Nautical Striped Dress To Pack for Vacation

I packed up my favorite nautical striped linen dress that I bought last year from Mango. It is the perfect casual dress that is easy to wear and can be worn anywhere. I love a good striped outfit when I am near the ocean. It is an easy outfit to throw on and stripes always look good on anyone who wears them. That is why they are a timeless trend that can be worn again and again. Having a few go-to striped pieces in your closet is a must! And if you are planning a late spring or summer beach vacation you may want to invest in a nice piece to add to your wardobe that you can wear all through the summer monts and beyond.

Vacation Style Must Have: Striped Dress

A striped dress is a staple that everyone should have in their suitcase. Finding the right style that you love to wear more than once might take some trial and error and research. There are always small details that make us want to throw out a perfectly good dress. Like itchy, stiff, wrinkly, heavy materials. Or it’s baggy in all the wrong places or just a little to tight to wear comfortably all day. That is why it takes some time to find the right everyday dress.

If possible save your money and buy from a sustainable and ethical brand. Or second hand through Poshmark, The Real Real, Etsy, or thrift shops and estate sales. But if you cannot afford to buy from a sustainable brand or don’t have the time to rummage through a thrift store. At the very least try buying an affordable garment that is made out of a natural material. Seeking perfection with a sustainable lifestyle is not accessible for most people because it is way too expensive or time consuming. So we have to find ways to live sustainably for everyone’s budget and as long as we are trying to change our habits that is what matters most.

Tips for Finding the Perfect Everyday Striped Dress

Some helpful tips that I always follow are to know the kind of materials you like to wear. Sustainable materials is a subject I want to talk about in another blog post. But when shopping for a dress that I want to easily wear again and again I normally look for cotton, linen, hemp, Tencel, and silk. Not only is synthetic materials extremely bad for the environment I find that they are extremely uncomfortable as well.

Another tip is to measure your proportions and compare to the measurements of the dress you are interested in before buying anything online. This always saves me a lot of time and money by taking a quick moment to do this. And when you have your measurements you can always store them in an easy to reach place like your apple notes. And if that doesn’t work there is always returning if the shop offers free returns. Or re-selling on Poshmark if you have worn it a couple of times before you realize the flaws. But buying a new dress should be an investment and chosen wisely and with care.  

Sustainability Should Be More Accessible

If possible save your money and buy from a sustainable and ethical brand. Or second hand through Poshmark, The Real Real, Etsy, or thrift shops and estate sales. But if you cannot afford to buy from a sustainable brand or don’t have the time to rummage through a thrift store. At the very least try buying an affordable garment that is made out of a natural material. Seeking perfection with a sustainable lifestyle is not accessible for most people because it is way too expensive. So we have to find ways to live sustainably for everyone’s budget and as long as we are trying to change our habits that is what matters most. I am tired of seeing people holding each other to perfection when it comes to sustainability. We are all from different backgrounds and have different ways of shopping consciously. And starting small is better than not starting at all.

Buying From Fast Fashion Brands More Consciously

Mango is one of the fast fashion brands that need to make a lot of changes when it comes to paying and treating their workers more humanely. But at the very least this dress is from their linen collection which is a material that is easy to grow and process plus it will biodegrade faster than anything synthetic. Just remember when you are shopping at fast fashion brands because it is all that you can afford or you find something that matches your style that you have to have. Just buy from these companies sparingly. And find other ways to demand radical change. If you want more information about how corrupt the fashion industry is with examples of how it is the second most wasteful industry I urge you to check out The True Cost on Netflix.