Summer Polka Dots

Boden - sport "Virginie" ruffle blouse
Recently THE SAVVY SHOPPER began a trilogy by featuring stylish gingham and stripes, so today let's complete our summer patterns with playful polka dots. What fun they are to wear! Dress them up or down. Look snazzy and casual smart! 

A white shirt might show every speck of dirt, but polka dots are more forgiving, letting you lean against a park bench or picnic chair. Polka dots complement blue jeans and black slacks.

Here are several other adorable ways to wear them:





        




The retailers are: 1) Borden - "Penelope" frilled, fitted dress; 2) Double Trouble - retro halter swing dress; 3) ASOS smock dress; 4) Ralph Lauren crepe A-line dress; 5) ModCloth - gathered-wasted dress; 6) Borden - "Lois" hourglass dress; 7) City Chic - buttons and bow dress (in what retailers call a plus size); 9) Henry Roth - wedding, or ball gown; 10) A generic tee with a classic pencil skirt of 2 different polka dot sizes 

Look at the pretty polka dot wedding dress! It works. What are your favorites?

This completes THE SAVVY SHOPPER'S trilogy of summer patterns. Are you ready to jump on the gingham, stripes and polka dot bandwagon? Do you have these patterns in your closet?
Sheesh, it was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini that made one woman afraid to come out of the lockers!😮


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