Styling Soft Summer Shades
While shopping for my private personal style clients, I found a few pieces I wanted to try myself. Easy dresses, linen pants, and a gingham top are just a few.
I love the muted, medium-value colors with coolish undertones in the soft summer shade palette. How about you? Keep scrolling to take a look at a few of the outfits I put together using these beautiful colors...
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Outfit Details: Mini Dress | Denim Jacket | Slingback Sandal | Sunglasses
I love Paige denim so I expected I’d like their tops and dresses too. This mini dress is a little on the short, cute side. I’m 5’3” tall with “less-than-perfect” legs and I was comfortable in this. A denim jacket gives style, a low-heeled comfy sandal makes the length a little less sexy.
Giannina Floral Smocked Silk Mini Dress
PAIGE
A smocked mini dress with flutter sleeves and a tiered skirt is completed with a soft floral print that brings back memories of sunny fields and flower gardens.
Ryder Denim Jacket
FIDELITY DENIM
Constructed with a cropped fit, this denim jacket features classic details and a vintage faded wash for the casual-cool topper you didn't know you needed.
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Outfit Details: Midi Dress | Birkenstock | Calf Hair Belt | Pendant Necklace | Straw Tote | Bracelet Watch
Tank dresses are always in rotation when I plan my own outfits. Feeling bloated? Skip the belt. Add Birkenstocks. Look hip. Want to show your figure a little? Add a slim to medium belt to your waist. Change into a heel. Either way, don’t skip the necklace!
Ideal Rib Racerback Midi Dress
CASLON®
A go-to dress for sunny days is made from a soft and comfortable knit with slits at the sides for added interest.
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Outfit Details: Tank Top | Midi Skirt | Heeled Sandal | Earrings | Bracelet Watch | Bucket Bag
Don’t want to show off your legs? How about a skirt that covers them instead of pants? This midi skirt by Topshop can be dressed up with a blazer or blouse for work (as I’ve shown you before) or paired with a simple tank and sandal for a casual vibe.
Brightside Tank Top
MADEWELL
Slim, sexy and streamlined, this year's perfect racerback tank has a high neckline and cutaway armholes. Made of ribbed jersey, it's a winner with jeans or pleated pants.
Ditsy Print Bias Satin Midi Skirt
TOPSHOP
Bustling flowers grant fresh appeal to a saunter-ready skirt cut from alluring satin.
Outfit Details: Tank Top | Linen Pant | Block Heel Sandal
Linen pants go in almost every dressing room I pull during the summer. Easy, packable, lightweight.. I love styling a relaxed pant with a fitted tank. These are by Vince. The white is a little sheer so wear a nude panty. I love the big pockets that cover most of my rear. I added that block heel braided shoe I’ve been wearing ALL the time.
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Outfit Details: Cotton Blouse | Midi Skirt
A gingham top from Rails paired with a pretty lined white textured skirt and a nude heel made the perfect outfit. I’d wear this to church, out for lunch, or to the country club.
Mariah Gingham Smocked Cotton Blouse
RAILS
An allover gingham prints lends timeless style to a sweet and airy cotton blouse fashioned with smocking at the neck and cuffs.
Matching Family Moments Jacquard Cotton Midi Skirt
NORDSTROM
Textural jacquard patterning adds trendy style to this cotton skirt cut with a timeless A-line silhouette.
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