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Musings on a Summer Wardrobe

Cotton dresses, swishy skirts, candy shades and oversized sun hats: what I'm wearing (and loving) this summer

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Skye McAlpine
Jul 17, 2024
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I love summer dressing: I love sun dresses and straw hats and using baskets for handbags. My summer things bring me joy - in a way that my wooly jumpers and thermals somehow just don’t. So here are a few favourites from my summer wardrobe, that I’ve been wearing non-stop, plus a few things that are top of my wish list…

  1. This is pretty much the perfect summer dress: light cotton, crisp blue and white stripes, and a roomy fit. It’s long enough to dress up for evening with a pair of tall wedges and a clutch bag; and comfy enough to enjoy wearing during the day with a sunhat and flat sandals.

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