Happy Monday from not so far away!  While I am always ready to jet set (never soon enough), I had an amazing local weekend here in Philadelphia enjoying summer sun, happy hour cocktails over looking the city line and celebrating my love on his special day… Father’s day!  — Oh and U2 in concert last night —  But I digress… Staycations are always welcomed by this non-stop mama!  With beach days upon us though, I wanted to highlight one of my fave summer dresses for you.  The Antigua Mini Dress by Free People.

Dress: Free People || Shoes: Free People || Necklace: Nordstrom (similar)|| Earrings: (similar) and (similar) || Bag: (similar) at Free People

Of no surprise, this dress has that open back feature I love so much which leads the eye right to the delicate button-down detail to the hem.  It’s puffy shoulder and balloon sleeve makes it a bold statement while the tailored waist keeps its ultra fem silhouette.   The dress is super comfy, and can be worn as either a beach cover-up or girls night get-up.  And did I mention, this little number has pockets by the hips?

This dress gives endless possibilities for the summer!  With its versatile purpose fitting into any occasion, it come in 4 fun colors (Raspberry, Ivory, pastel yellow, and black).   I love it so much that I even have it in both the raspberry (“flora”) black! I’ve matched it up with a fun woven tote bag (similar) and my statement feather earrings from Anthropologie (similar)!

Have a look below to see the styles that can help you achieve this fun summery look!

And on that note… Have a beautiful week friends!

xoxo,

~ Laura