White: A Scary Outfit Choice

Truer words haven’t been spoken about choosing to wear white and consume food at the same time. The good news is, no food was in the vicinity of me and this outfit! A police station/fire department was, however; and they were more than a little curious about what we were doing with our camera and poses. We hope we put on a good show for them. Look how far we’ve come! We used to hide out and pretend we weren’t taking pictures and now we wave to people or say hi if they’re close enough. The times, they are a-changin. 

We’re barely making it through this week. We have a lake hangover because our extended weekend wasn’t nearly enough time to be up there. The weather couldn’t have been any better, so the days were spent floating in the lake. Our family invested in a lilypad this year, and we laid on it in the middle of the lake all day long! When night rolled around, you could find us playing our favorite yard games (like this game) and wearing our favorite party shirts. They have been a major theme in our nighttime wardrobes up north. 

The other theme fittingly is America everything. If it doesn’t look like America barfed the flag all over you, you’re doing it wrong. Plus if you want both a party shirt and ‘Merica pride, we found this option or this option for you. What more could you possibly want, am I right?! Plus they’re both under $20, so you can’t go wrong. I bought our entire family this brand for Christmas one year and they work really nicely for length, plus they usually have a coupon to apply for more than one shirt or dollar total. Ok, the irony is not lost on me that I’m talking about tons of color when I’m clearly lacking any color in today’s outfit.

I was inspired to do a breezy summer look in all white, by this white halter neck sweater I was gifted from Asos. There is a timeless effortless feel to summer knits done right. The halter neck added in, and somehow you’re looking chic in a “sweater.” That’s my kind of outfit. Plus the knit is super breathable, so no overheating. I did end up wearing this in a size 8, but I think it’s up to fit preference on how tight or loose you’d like it to be. This is a great look for Summer night out. You can wear jeans/pants without feeling out of season, plus when the temperature drops you won’t be shivering.

I’ve realized with a lot of crop tops being in, that most of my high waist pants aren’t actually that high waisted. Another failing of places making “talls” but not accounting for our longer butts and waists when identifying denim as high waisted. Luckily I had this pair of white distressed denim from Old Navy a couple of years ago. I wore them last year several times, here and here specifically. I think Old Navy has definitely improved their white denim, and that’s why I reach for these repeatedly. A lot of women aggressively avoid white for fear of staining them easily. I’m just living life on the edge every time I wear them. Luckily Old Navy has stay white technology to avoid stains, so it gives me a lot more confidence to rock them (while still being VERY careful around food).

Basically, we shouldn’t have to give up wearing all white after or before being a bride. Of course, except at someone else’s wedding. That’s a big no-no! So we want to know: do you feel like you can wear white? Do you avoid it because you’re afraid of spills, or it being unflattering? Sound off in the comments below.

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