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Warm weather brings multiplying choices in denim, from shorts to skirts and dresses in the fabric, and new colors such as red and turquoise. When in doubt bridal petticoat , Paige Adams-Geller cocktail dresses under 50 dollars cocktail dresses under 50 dollars, who designs denim styles for adults, hews to a few simple strategies.

Ms. Adams-Geller, founder of Paige Denim strapless cocktail dresses , in Culver City, Calif., seeks out pieces in lightweight denim that creates a fluid effect. With traditional jeans, \"you can feel the weight on your body, like it\'s holding you in,\" she says.

In summer toddler flower girl dresses uk , she says, she also looks for looser cuts and \"more relaxed styles, like the modern boyfriend jean or something with a flared leg—not something that\'s sticking to my body.\"

Ms. Adams-Geller is careful to watch the length when picking out denim shorts and skirts. With shorts, the shortest she\'ll go is a piece with a 2.5-inch inseam. She generally prefers cuts that aren\'t form-fitting, and she often rolls up the fabric to create a cuff of no more than one inch wide. She avoids pieces that end at the knee. \"They cut your legs in half and make you look frumpy,\" she says.

If she\'s wearing cut-off shorts, Ms. Adams-Geller likes to offset the casual feel of the frayed hem with a fitted, tailored top. For instance, she might pair her shorts with crisp cotton shirts or silk blouses tucked in and anchored with a belt.

Also fashionable this year are high-waisted shorts and tailored flared jeans. Ms. Adams-Geller suggests pairing these with a body suit, which won\'t come untucked and ruin the sleek, stunning evening dresses elongated line.

She seeks out tailored looks in denim dresses . too. Women, she says, strapless white cocktail dress strapless white cocktail dress sometimes make the mistake of going with \"little girly shapes\" in such pieces. \"Don\'t wear anything that\'s poufy or schoolgirly with pleats strapless evening dress shop strapless evening dress shop,\" she says. \"You want something really fitted, like a button-down shirtdress with a belt.\"

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\"I like the play of denim on denim but not having the look be blue on blue,\" she says.

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This season, the denim skirt Ms. Adams-Geller likes best is a button-down A-line piece that ends just above the knee, which she calls a \"throwback to the \'70s.\" She wears it with a tailored shirt or a peasant blouse, belt and wedges.

If you\'re going for a longer denim style, such as the popular ankle-dusting skirt, Ms. Adams-Geller suggests looking for pieces that are cut in a narrow A-line style that won\'t make the wearer look shrouded in fabric.

This season, Ms. Adams-Geller likes jeans in white, pastels such as \"peachy pinks or soft greens\" and bright colors like turquoise, coral, yellow or red. (She urges women buying white jeans to take a close look in the fitting room to make sure the fabric is opaque.)

Colorful denim is a bold look, and Ms. Adams-Geller is careful to keep the overall outfit uncomplicated by \"color blocking,\" or using single blocks of color rather than patterns. She will pair turquoise jeans, for example, with a coral silk blouse and white wedges for a clean look with \"pops of vibrant color.\"

Flouting the traditional fashion warning against wearing denim on both top and bottom, the designer likes to pair bright jeans with classic collared shirts in chambray, a lightweight, often pale-blue fabric that is similar to denim.

\"I like the play of denim on denim but not having the look be blue on blue,\" she says. She often wears her chambray shirt tucked in or tied at the waist. Another option is a silk or sheer feminine blouse worn tucked in.

\"It\'s nice to have that summery, flower girl dress uk lightweight wedding dresses beach weddings simple , gauzy feeling,\" she says. \"It\'s having the yin and the yang, pairing something that\'s more feminine with something more masculine.\"

Ms. Adams-Geller doesn\'t worry about staining white or light-colored jeans. Her secret: carrying baby wipes in her purse.

The designer says she once managed to blot out cranberry juice that had spilled on her white jeans by taking them off in the bathroom and pressing baby wipes onto the front and back of the fabric. \"They do wonders,\" she says. \"It just lifts the stain right out.\"