You don't see the sundress much...Like it's simple partner, the shirt dress, it has a way of perking up a hot & humid sidewalk in Manhattan. I certainly get perked up when I see one. Understated and cheap. But elegant ...especially with pearls and a hat.
They met at the Old Spanish Fort on a Friday afternoon in August. Her hot pink Papagallos matched her strap belt and her sundress looked like a Bonwit Teller shopping bag. He sweated in the thermal inversion of the fort's swampy court yard but she was cool... white... and crisp.
It went without either saying where they were headed after lunch. To a hotel room - with air conditioning. But for now... they just drank in what they were going to do to each other.
One of my favorite shorts stories by Irwin Shaw: "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses".
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ReplyDeleteVery nice. How can anyone not adore a nice sun dress?
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Now that's a sundress description I won't be seeing in any J.Peterman catalog...
ReplyDeleteFor the life of me I've never been able to understand why women forgo cool sundresses in favor of tight jeans, or even tight shorts, in the heat of summer.
-DB
The shirt dress is one of the sexiest things on the planet...when worn properly by the right saucy wench!
ReplyDeleteTintin, you put the GAH in swinGAH! Nothing like the heat of summer.....and I'm not talking about the weather!!
ReplyDeleteSundress season on the campuses in the south is the absolute best... Although not for studying, because who can concentrate with that walking around?
ReplyDeletethe most important portion of this entry is: "what they were going to do to each other"...love it. and she's a looker too.
ReplyDeleteSundress spoken word from Coco Brown-
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Killer last line. We don't get too many opportunities to see either of those types of dresses in the rural Midwest (grumble), but they are inordinately appreciated when they do crop up.
ReplyDeleteTin Tin, you certainly have a knack for capturing nostalgia that I can relate too. I am from Florida and the sundress was worn to sexy perfection when it was the only choice. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteFall is upon us, the sundress is through
ReplyDeleteCome back from the motel, your next post is due!
She looks German. Ya Tintin?
ReplyDeleteI do miss sundress season in DC. There is no sundress season in Cleveland.
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