Fashion over 50: Goodwill Dresses

A few weeks ago, I hit a couple of Goodwill stores and found some cute summer dresses.  I haven’t had the occasion to wear them yet, but you can bet I will soon.  I’m heading to the beach in September, so some of these will probably go with me.  They are cool and casual for beating summer heat and 2 of them are my favorite blue color, which is a nice bonus.

Y’all, it’s hot around here!  I mean it’s sultry, can’t cool off without being in the pool, kind of summer hot right now and we’ve got one more brutal month to go.  By this time of summer, I’m about over the heat and dreaming of Fall, although this year, I’ve made the most of it and have spent a fair amount of time in the pool or lake, floating on my float.

If you can’t beat it, join it!

And on that note, I’ve been embracing my curls again for summer.  I had a keratin treatment at my salon early June and that helps with the frizz, but my coarse and thick hair still has a tendency to frizz.  But, I’m using anti-frizz cream and letting the natural wave and curl take over the next month or so.  I do enjoy having the option to have curls or to straighten it.  Before the flat iron, I could never have straight hair, so that is a novelty to me.  I do enjoy it both ways.  I’ll do another post on hair and makeup products if you all are interested in that. I can share what works for me with the type hair I have.  I definitely have to work with some anti-frizz products to try to keep the frizz down and some days are better than others.

By the way, I do use a 30 spf when I’m out in the sun and I try not to bake for too long, but I have enjoyed getting a tan this year. I know it’s not best for the skin and my skin really doesn’t take the sun that well (I have skin just like my dad’s), but I am protecting it with sunscreen and not burning.  I do protect my face all the time.

So, before I share these summer dresses which show more skin than normal dresses, let me just say (before someone else chimes in and tells me the obvious) that I know how old I am.  I know that my skin and legs don’t look like I’m 30 anymore, but I enjoy summer clothes and staying cool requires dressing a little more bare during this time of year, so a halter dress and sleeveless dresses are fun for me.  I work hard at staying in shape and I feel good in these dresses. I’m not saying that everyone should dress like this, you should definitely dress how YOU feel comfortable.  Everyone might not think I look good in these and that’s fine too, it’s how I feel that I go by when trying on clothes.

So, today I’m sharing 3 dresses I found at the Goodwill this summer.  This black and white checked dress was found at the Sandy Springs Goodwill for $6 and change.  It fits me like a glove and I think I’ll wear it with these flat white flip-flops for a casual look.

It has embroidered flowers at the top and is really cute.  It has no tags inside indicating maker or size, so I have no idea where it came from.  It’s also lined very nicely.

These new bracelets are from my friend at Wrist Soiree, so check her out when you get a chance. She has some great inexpensive jewelry options in gold tones.  I love the neutral stone one with the tassel too.

This next dress was also from Goodwill and is a Target Merona brand.  I got these next 2 dresses on Senior day at Goodwill (over 55, woohoo!) so it was around $5, a real steal don’t you think?!

It’s a lightweight turquoise cotton dress lined in navy with navy piping.  I’ll wear it with casual metallic sandals also from Target.

Easy and breezy for a casual summer look and hey, I match my patio!

The last dress I found at Goodwill was also a great deal.  It’s a new (with the tags still on) Ann Taylor halter dress.  The tags were marked $69 on sale, so at $5, I got a real deal on this one too. You never know what you’ll find at Goodwill, so digging sometimes is definitely worth it.

It fits nicely and I’ll more than likely wear flats with this dress too. I just wanted to show you these cute Nine West turquoise suede shoes I got recently.  Yes, I know they don’t match this dress exactly in color, but they are really fun.  With all the turquoise in my closet, I had to have these and they will be fun to wear with pants and jeans and maybe a dress.  I can see these with my long maxi dress I just got.

I’ll probably stick to my white flip flops with this dress just to keep it casual and cool.

This will be a fun beach dress or a casual summer outing dress.

Here’s a closeup of those Nine West shoes (affiliate link).  You can find them online if you’re interested.  I love that they are only 2 1/2″ tall, so comfortable to wear. I can’t wear the high ones!  These also come in a pretty red suede and khaki color too, so I can see these being very versatile.

Here is the mother of pearl jewelry I had on in one of the shots.  Love these for versatility too during the summer months.

Joining The Pleated Poppy’s What I Wore.

I love a good strapless bra and this Warner’s  (affiliate link) is a good one.  It stays in place so much more than some cheaper ones I’ve had. 

Here are a few dresses and shoes from Nordstrom that I love.  Maxi dresses are really fun for summer, very cool and comfortable.  This is the last week of the big online Nordstrom sale and they have some nice fashions and shoes.