What to wear with a little white dress

Proving that I've never been one to follow trends, here I am posting about what I wore on vacation while everyone else is bundling up in sweaters, boots, and coats. But hopefully some of you have a winter getaway coming up, and thus this post will come in handy! I just spent a week in Hawaii—four days in Maui, four in Kauai—and it was pure bliss. I'd never been there before and was blown away by how exotic and magical it was—especially Kauai, which felt like a cross between Jurassic Park and South Pacific (both of which were filmed there). For one, there are the sunsets.


Gathering to watch the sunset was a nightly occurrence at our hotel, and a fun one at that, especially with a mai tai or glass of wine from the bar. Another vacation ritual I enjoy is wearing a dress every night to dinner—after being in a bikini and flip-flops all day, it just feels nice to get dressed up and go out.


A little white dress is the little black dress's warm-weather cousin, and this off-the-shoulder style is pretty much universally flattering. I love the straight shape of this one too—it camouflages the four pounds I gained on vacation (yes, those mai tais add up)—AND it has pockets!


As you may have noticed, my hair is curly in these photos. That is indeed its natural state; when I'm somewhere tropical and humid, fighting the curl is a losing battle. Thankfully the beachy waves work with my vacation vibe. 



I also love to wear gold jewelry on vacation, especially once I have a good tan going. I like to keep it delicate, though—when I'm in warm weather, I don't want to overwhelm myself with big, clunky jewelry. I also tend to get really lazy and not take off my necklaces while I'm at the beach (hey, that makes it even easier to get dressed for dinner!).


Not counting my flip-flops, I brought five pairs of shoes on this trip and ended up wearing two of them—one being these slip-ons that I featured in this post. Of course, sometimes I barely even wore them, like when my photographer had me frolic on the beach for these shots (it was worth it, of course—the lighting was way better). I mean...



OUTFIT DETAILS: Banana Republic dress (similar here on sale) || Quay Australia Odin sunglasses || Stella & Dot abundance necklace and engravable disc necklace || Catbird ring, X ring, tiny CZ ring || Chan Luu beaded bracelet, Stella & Dot open cuff and rectangle cuff || Stella & Dot hammered wire hoops || Sam & Libby slides (similar here on sale)


8 comments

Roxanne said...

HOW DREAMY! I love your easy breezy outfit and the scenery is absolutely stunning!
--Roxanne
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Ruth said...

Oh man how amazing it is to be able to wear this in the fall time and still be warm!

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Laura B said...

You look amazing in that dress! So jealous of your vacation too! Gorgeous photos!

Elise Von E said...

Beautiful photos! I LOVE your OTS white dress, perfect for vacation!

xx, Elise
www.sparkleandslippers.blogspot.com

Claire Justine said...

Lovely dress. I wish I was somewhere nice and warm. Thanks for sharing on Creative Mondays :) Hope you can join us tomorrow.

highlatitudestyle said...

Thanks for linking up your awesome outfit post at the Top of the World Style linkup party. Nice vacation style. Great photos!
Nicole of High Latitude Style

Clairejustine said...

Thanks again for sharing on Creative Mondays blog hop. You are one of this weeks features :)

Cheryl Tuckerr said...

Love this dress and the fun warm weather photos! I'm in Phoenix now and it's going to be 90 on Thanksgiving Day so I'm loving anything warm weather! Thanks for joining our Style Wise Link Up party.
Cheryl
www.northwestmountainliving.com