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White before summer is NOT a sin!

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Ok ok, so I know it’s not Memorial Day yet, but I just can’t get this white dress out of my head!  No exaggerations, I actually had a dream about it last night (#obsessed).

Reeve Dress Lace, Lilly Pulitzer, $368

And Lilly’s marketing team sure knows what they’re doing because pairing this dress with the dark-rimmed glasses in the catalogue is what I think really caught my eye.  Gives it a very cute and casual appeal, like you could get away with wearing it to class.  There is also a three-quarter sleeve version if you’re stuck in New England like me without any hope of the temperature ever rising above 60!

And because white dresses are a summer staple, even Lilly’s polar opposite, Urban Outfitters, has a lookalike!  This one’s also a little easier on the wallet.

Pins and Needles 3/4 Sleeve Lace Dress, Urban Outfitters, $79

 

Scarves for Spring

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Summer scarves used to irritate me terribly.  I could never understand why, after all six months of freezing New England winters, ladies would want to welcome the first days of warm weather with… another scarf.

Then I met Corey Jane my first week at college.  Straight out of the 70s though born in 1989, CJC is a true flower child.  She can pair a scarf with anything and everything, and has a whole rack in her room for her plentiful collection.  She taught me that they can add so much to an outfit, dress up a casual shirt, complement a plain dress.  And they’re just so easy to wear!  Plus this time of year, as we experience chilly mornings but warm afternoons, they’re a great tool for layering.

Corey wouldn’t be caught dead in most preppy Lilly Pulitzer Murfee scarves (even though I would kill for them), but even she couldn’t resist this one.  Pair the “Pirates Bootyniere” pattern with a cream colored dress, and you’ll be ready to jump into spring, despite the chilly first weeks.

Murfee Scarf in "Pirates Bootyniere," Lilly Pulitzer $118