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I went to lunch with my girlfriends yesterday, and my queen Lauren asked what she should wear this summer. I jokingly said you could check TIGG, but then I realized that she should totally be able to check TIGG for that info!! So while I will 100% be sharing some outfit inspo, stores, and lookbooks, later on, I thought, why not start with giving you a basic outline of how to dress this summer. And while some of it might be common sense, it's a good way to check your closet and see what staples you have or need to get. Because I get it, sometimes dressing in the summer is hard. It's so hot, and you keep going back to those jean shorts and either an oversized Sublime shirt or a Brandy Melville top from 2019. So this article is great if you're looking for some super quick new staples that you can resort to and look like the ultimate it-girl this summer without even trying. Oh, and thanks to Lauren for being my supportive queen, this one's for you, MWAH.
First up, let's talk about denim shorts. I love a jean short, like don't think I was hating on them earlier because they are 100% a closet staple. It's just all about the way you style them! And if you like wearing them as I mentioned earlier, then you do you, I just want to give you some super easy ways to expand the way you style them.
The quickest and easiest outfit with jean shorts would be with a wife-beater, a vintage zip-up jacket (Abercrombie, Juicy Couture, etc), lots of accessories, and either cowboy boots, chunky sandals, or dad sneakers. See how easy that was?
Now if you really wanna elevate your jean short looks, upgrade to Bermuda shorts. They are so ugly they are so hot! Bella Hadid is a fan of them and I am too. You can style them the exact same way I mentioned above, or you could pair them with a tank top and crochet off-the-shoulder long sleeves (which you could even DIY). And feel free to add a pair of big tinted sunglasses or small black ones.
Staying in the shorts category, they don't have to be denim. In fact, there are so many cute shorts out there that aren't denim, yet people seem to always overlook them, and IDK why. I think a pair of tight but stretchy, colorful, striped shorts are the move! Pair them with a baby tee and you have the more effortless but trendy look. Add a pair of cowboy boots or a chunky sneaker and BOOM. I love the shorts from Gimaguas, they are literally perfect for this look. You could also pair them with a tank top that has a matching color and then tie a jacket around your neck. So cute.
And if shorts aren't really your thing but you still want to show some skin, mini skirts are your best friend. In fact, you can never go wrong with mini skirts.
If you are looking for a new fit to wear to the beach, here is exactly what I would do. First, throw on your favorite bikini (preferably from Frankies) and make sure the strings on the bottoms are thin. Then add your tiniest denim mini skirts (because skirts should be the size of a belt) and pull up the bikini bottom straps out from the skirt so you can see them. It's giving Y2K is it not? Now add a wife beater that you cropped yourself, bonus points if you can see the outline of the pink bikini top. Throw on some platform flip-flops or Simon Miller bubble clogs and tada! Accessorize as you please and I encourage adding a tote and picking up a smoothie on your way.
You can even wear this fit without needing to go to the beach. Ditch the bikini and trade the flip-flops for knee-high boots and the tote for a shoulder bag. And if you aren't loving the transparency of the white beater feel free to switch it out for a baby tee.
And if you want to show less skin, trade the mini skirt for a midi skirt! I'm a proud lover of both. However, midi skirts can get flowy so I would suggest either wearing a tight top with a flowy skirt or a looser top with a more skin-tight skirt.
And when it comes to midi skirts, tube tops and baby tees are your best friend. You could go for a monochrome look with a matching tube top and flowy-ish midi skirt, or play with graphics with a casual and funky baby tee with a simple tight midi skirt. Oh and feel free to go with a maxi skirt too, those are also great when styled properly.
And on that note: tube tops! Tube tops are definitely the move this summer and they are so versatile! Dress them up or dress them down and you can pretty much pair them with anything. Here are some simple ideas that you can keep in the back of your mind when you don't know what to wear:
If that didn't convince you that you needed a tube top like yesterday, then IDK what will. Oh and don't worry, I wouldn't leave you hanging like that. The most perfect and cutest tube tops you can find are from Djerf Avenue. They have a bunch of colors and they fit perfectly, miss Matilda knows what she's doing.
You might be thinking, "well I don't want to have to think about what matches this summer, I need something to throw on and go," then that's where these two pieces come in.
