Wear It Now

Elie Tahari sheath dress, Chanel belt, Hermes collier de chien bangle (all own), sunglasses c/o MessyWeekend and jacket c/o Coolibar

Post author:Nicole Mölders
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Why Are Summer Clothes so Exciting?
Wear It Now
Wear It Later
Top of the World Style Linkup No. 267

Why Are Summer Clothes so Exciting?

It doesn’t matter whether it is the new dress you bought for summer or whether it is your favorite dress from last summer. In spring, we gals are all eager to wear our summer items to up our mood thru the last chilly days. We fight our winter wardrobe boredom with spring fashion layering. In fall, we are all in denial and want to keep wearing our summer favorites. Somehow the summer clothes don’t bore us at all. Maybe it’s because the long school free time in summer when we were kids or just because we just like the long days and the less restrictive dress code.

I love the high-low hem of this dress’ design and the nice cleavage. However, in Alaska in rarely gets warm enough to wear this dress.

stylist Nicole in white with red, pink, blue and turquoise print and orange shoes — Outfit details: Elie Tahari sheath dress, Chanel belt, Hermes collier de chien bangle, Very Fine Dance Shoes sandals (all own), mirrored sunglasses c/o MessyWeekend and jacket c/o Coolibar

Here some inspiration how to wear the dress in summer.

Newport News tailored leather jacket with Eli Tahari sheath dress, Moschino belt, and studded pumps (all own)

How to wear it in fall: Short-sleeve blazer with Elie Tahari sheath, Paloma Picasso xo belt, and Nicole fall sandals (all own)

Eli Tahari printed sheath dress with white denim jacket, Gloria Vanderbit red pumps, 3.1 Philip Lim tote, and Paloma Picasso sunglasses

Elie Tahari sleeveless summer sheath dress worn with Moschino belt (all own)

Wear It Later

An easy way to transition summer pieces to fall is to pair them with items from our winter wardrobe. To extend their wear into fall, pair them with items of similar color from your cold season wardrobe. See the photos below for an example.

fashion over 50 sheath worn as skirt for transition spring to summer — Outfit details winterized office look with summer dress: Elie Tahari abstract print sheath worn as skirt under GNW Luxe wool cashmere sweater accessorized with DIY scarf, Chanel belt, pantyhose and Salvatore Ferragamo pumps (all own)

Add matching shoes. The result looks like a pencil skirt with a sweater. To downplay the contrast between the summer and winter pieces repeat the lightest color (here white) by adding two accessories in that hue (here the belt and scarf). The result: a fresh colorful outfit for work. To not freeze to hypothermia wear a half-slip underneath the sheath. Nobody will know that little secret. As outerwear add a transition season coat.

How do you wear your summer items now or do you wait until it is warm enough? Show me in the linkup at the end of this post.

Top of the World Style Linkup No. 267

Welcome to the Top of the World Style linkup party. The featured bloggers from last week’s party are:

Suzy Turner in jeans, top, floral kimono — Suzy of Suzy Turner became the Top of the World OOTD Readers’ Fav. Photo from her post.

Nora of Jacket Society in kimono, white pants and pink top — Nora of Jacket Society became Top of the World Style Winner. Photo from her post.

Ada and Vivian in little red dresses — Ada and Vivian of Elegance and Mommyhood became Top of the World OOTD My Fav. Photo from her post.

Congrats Ladies! Grab your award buttons.

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Photos: G. Kramm