Summer Style: It's a Wrap!

Summer is upon us, and word is that it is going to be brutally hot (most likely hotter than normal) in terms of temperatures. Though we wish we could just swim in the pool or at the beach to keep cool all summer, that's not a very practical approach. Not only will you get pruned hands and feet (never a pretty thing) but not everyone has access to a pool or lives near a beach. So for all you land-locked fashionistas, its time to find out the hottest summer trends.

Our favorite by far is the wrap dress. There are lots of versions of this, from the Madonna H&M version:

that we think is just OK to the simpler but oh-so-flattering basic wrap dresses available at places like JC Penny's:

Yes, you heard us. These dresses are flattering, even if you are a curvy or larger woman. In fact, if you have a bust and some junk in the trunk, these dresses will hug your curves just right so that you look and feel sexy.

Bur our favorite wrap dresses ever come from Kara Janx, the fourth-place finisher on season two of Project Runway. Her kimono-inspired wrap dresses are gorgeous and she has become one of the most successful PR designers to date on the strength of these dresses. A few examples for you to swoon over before you hit the mall: