Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women of all ages. Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme. This month's theme is "Beat the Heat" and was picked by Me!
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I don't know about where you live but this summer seems hot to me. Or maybe, it's just normal summer weather as the past few summers for us in Wisconsin have been quite cool and rainy. I don't seem to be able to handle the heat as well as I used to. I've been waking up at 5:00 am and getting in the garden early so that I'm in the house by noon. My flowers and vegetable garden are absolutely loving all this heat, as you can probably tell by my background. 😀
I chose the theme "Beat the Heat" for this month's Ageless Challenge because we are now right smack in the middle of summer and I wanted to see what the ladies of Ageless Style, who are located all over this great nation and Canada, wear in the dog days of summer to keep cool.
My absolutely favorite item to wear on hot days is a skort. I usually wear athletic skorts like
THIS ONE. I have had these athletic skorts for 8 years and I still wear them regularly and they still look brand new. What a great investment that turned out to be. But this summer, I wanted more variety in my skorts so I purchased two new ones: the one I'm pictured in today and a khaki skort with a cool belt that'll I'll have to show you another day.
I purchased my skort from
JCPenney and I see it is on sale today and comes in several other colors and patterns. Hmm, do I need to order more? 😀
The skirt is on the short side, but longer than most pairs of shorts would be. But because a skort has shorts underneath, I feel quite comfortable with the length.
Another way I like to keep cool in the summer heat is to wear white. You hear a lot of women say they love to wear black; I love to wear white. I think it's so clean and fresh looking and in the summer it reflects sunlight and heat keeping the body cooler compared to darker colors which absorb heat. I especially love white tops that are lightweight, thin, and loose; although I am getting a little annoyed with how thin most tops are these days. They are so thin that they are see-through and I have to wear tank top underneath. If I have to wear two tops, that defeats the purpose of keeping cool with a thin top.😆
My top is new this year. I found it at TJMaxx.
So how are you keeping cool this summer? I'd love to hear from you.
Now be sure to check out how the other ladies in the group are keeping cool and link up with us as well.
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