Fashion Files, 5.5.2026.

 

Happy Tuesday, friends, and happy bonus blog post day! I'm linking up with Amy and Marsha today for Fashion Files. Since Spring is in full bloom where I live, so that means that it's dress season! Here are a few that I own. 

I wore this yesterday to work! It's my favorite brand: Umgee. I bought this for Easter Sunday, even though I hadn't had plans to buy a new dress...but sometimes love strikes the minute you see something like this and you have to buy it when it fits like a dream. I had lots of compliments on this yesterday! Umgee is a boutique brand. 

I don't know what brand of dress this one is, but I also bought it from a boutique last summer. I hope I still love it when I try it on again this year! I bought this one to wear to an Old Dominion concert I went to last summer and fell in love the second I tried it on. I love the fabric; it's almost like a linen type of fabric, so it's thin and breathable. 

I bought this dress on the blog trip to Louisville in 2025 at an adorable boutique called Darling State of Mind. It's the Entro brand, which is another one I love.

This one is from Walmart, from three years ago. I think I started wearing it as a shirt, but I decided that I like it best as a dress when I'm tan. (I wear biker shorts under all of my short dresses.)

I still love this dress, and this year will be the third summer that I've worn it; that popped collar is everything! I love the white and black buttons that are in contrast to each other. This is a Shein dress, believe it or not! 

I bought this dress in the summer of 2024, I'll forever remember it as the dress I wore the day my ex-husband told me he wanted a divorce. (It's okay to laugh here.) Don't ask why I still have this, except for the fact that I love it so much. This was the first day of school when students started this school year! This is way cuter on than it is online...if you order, consider sizing up. 

This one's another older boutique dress, from about three years ago. I don't know the brand, or anything, but I have this same dress in black.

This dress is from Amazon! It's about two years old, and I still love it as much as when I first bought it. I love the pockets; I also have this in black, but the fit is different.

This dress is a Target find from three years ago. I wore this to church Sunday!

This dress is from Shein! I bought it in three colors: this one, baby blue, and a faded navy blue.

This dress is two years old, from Old Navy.

Lastly, this is another Walmart dress, from several years ago. 

Many of you have been really kind to tell me that you like how I dress and have asked where I shop. These are the places I shop! I do have some tips for shopping for clothes, though, that I'll share before. Before I start, I think it's important to know your body type. Be willing to know what styles make you feel good, and if comfort is a big deal for you like it is me, then factor that in. I'm a curvy girl, and always have been, so I tend to know my sizes and which fits I like the most. So here are my tips...

• know which styles best fit your body type and lean into those
• know the color palette you want and that look you look best in
• consider the season and the fabric
• if you can, try on before buying, or at least make sure it's returnable
• consider the shoes you have
• speaking of shoes, my pro tip (I'm laughing, I am no pro) is to wear neutral over black
• don't forget to accessorize

And that's all I've got for today, friends! I'll post this later on, but there's another one right under it for today as well. I hope you enjoy the day! See you back here tomorrow for the Hodgepodge. Love to all!

Jenn