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Too cold for sleeveless Summer dresses?

May 16th, 2007

Not at all. By adding the appropriate layer on top,  you can wear those little dresses and still feel warm. Here are some useful “cover-up” options: 

  • Shrugs need to be cropped and snug.
  • Cardigans are best cropped at the waist. Longer styles can look frumpy.
  • Bolero jackets can be fitted or trapeze (A-line) in silhouette depending on the style of the dress. A-line dress styles look best with short fitted bolero jackets; while straighter sheath dress styles can be matched with either. 
  • Denim jackets are a casual and urban choice (especially when the wash is dark). Proportions are most flattering when the jacket is short and fitted.

Thanks to my trusty cardigans and denim jacket, I’m out of my jeans and into a dress. The extra layer also works wonders if you tend to feel exposed showing so much skin. A flirty femimine frock is always fab.

Silk Cotton Dress Shrug Silk or Cotton Cropped Cardigan Frenchi Linen Blend Jacket

Shrug (Ann Taylor), cropped cardigan (Banana Republic) and cropped bolero (Nordstrom).

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3 Replies

Posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Sara

I love these types of layers! It helps when I’m needing to transform my look from work to evening…just remove a layer and I’m ready to out for the evening.

Posted on May 16th, 2007 at 7:36 am
Deedre

In Australia we are in mid Autumn, but it is still pretty warm. Is it too much of a spring look to still be wearing my sleeveless dresses? I thought perhaps a black sleeveless dress with a cropped cardigan and black tights.

Posted on May 17th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Isabela

This website is great :) I’m so glad I found it! After doing a little research, I have a question, and this seems like the appropriate place to post it.

I could either be a pear or hourglass, I’m not sure, but either way I feel I need to balance the size of my hips (HUGE) with my slim upper body (even though I have straight shoulders, they’re no match to my HUGE hips). So my question is: will boleros, shrugs and cropped cardis help me do that? If yes, should I look for a particular style? (fitted, puffy sleeves, long-sleeved, buttoned, unbuttoned…?). I would like to balance things out particularly when wearing jeans, as dresses and skirts flatter more easily.

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 8:14 pm

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