yellow dress long Prom Gown, High Slit Party Dress, Elegant Style Finished with a slit for ease of movement Massimo Dutti Flowing Vneck DRESS.

And worn open, a coat can elongate your figure

The contrasting white and black is a great color combo (and this definitely doesn't feel like too much white) and the gold buttons are a fun touch

Zimmerman is a newer brand to me, I discovered them while doing some shopping on Shopbop

I can't say that I'm 100% not guilty of this either, but seeing how some of my favorite dresses (like the bubble-gum pink dress I'm wearing above) have been repeating themselves on all of my trips in these past couple of years, I noticed a few patterns that I want to share to help you start collecting those vacation pieces to be more conscious of your travel/vacation clothing purchases

Hem the skirt by folding 1/2 inch and another inch and sew