Where: Bobby Van's, a steakhouse here in the DC area.
Ease of Wear: (3.75 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) Ha, though this Zara dress is made from a scuba knit fabric and is in its largest size available, I still needed to wear the proper shapewear and suck the gut in so that it would look decent on me. My hubby liked it, and I think it does look nice for the most part, but it is definitely a "date" dress that you wear for a few hours at a time. God bless you, Zara, and your teeny-sized clothing. ;-)
To be fair, it was very hot that evening, and I suspect both the shoes and dress would feel better under cooler and drier conditions. I'll try again in late October.
Outfit Details: Floral Printed Tube Dress, Zara here (a medium is back as of 11:56 am); Shoes, J. Crew; Bag, J. Crew; Sunglasses, Anthropologie; Earrings, Premier Designs.
Anecdote of the Day: Parking in downtown DC is always an exercise in patience, and after driving around the White House area a few times, my hubby was convinced we were really far away from the restaurant. I looked on the phone and saw it was like two blocks away. I was like, "dude, two blocks...super close." It turned out to be three. He complained. Eye roll.
Food was worth it, though. Great steak is still great steak!
INSTAGRAM of outfit here.
INSTAGRAM of the dirty martini here.
INSTAGRAM of the dress and skirt in this pattern.
Where: Church, Whole Foods, and a BBQ.
Ease of Wear: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) The linen zip-front dress in gold foil leaf from J. Crew is very lovely, but the waistband, right above the elastic shirring, is a fixed measurement/seam. Many others have pointed this out in reviews, but what's the point of having an elastic waist and then having part of it not stretch? Sigh. STUPID. But, because I chose the exact right size for my body (6 regular), it fit just fine. You do need to know your waist measurement, where your waist falls on your body versus the dress, and from there you can figure out where it work on you. Honestly, I lucked out. Usually a style like this I would order in a 4 regular (or petite if this bodice looks really long--I have a short torso), but because of the reviews, I tried the size up and it was perfect.
The linen is very nice for summer, very stiff, especially the hem (it is faced with the same fabric to keep that effect--it does allow the skirt to fall more like a full skirt), but it breathed well in the near 100 heat (plus full humidity) yesterday.
I only wore the jacket in church for modesty reasons. I was hot in church, but whatever, it's only an hour.
Outfit Details: Dress, J. Crew here; Jacket, Loft; Sandals, Target here; Sunglasses, Anthropologie; Necklace, History Store.
Anecdote of the Day: I had to go to Whole Foods before the bbq at my friend's house. She lives two blocks from the one in Arlington, so my brother, Angus, and I walked to the store. I knew Angus would be a wriggly mess at the store (that one is SO CROWDED), so I just strapped him in my ergo instead. Hoo boy, was that a brilliant way to make 98 degrees feel like 120. Still was a great idea since the store was, as predicted, full of people who I have noticed are not the "kid-friendly" types. (They are a bit more kid-friendly at the Old Town Alexandria one, fwiw.)
INSTAGRAM of outfit and Angus in Ergo here.
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