We are no climatologists but it’s pretty hot. Fine if you’re by the sea, less fine if you’re trying to work, eat, sleep or generally live your life. To navigate a heatwave that makes you buckle unless you’re wearing a hat – which should be something big and straw by Jacquemus or Filu – you need the right clothes and shoes. Here are ways to beat the heatwave in style …
Floral prints are baked into summer fashion, so the renegade choice is to accept this while wearing them in a different way. The short, strappy summer dress is over. This heatwave, it’s about the loose maximalist version, inspired by Gucci and Richard Quinn; see the consciously shapeless lemon yellow print dress from & Other Stories or something cream by See By Chloe. The latter is ideal, because a heatwave doesn’t always mean nudity, and because a little excess fabric is good to get the air moving. MF
Linen hasn’t had the best rap over the years, evoking bohemian kaftans rather than haute fashion. But this season it has been given multiple seals of approval by the fashion pack, and is naturally (ooh!) the perfect fabric in which to style out hot and sticky weather. It can also bridge the gap between smart and casual: Albus Lumen’s zip-detailed shirt is meeting-approved chic, while Raey’s beige button-front skirt is a great example of a piece that can be dressed up or down. SC
It’s not impossible to wear white in winter. But it can feel a little challenging on the psyche. The LWD is short, usually cotton or linen, and usually comes with a little twist (a little broderie-anglaise, a little embroidery). If the little black dress is sexy, then the short white dress is more … prairie? Our money’s on the laced-back cotton dress by Rebecca Taylor or – outsider choice – a nightie by Pour Les Femmes worn as a dayie. As dresses go, it’s not staggeringly practical, so wear something around your waist on the bus to avoid marks. MF
For more read the full of article at The Guardian
