Summer Fresh Dressing

It's about 40 degrees here in Perth, day after day. I'm barely leaving the coolness of my air-conditioned lounge room because a one second venture outdoors would mean sweatsville. It's too bloody hot to even consider going anywhere unless I absolutely have to. Bread runs, post office, quick catch up with a  friend unless I fancy going cabin crazy is about all I can manage at the moment although I did manage a morning swim at the local pool the other day and even at ten o'clock in the morning I still came home slightly sunburnt. 

I don't know what it is about this heat, but it seems to me that every year it is getting hotter and every year my clothes seem to get less summer-friendly. That's part of the reason why I prefer to  stay indoors - long sleeves in the Australian summer is effing torture.

I'm finding abayas less and less co-operative so I've been on the lookout for breezy maxi dresses. Of course, the chance of finding long sleeve maxi dresses in stores here is rare so I kinda did a "Hell yessssss!" fist pump when SORA sent me this little baby from label Love to Dress. Perfect colour combo for summer (or spring for that matter) and cool as a cucumber (well at least cooler than my other long sleeve dress options at home).

I chose the turquoise version because the bluey-green is something I am majorly missing in my wardrobe. It also comes in a pink/white and black/white combo but hands down the turquoise is the best. 

Big bonus to this dress? It's lined. I can't begin to tell you how important that is to me. 

I hate buying a nice dress only to find my bra features show through from underneath which usually sends me into manic spin trying to find some sort of neutral slip or satin top to go underneath it in place of proper lining, which can be quite hectic and a waste of time knowing my massive unorganised traits. Having it all there ready for me in one dress is such a plus in my books and shows me the designer has really thought about the dress not just in terms of visual design but also in terms of practicality. 

(Don't mind the ubiquitous baby shot - the little fella doesn't leave me alone to take pics by myself so he ends up in more photos than he should. Camera hog or what?)

This is the third time SORA have sent me something from the labels they sell and each time they have quality pieces so if you're wondering about purchasing any pieces online I can pretty much guarantee a good buy. I've also heard they may be stocking The Sultaness jewellery line soon, which is where I got the fancy hand jewellery from. I also received a few more pieces from the new collection so I'll reviewing those babies soon for you.   

And yes, I totally just matched my nails to my dress. Lucky for me it was a 100% perfect match which I can't say about the wedges. Slightly darker, but oh well. Can't have it all, can we?