampant in almost all the forums on this site. Accusing someone of being old (expressed as an insult) or looking old is routine. Why is this OK?

+1

I don't know how you people plan to avoid reaching the age of 50 and beyond and experiencing the associated changes in your bodies. Fill me in on your secrets.

~61 year old DCUM'er

I don't know - maybe diet and exercise? Not eating crappy food, smoking and drinking like crazy. it is not rocket science.

Hahahahahahahaha! That only gets you so far. Your body changes whether you fight against or not.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow this thread has apparently devolved but I got this dress from anthro that I think fits the bill and that I love. I'm 37 and feel like it has a wide age range too!

https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/daily-practice-by-anthropologie-strappy-terry-mini-dress?color=041&size=M&inventoryCountry=US&countryCode=US&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=US%20-%20Smart%20Shopping%20-%20Apparel%20-%20Lounge%20-%20Loungewear&utm_content=US%20-%20Smart%20Shopping%20-%20Apparel%20-%20Lounge%20-%20Loungewear&utm_term=PRODUCT_GROUP&creative=593660317628&device=c&matchtype=&network=u&utm_kxconfid=vx6rd81ts&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4PKTBhD8ARIsAHChzRJtchM9eooajZzjzMEjhVgPDJtUee6eNiVDKPEAWGDabez1LUhHtLUaAiYfEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&type=STANDARD&quantity=1

I don't see this as a playground dress. it's more of a going out dress.

Comfortable sandals or sneakers = playground dress

Strappy sandals or heels = going out dress

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This dress is $138, but I love it and it's very cool and floaty, but it also defines your waist: https://www.madewell.com/linen-blend-sophia-midi-dress-NE744.html?dwvar_NE744_color=PP2384&cgid=apparel-dress#prefn1=isBackroom&prefv1=false&prefn2=lilySleeveLength&prefv2=Short+Sleeve&start=29

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This is my new favorite: https://www.cos.com/en_usd/women/womenswear/dresses/product.oversized-t-shirt-dress-beige.0972454001.html

You can dress it up or down and the quality is great (I do not put it in the dryer).

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Anonymous wrote:This is my new favorite: https://www.cos.com/en_usd/women/womenswear/dresses/product.oversized-t-shirt-dress-beige.0972454001.html

You can dress it up or down and the quality is great (I do not put it in the dryer).

So cult-chic

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NP here. This thread has cost me a lot of money. I just ordered a few of the lands end dresses, and one of the off-fifth tank dresses as a swim coverup. I need to stop checking this thread!!

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I wore this dress in one weekend while traveling to a casual cocktail party, a pool, a beach, and to a restaurant, and got compliments the whole time. I am 40 and with 2 young kids and I just bought it in another color. So comfortable and washes well, too.
https://www.jcrew.com/p/womens/categories/clothing/dresses-and-jumpsuits/broken-in-jersey-tiered-maxi-dress/BG517

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Anonymous wrote:Whenever I'm feeling like I'm not rich enough or successful enough compared to the DCUM crowd, I go on the Beauty and Fashion forum and enjoy that at least I have better taste than everyone here.

Too bad you have such an ugly disposition.