A simple shift, a slanted hem, a super stylish summer statement!
1. Warehouse asymmetrical shift dress,
2. Marni cuff,
3. Smith & Cult Lip Gloss in Now Kith,
4. Stella McCartney bag,
5. Whistles sandals,
get it before it's gone
get it before it's gone
get it before it's gone
Summer nights in LA are typically chilly, but this unusually balmy weekend had me under the Malibu stars wearing a simple but elegant shoulder-baring dress. The compliments I received prompted me to seek out more stylish ways to show some skin this season, and the first idea I came up with is the ruffled and backless (and Harry's Bar-worthy) , above. Also sexy yet chic: this lace , this floral , this one-shouldered , this plunging, this striped , and this strapless .
Photo: Jenny Walton
Talk over yesterday at Silver Lake's new Sawyer centered around the long awaited end of LA's June Gloom and the universal start of wedding season and its inherent hard-to-navigate intricacies, most notably finding the one dress fits-all-nuptials. Of course, I thought I'd try my hand at this challenge by providing a few options here. For starters, the retro-chic lace , above, this asymmetric , this black-tie-worthy , this romantic , this tiered , this embroidered dress (40% off!), this bell-sleeved , and this dramatic . I'll keep adding to this list as I find more!
1. Cos dress, $99, cosstores.com
2. Mocuin turquoise and diamond hoop earrings, $1139, nordstrom.com
3. Fendi bag, $1650, luisaviaroma.com
4. Nicholas Kirkwood sandals, $695, netaporter.com

1. And Other Stories knit dress, $95, stories.com
2. Le Specs sunglasses, $59, nordstrom.com
3. PHYNE by Paige Novick aquamarine and pearl ring, $1240, bergdorfgoodman.com
4. Valentino embroidered denim bag, $1745, netaporter.com
5. Splendid metallic sandals, $88, shopbop.com

1. Pixie Market denim wrap dress, $126, pixiemarket.com
2. Diane Kordas diamond and rose gold earring, $1039, matchesfashion.com
3. Alison Lou diamond, enamel and yellow gold earring, $452, matchesfashion.com
4. RMS Beauty Lip to Cheek in Modest, $36, netaporter.com
5. Indego Africa straw tote, $110, thereformation.com
6. The Row satin sandal, $795, neimanmarcus.com


1. Topshop embroidered dress, $210, topshop.com
2. Sydney Evan pave diamond earring, $575, bergdorfgoodman.com
3. Les Petit Joueurs color block pouch, $432, shopbop.com
4. Givenchy sandals, $417, netaporter.com


1. Zara linen dress, $99, zara.com
2. Cornelia Webb necklace, $95, netaporter.com
3. Yves Saint Laurent lipstick, $37, bergdorfgoodman.com
4. Mar Y Sol tote, $135, shopbop.com
5. Acne leather mules, $660, netaporter.com