Fashion over 50: Summer Dresses

We’ve had some hot and sultry days here in Atlanta this summer, so I’ve been on a mission to find some dresses to add to my summer wardrobe.  I headed to one of my favorite shopping spots, TJ Maxx and Marshalls to see what they had.  I scored at Marshalls this time and found 3 summer dresses that I’ll enjoy wearing this year. I found 2 knee length and one maxi dress.  These will be perfect for so many occasions and they are in between sort of dresses and can be dressed up or down. I like versatility in clothing!

The best part, all of these were $30 each, definitely a good deal. And you know how I love a good deal.

I’m so attracted to the color turquoise, so all of these have a variation of this blue in them.  That works for me since I have so many pieces of turquoise jewelry to mix it up.

This dress is by Studio Max.  I love the colors and the pattern.

It’s a lightweight jersey knit type fabric and should wash and wear very well.  I wore my neutral tan leather sandals with it.  I could also wear flat white sandals as well for another casual look.

The back is cut in, so I’m wearing a strapless bra with all of these dresses.  You just have to find what works for you.  I also have a racer back bra that I wear with many things during the summer months, but if you find a good strapless, it’s easy and you don’t have to worry about straps at all.

Here’s a Warner’s strapless bra  (affiliate link) I found last year that I’ve really enjoyed. It doesn’t move around like some of the others I’ve worn.

So that is one cool and casual summer dress I found.  I added turquoise jewelry and stacking bracelets, which I’ll show you down below.

The next dress is a colorful and summery cotton dress, all lined and by Nine West.  I couldn’t resist this one, it’s so feminine and will be fun for some special occasions.  It has pockets on it and is very comfortable.  This dress has bra strap snaps on the straps so I could wear a regular bra with this one.

I love the colors and pattern.  I already had these Michael Kors wedge lime green shoes.

More colorful jewelry adds a summer touch and I’m ready to go.

One more look at a casual cotton summer sundress by Nine West.

I found this dress online too, so take a look if you love it. Nine West floral sundress (affiliate link)

The last dress I found is a maxi and I love it.  So comfortable and drapes well, not showing too much, but accenting.

It hits me below the ankles and I think this might be my favorite.  I wore it with a couple pairs of shoes, the first my fabric wedges from White Mountain Lakefront.

And, yay I found this exact dress online so you can order it too if you like it. Emma and Michele maxi dress (affiliate link). This is an even better deal than I got at Marshalls. Just for reference, mine is a size Small and I normally wear a 6. Looks like they’ve only got M and L left in this dress.

The back is scooped, but not too bare with wide shoulder straps.

This dress feels great on and I loved wearing it out.  More turquoise jewelry for an accent.

And I wore these Ellen Tracy strappy black sandals with it too.  I got these from TJ Maxx a couple years ago.

Such a fun summer look and dresses are definitely cooler than pants during the summer.  I love that feminine dresses are making a comeback and it’s been fun to add them to my wardrobe this year.

In fact, I stopped in Goodwill last week and found 2 more summer dresses that I brought home for a real bargain.  Wait til you see the Ann Taylor halter dress I found, new with tags on!  I’ll share those soon.

Here are all the jewelry pieces I had on, minus the watch.  I love mixing up jewelry and stacking bracelets.  Just have fun with your jewelry, it really makes a different adding jewelry to your outfits.

There is a huge Nordstrom sale that offers early access (July 9-16) for Nordstrom Reward members, but you can still shop the sale starting on the 17th. I hear it’s a great one!

If you’re in the market for summer dresses too, here are a few more dresses (and a couple tops) by Studio Max and Nine West that I thought you might enjoy! With the affiliate links in my post, I do earn a small commission on purchases.

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