Dianthus - I hear you about the A/C. I ended up turning ours on last night but it's always with a bit of regret. We wait all cold long winter to open our windows and breathe "real" air and then we end up shutting the windows and turning on A/C. It was pretty darned hot though.
Meredith - I've added a picture of the dress in cooler weather with sheer hose, fishbow shoes and my purple leather jacket, as an example.
Suz - I have tried on umpteen different wrap dresses and they are supposed to be universally flattering but I have not found that to be the case with me. They either expose way too much cleavage requiring significant under garments (making them too hot for our warm summers) or the bottom exposes way too much leg when walking or sitting. But this one is cut a little different. The dress tied inside first and the ties are fairly high up on my waist therefore making the cleavage issue much easier to deal with it. The way the front hem scallops I find doesn't accentuate my apple belly which a number of wrap dresses do. Once you tie the inside ties and bring the front of the dress over, it snaps shut very securely. As well there is a bit of a shawl collar affect at the top which again provides addition cleavage coverage. I do wear a thin black cami under the dress for work but have gone without the cami for evening out and not feel too exposed at all. I hope that gives some explanation as to why this wrap dress has worked for me when many have not - I'm kicking myself that I didn't also buy it in the black version when it was available.
Harmonica - I like the suggestion of a chunky necklace but find once the heat hits, I wear less of that type of jewelry.
Thanks Deborah, ramrrr, Sarah and Kirti!
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