Stylin' Mamma: Paint it Black

Summer's a-comin' and the mercury in San Francisco hasn't topped 62 in weeks, with no heat in sight.  A closet full of springtime loveliness taunts me as I try to get ready for yet another gray May day.

It's weeks like these when I am grateful for the Little Black Dress.  That Throw-On / Accessorize / Go closet staple that needs but a swipe of eyeliner, an occasion-appropriate shoe, and a statement necklace to look like something.  

Most of the fashion bloggers I follow are singing white's praises this season, but for those of us facing a bleaker forecast, I humbly submit the following black beauties.

1. The starting point: a basic scoop-neck jersey dress (And it's DVF.  And it's on sale.) 

2. The beachworthy belted tunic

3. The evening contender

4. The comfiest jumpsuit

5.  The office-appropriate shortie

6. The popover the begs for a gladiator sandal

7.  The breezy trapeze 

The Shoes

for play

for work  

for dancing  

The Extras

understated glam 

festival-bound

makeup must-have

- Jaime