Red and White Striped Polo Dress

 

 Hello, welcome!

 And thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Knit polo dresses, like the one I am wearing,

never really go out of style,

 but they have enjoyed a resurgence

  in popularity in fashion over the past few years

The polo dress is a classic, timeless,

and supremely comfortable, casual dress

 just like the garment it was adopted from,

 the ubiquitous polo shirt 👕

If you didn't know,

the polo shirt was originally invented in 1926

 by tennis legend René Lacoste,

specifically to play the game in 🎾

It still retains a sporty and casual vibe,

but today, the polo shirt and polo dress

 are worn on and off the tennis court,

 for all types of sports and casual wear,

 as well as streetwear

Today, I chose a red and white striped, long sleeve

polo dress with a crisp white collar and split V neck 

Since the weather is still a bit cool outside,

 I layered a navy blue cardigan on top

Keeping it colorful and fun

with a Kelley green embossed handle bag

I chose minimal, simple gold tone jewelry

to complement this sporty outfit

A few more accessories in Kelly green- 

A textured belt and pleated headband

Wearing navy blue patent leather kitten heel

 sling backs to finish the look

The last time I wore this dress on the blog

 was for my Memorial Day post last year,

with lace tennis shoes,

(not made for the tennis court at all)!

Red, white and blue in 2024,

  red, white, blue and green today

For my continuing series on my closet clean out,

an item that is leaving my wardrobe this spring

is this navy blue linen midi skirt

 It has a giant batik paisley print, in black and white

I love a big full skirt, and I have worn this skirt

 quite a bit since I bought it

It is one of those items that has been a little bit

 difficult to place, seasonally

 I have worn it in the spring and fall mostly,

in all the ways I could imagine

 It is quite a substantial linen 

and seems too heavy and dark for summers in Maryland

 which is the season it was marketed for

Here is one time I wore it in the spring of 2021

I don't think it was a stellar buy; 

I found the first time I wore it on the blog in summer, 2019

shortly after I bought it, so not bad

I hope a new owner will enjoy this piece,

and can get creative with it,

whatever season they chose to wear it in

Spring garden-

lots of daffodils in

different varieties pop their heads up

at different times during April and May

Their yellow frilly faces are so delightful!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!