I bought this little set on a whim for last minute event and then… ended up not wearing it. As I do. But I decided to keep it for summer because it’s right up my alley. It’s that in between of casual and dressed up, like I can wear it to dinner with heels or I can wear it casually on vacation with slides. I love a double duty kind of outfit for summer.

I’ve been loving strapless tops lately which is different for me. But I guess in my 41st year, I’ve stopped caring about my arms and I’ve started wearing strapless tops for the first time since 10th grade. My arms have always been my least favorite part of my body, even at my thinnest weight I’ve always felt insecure. (Feels mean to say that about my own body, now that I’ve typed it out. In fact, I like my arms just fine, I’m just aware they’re like the skinniest.) I’ve learned to hide them over the years but in doing so I miss out on pieces that I’d actually like to wear. So even though my arms aren’t my ‘thinnest’ part of my body or maybe this isn’t my most ‘flattering’ look, I suppose…I don’t know… I just don’t really care as much any more. Is this being in my 40s? If so, I like it.

Sometimes I do dress in the most flattering pieces, but sometimes I just want to wear what I want to wear. And I’ve been so drawn to the strapless pieces lately that I think I”ll chose to like what I wear over worrying about the size of my arms. I mean I still care and I still have insecurities, but it doesn’t change my path or ruin my day like it used to.

And before I get ahead of myself please know, this $40 set didn’t change my life. Therapy and time did. But I do like this little set and I’ll wear it freely. I’m in the large, perfect fit.

You can find it here.