Color Play — The Summer’s Second Wave of Fashion
A beautiful print in restrained colors. From Theory.
Every year, when summer rolls around, I get excited over the weather, the food, and the fashion. What looks better after a long, hard winter than easy clothes in cheery pastels? The fact is, however, those airy summer colors and I? Well, we don’t get along all that well. (Can we say washed out?) The great thing about the psychotic quantity of lead time fashion gives the actual seasons is that by the time the first actual day of summer arrives, the stores are putting out their second wave of clothing. The fall clothing isn’t quite here yet, but now on offer are summer cuts in slightly deeper, fall-slanted hues. Perfect.
This season, the stores are full of soft greys and purples, in flowing summer-weight fabrics that will be perfect for long August evenings by the water. Here are some of my favorites.
I am, as always, a sucker for a silky top. Maybe they’re not quite right for a picnic, but they’re perfect for summer evenings in the city.
A little glitz for evening! From BCBG Max Azria.
Love the easy, flowing cut and the sparkly detailing. From Rebecca Taylor.
Dresses are also very much the order of the season, night or day:
Easy but put together -- a shirt-dress from Theory.
Totally summery, in colors appropriate for daywear. From Banana Republic.
Understated, sophisticated greys. From BR Monogram.
I love the Theory skirt! It’s gorgeous. I know exactly what bag I’d carry with it.
I feel like my life might require that BCBG top. For all those “wandering around the city looking hot” emergencies.