An Emergency Pre-Summer Dispatch
The hot weather white tee, fake tan tips and a moodboard to pull ideas from...
Earlier this week, I was going to bed in a sweater. Today, I’m wearing silk trousers and a T-shirt that I’m desperate to pull off, and it’s only 8:00 a.m. After what feels like a solid month of grey days, it looks like summer has arrived early in the U.K. Look, don’t just take my word for it. Is it too late to book annual leave for next week?!
This happens every year - it hits out of nowhere. So consider today’s post your emergency pre-summer dispatch. Think outfit formulas to test out next week (including the summer pieces from last year that are firmly back in my rotation), my hot weather makeup bag, a moodboard, a white tee that you won’t completely boil in and more.
First up, a few posts from last summer to familiarise yourself with…
A good starting point if summer dressing makes you clammy, even just thinking about it…
How Not To Hate Dressing For Summer
I promise I’m not trying to rub your nose in it, as I hear that the weather is not so great in the U.K. right now. I’m also aware that I’m supposed to be ‘on a break with social media
If you’re looking for more holiday-specific recommendations, here’s a good capsule to build from…
Everything I Wore Last Week: Three Nights In Mallorca
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Five outfit formulas I want to wear next week. I always come back to the photos I took for this post…
Five Outfit Formulas To Try This Summer
Look, summer so far in the U.K. has been pretty dismal. We’ve had the odd five-day stretch of sun, but then it reverts to the factory setting of grey, overcast days with a smattering of rain - RAIN! I know. So, there hasn’t been much opportunity to whip out all those summer looks I’d spent the spring cooking up. However, next week looks to be CRACKING a…
OUTFITS FROM LAST YEAR
Last summer was one of the first where I really found my flow with summer dressing. Sure, I still relied heavily (and pretty much exclusively) on a neutral colour palette. But I ditched the suffocating denim, leant on linen basics and discovered a love for mini dresses. In terms of what I’m excited to wear this year, I’ll be digging out these pieces again:
Reformation Jessi Linen Dress* (you can go one size down in this)
LESET Barb Boxer Shorts* (find dupes here* and here*)
Toteme Wide Summer Trousers* (find a good altenative here*)
Dragon Diffusion Big Santa Croce Bag in Tan* (Madewell does a similar version*)
AGOLDE Parker Long Clean Denim Shorts* (I wear my usual AGOLDE size in these)
Has that wet your whistle? Well, it’s time to take a peek behind the paywall. Today, paid subscribers get access to my top face SPFs (so light, you’ll forget you have ‘em on), a summer white tee I love that ISN’T the Margo, my makeup routine for hot days, faux tanning tips (streak-free guaranteed!), and the moodboard to help you pull together everyday outfits when it’s sorching outside…