I like the supergoop tinted, LaRoche Posay tinted, and the ISDIN tinted that I bought in France.
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Look at The Classic T Shirt website. They sell tees with 3/4 length sleeves; they are also well-made shirts.
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I have a thin/dress-ish print top that I think of as 3/4 length sleeve, but last time I wore it realized it is elbow length. I like traveling with it (non-summer) because easy to pack, makes a good layer under black sweaters/jackets.
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Has anyone here tried on or bought the Brochu Walker Havana dress? It comes in a lot of colors and looks comfy for summer, but the puffed sleeves are a turn-off.
I had to look it up since I have not heard of it! 
Looks comfy! Reminds me of some dresses of similar style posted here a while ago. I think they might have been from Anthropologie.
Have to say I really like some of the knits on that website but I doubt they would look as good on someone who is not 34A/6 feet tall.
ETA: This is the Quince one.
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The Anthropologie dress is called the Somerset. I have ordered and returned that dress. It’s very heavy in the cotton twill. I have it in velvet, I feel other fabrics than the cotton are more flattering. Not as much fabric if that makes sense
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Yes, that is the dress I was thinking about! Pretty but definitely a ton of fabric!
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I like the look of that dress on other people, but I tried it on and as you kind of said - it was just too much dress.
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I think the Brochu Walker one was the one that everyone copied – because almost everyone makes this dress! But the comments about fabric highlight what concerns me!
After many many hours shopping and purchase/returns think I found dress for black tie optional wedding. Yay can wear existing sling back shoes I got for work too since it’s long and kinda hides them!
https://www.lulus.com/products/significant-allure-black-slinky-knit-ruched-maxi-dress/2367011.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shipment_delivered&utm_source=klaviyo_tr&_kx=TmrRh6Al1ynHT3yJhBeJKUKApWE9REvac4ZAwTbzvKI.VUn4wH
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Nice choice! (To see the detail better I also looked at the green color. Very pretty.)
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Looks very comfortable! I am also looking for a black-tie optional dress for an outdoor July wedding in CA. I’m leaning towards going way outside of my comfort zone and choosing a color (no pink, yellow or lavender) or a floral pattern. I just went to a wedding this weekend and loved all of the floral gowns. MOB and the grandmothers all had long floral skirts. I don’t want a skirt but I loved the look! MOH had a beautiful floral gown. Many of the younger guests were wearing colorful gowns.
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At the wedding I was at recently the matron and maids of honor had flowery dresses (3 different, but all coordinating), and the other bridesmaids had plain colored dresses. The MOB and MOG also had flowery dresses on. The “theme” was garden party cocktail, so lots of floral and bright cocktail dresses on guest too.
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I love looking at all the flowery, summery dresses. In fact, I actually bought a White House Black Market blue, flowery dress with a flowy hem (uber discount - non-returnable).
But when compared to the simple lines of a black straight dress, the simple one just looked so much better on me. Flowery one was giving (for me!) matronly vibes and there was just too much going on.
And daughter said plain dress was “a huge upgrade”'compared to flowery. 
. So it’s definitely individual!
Still love seeing those cute summer prints…
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I love a simple, classic style too. And I’m a neutral color girl (black, taupe, grey, white), so choosing color or a floral pattern is definitely out of my comfort zone! I would rather blend in - so the jury is out on what I will actually go with.
There are definitely a lot of styles that come across as “matronly” to me as well (especially if I search “Mother of the Bride/Groom Dresses”), so I am trying to stay away from that. I am getting a lot of ideas for when my younger daughter gets married. Of course, when that happens and I start looking, I won’t find anything I like 
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Simple, classic styles tend to look best on me, and I gravitate toward solids. Having said this, I recently traveled with a very “effortlessly stylish” friend who had a number of floral print dresses for hot day sightseeing/hanging out. She looked terrific (as always) and it created a bit of a hankering for patterned day dresses. Liking this one.
We’ll see!
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I saw this article last week and thought of this thread as the author discusses recent trends in wedding guest attire. She has some interesting thoughts. The outfit shown in the photo with the feather skirt is from 2014, but it’s still very cool!
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/style/jenna-lyons-wedding-guest-advice.html
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That’s an interesting article! I like her ‘balance’ advice - if wearing earrings, no necklace, etc.
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I generally look better with plain bright colors near my face. The dress I wound up with for the wedding, which I really liked, was mostly navy blue, but it had blue and white flowers on it too. I think I posted it above but this is the dress Aria Floral Embroidered Dress | Hobbs US |
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Cute dress! Did you get the little blazer that is shown with it? I’ve been at weddings (summer/spring) where it’s freezing - hard to find a cute, matching item to help keep warm!
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