When I worked outside of the home, my very favorite place to shop for business-casual attire was LOFT (I still think of it as Ann Taylor LOFT…anyone else do the same?). My build is petite and a bit curvy, and I found their clothing to hug where other brands droop, and give me a bit of breathing room where other brands cling to me. By far, their jeans are my favorite brand, as well.

Also, they know how to have a smokin’ good sale! 🙂

Even though I’m no longer logging hours in an office that requires a certain style of dress, LOFT still has many great pieces for the summer that I’d love to see hanging in my closet, and that I could put to great use! I think this might be my top pick from their shop at the moment. This super cute dress can go from the grocery store to the office to the beach, even. I think it needs a bit of splashy color added to it by way of accessories, but other than that, it is ready to go!

For those of you who are like me and would love to doing some serious shopping at LOFT this summer, but then remember the status of your bank account and have to hold that thought, I’ve got some great news! LOFT and WhoWhatWear.com have joined forces to create a Summer Wardrobe Sweepstakes.

Here’s what you need to do:
1. “Like” LOFT on Facebook.
2. Enter your email address when prompted on the LOFT Facebook site.
3. Wait for your winning email! 🙂

They are giving away a $1,000 LOFT gift card every week in June, so you still have a few chances left to win!

PLUS, on June 21st (this Tuesday!) from 4-5pm EST the WhoWhatWear.com founders Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power will be answering all of your summer style questions in their first-ever live chat. If you tune in to the chat, you’ll get an exclusive discount code to shop at LOFT!!!! During the chat, the focus will be on the hot summer trends, and how to wear them.

So what summer trends are you looking forward to trying? I’m a bit behind on what is trendy right now…anyone care to fill me in???

I received a gift card to LOFT as a thank you for posting about this awesome giveaway. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.