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May 27, 2007
On the Street
Dress Whites

By BILL CUNNINGHAM
It isn’t even summer, and the white shirt and shirtdress are in abundance on the streets of Manhattan. There was even a canopy of hundreds of white shirts on Little West 12th Street in the meatpacking district. At evening parties, long white shirtdresses were reminiscent of Renoir portraits. The parks were punctuated with white dandelion heads, and the streets were flooded with sailors in town for Fleet Week.

[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/fashion/27street.html#
 
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, San Serif][SIZE=-1]Tony Cenicola/The New York Times[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, San Serif][SIZE=-1]Summer promises to be fashionably full of holes, with eyelet showing up as the latest retail confection. In accessories, separates and dresses, the lightweight feminine fabric — characterized by its whipstitched cut-out designs — can be found in an array of patterns and colors. Take a peek.
An OpArt oval print smock dress by Maggy London gives traditional eyelet a graphic spin ($158 at Macy’s stores); a simple shift by Vince makes summer dressing simple ($290 in white or black at saksfifthavenue.com).
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, San Serif][SIZE=-1]Clean rows of flower eyelets on a white linen baby-doll top by DKNY are especially chic in a fresh espresso-brown embroidery ($195 at DKNY stores).
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, San Serif][SIZE=-1]A gilt and taupe Bellette dress by Diane Von Furstenberg ($495 at DVF the Shop in New York, 646-486-4800) is a glamorous wrap over Shoshanna’s sexy yet demure white bikini ($190 at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, 212-753-4000).
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, San Serif][SIZE=-1]Juicy Couture’s eyelet and terry shorts ($148) and hoodie ($238, both at Juicy Couture, 368 Bleecker Street at Charles Street, 646-336-8151) are a sweet way to suit up.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, San Serif][SIZE=-1]Tony Cenicola/The New York Times[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, San Serif][SIZE=-1]Searle’s sunny A-line dress with pockets ($398 at searlenyc.com) and Shoshanna’s bright azure ’50s-inspired dress ($305 at Bloomingdale’s New York, 212-705-2000) are perfect for afternoon weddings or luncheons.
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As I just proudly posted in the jewelry box, thanks to the wonderful people here, I was able to overcome a groundless lifelong prejudice and join the millions of happy white watchband wearers, thus my contribution to the White Clothing Suggestions - if you haven't done it already, get you a white watch band! :smile: