Denim Dress for the Beginning of Summer

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☀️ Happy summer solstice to everyone! 😎

I hope your weather for the first days of summer

 are going better than in my part of the country-

it's pouring buckets, currently!

I am starting summer with a little bit 

of an unusual outfit today 

Generally, I pack away my darker denim 

in favor of lighter washes for summer,

but dark denim seems to be all the rage this summer,

 (as well as double denim outfits)

 So for today, I decided to wear this short sleeve, button front,

 denim dress, as a one and done outfit 

The dress is semi-fitted, with a stitched in waistband,

and brass buttons down the front

It has multiple pockets-

 two copious hip pockets and two smaller flap chest pockets

I love a garment with usable pockets!

 

There was a time in my teenage years

 that my closet was mostly full of blue jeans

Those days are gone,

but there is still room in my wardrobe for denim

Are you a fan of denim?

Did you go through a phase,

 probably during your teens and maybe early twenties,

 of wearing nothing but jeans

 practically every day, like I did?

I remember the American Music Awards in 2001,

 when Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake

 showed up together in double denim 

It was quite controversial at the time 

 Twenty-five years later,

 I don't think anyone would even bat an eye! 

 

 Denim is so versatile

 With all the weights and washes and styles, there is truly something for everyone, if you like it

This dress is a blank slate of blue,

 so I piled on the accessories 

 Since orange and blue are complementary colors,

on opposite ends of the color wheel,

 I thought I would give the outfit a little pop of orange

to lighter the darker denim

 My bag is vintage patent leather from the 60s

 I have had it for years and purchased it at an antique store,

way back when

This type of item is much more difficult to find today,

 except through resellers

 But I think it is worth the hunt,

 because they are so much fun,

 and add such personality to an outfit  

More orange, in a gold tone and orange buckle bracelet,

 and orange enamel 3-D flower shaped earrings

Since this is such a simple dress,

I piled on more accessories in the form of 

  a denim hair band, 

which I guess makes this a double denim outfit!

 Also, a white and orange print skinny scarf,

 and an orange belt

The dress has a stitched waistband,

that I think gives it a sort of utilitarian look,

kind of like a coverall

Oddly, it has belt loops too, 

 and seems to cry out for a belt,

so I added one for another pop of orange color 

Tan tassel loafer style pumps to finish the outfit

Yesterday, the summer solstice,

 was the longest day of sunlight of the year,

 and the start of astronomical summer

 in the northern hemisphere

Hope everyone has a glorious summer

enjoying all the things you love most!

Guardian hawks to the bay, yesterday

on a beautiful beginning of summer day

🏊‍♂️😎👙👒⛱️⛵️🌊☀️⚾️🧢