We have a few weeks left summer weatherAnd if you’re like me, the garment refresh is due. Since the temperature spiked to over 20 degrees in early June, I’ve tried to stay cool by wearing the coolest pieces in my wardrobe. If an item I own is made of linen or have short sleeves, you bet it becomes my target. But as someone with low heat tolerance (not that I’m complaining—let the sun rise!), lately, I’ve definitely prioritized comfort over style, and I want to achieve both. That’s when we enter July.
So I’m experimenting with something that’s pretty new to me: dresses. While wide leg pants And Jeans Having popularized the majority of our bottom-focused stories, we’re also acutely aware that skirts have become a fashion crowd favorite over the past year. Personally, I’ve been hesitant to keep up with different dress trends—most recently, denim maxi dresses and crochet midi skirts have flooded our Instagram feeds—because I associate this clothing category With my teenage years, the thing that I spent pulling down H&M was too short for normal tube skirts. However, at this point, I have discovered so many chic dress outfits that I just can’t resist anymore.
They are also a sophisticated solution to the challenges of getting dressed during a heatwave. That’s why influencers like Monikh Dale, Lucy Williams and editor of Who What Wear Aniyah Morina (among many others) are turning to skirts to keep them looking sleek despite the wet weather. See their easy looks below, then purchase the key parts you’ll need to recreate them.