A flowy dress or overalls will be your savior this summer. Just grab and go! You only need one pair of really good overalls and just throw on a bikini or baby tee underneath and you are good to go.
As for a summer dress, the options are endless. You could go short you could go long you could go tight you could go flowly blah blah blah. Whether it be a vintage short and silky slip dress or a long tight one from Skims, you only have to throw on one thing. Personally, I prefer a flowy summer dress, it's just so angelic and feminine. I feel like I want to just frolic around in a field of flowers or hit up a farmers market and grab a coffee with my besties.
And when it comes to styling a dress, you could do pretty much anything. I think for a shorter summer dress a pair of cowboy boots, sunglasses, and a small vintage purse is all you need. For a long dress, I would add more jewelry and wear either a chunky sandal or flip-flop. And you can pair it with either a big or small purse.
Well, there you have it, babes. I hope you can have some ideas now for what you can wear this summer. It's my favorite season to dress for because the possibilities are endless! But like everyone else, there are days when I have to get dressed and everything I thought I knew just goes right out the window. So I know I will definitely be coming back to this article when I need to know how to style something. Plus now when you go looking for a new summer wardrobe, you should have an idea of some basics you need! Anyways, I hope this helped (you guys and Lauren). Stay tuned for some more summer outfit inspo!
Zendaya in Sportmax
Julia in Balenciaga
Kendall in Balenciaga
Sydney in Miu Miu
Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent
Kim in Balenciaga
Zoë in Saint Laurent
Emily in Armani Privé
Elsa in Mônot
Taylor in Alexandre Vauthier Couture
Camila in Alexandre Vauthier Couture
Camille in Celine
Suki in Alexandre Vauthier Couture
Maude in Saint Laurent
Heidi in AZ Factory
Alessandra in Stephanie Rolland Couture
Barbie in Fendi
Lily in Fendi Couture
Hunter in Rick Owens
Anya in Dior
Nicole in Saint Laurent
Pairs Hilton once said the wise words: “skirts should be the size of a belt. Life’s short. Take rises.” Like could that be my yearbook quote?
And it seems to be that Miu Miu and their mini skirts are the faces of this trend. Every person and their mom has been seen wearing the iconic Miu Miu runway look, featuring a cropped mini skirt and a cropped sweater.
So I’m not surprised that Miu Miu brought back their iconic skirts (that haven’t gone out of style yet) for their Fall 2022 show. Except rather than a cropped work pant, it's more of a preppy schoolgirl vibe. The looks were giving tennis at the country club and NYC socialite has to wear her private school uniform but gave it a little snip to make it more fashionable.
I’m also a big fan of the ballerina-esq leg warmers with the flats. It's quite obvious that Miu Miu is keeping its eye on current trends, and they know what the people want. I wonder when we are going to see stylists switch from the old Miu Miu skirts to the newer ones, or if they will become sick of this look before they can do that.
The legendary founder of Off-White, Virgil Abloh, who sadly passed in November, had his last show. This beautiful venue featured a giant crystal chandelier in the middle of a white room filled with icons like Rihanna, ASAP Rocky, and Devon Lee Carlson (and a bunch of other cool people).
The show itself also had an amazing casting director because all of the supermodels showed up for this one. Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Kaia Gerber, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Candice Swanepoel, Joan Smalls, Helena Christensen, and the list goes on and on.
Let me tell you, the looks did NOT disappoint. And Bella looked AMAZING. Like words cannot describe. Her in that white gown and killer sneakers and strutting her stuff, her aura was indescribable.
I also loved the fact that Kaia and Cindy walked a show together, talk about goals. Cindy wore a long layered tulle skirt with a varsity shirt and cropped blazer. Her hair also looked stunning per usual. Kaia wore a short puffed-up blue skirt with a yellow tee that said “POP” and carried around the latest iPhone. Queen.
And I wanted to point out that I loved the little black dress that says, “little black dress” on it, worn by Kendall Jenner. However I wasn’t a huge fan of the kitten ear hats, it's giving middle school and I’m not really a fan.
According to miss style queen, @devonleecarlson, and miss nail artist queen, @nailsbymei, each model had different nails. How iconic is that? And yes, I love throwing that word around. Shut up.
Before the show, Devon also took us around for a little behind the scenes, which was super cute and dare I say…iconic. It was giving Fashion TV and I loved it. We got interviews with @karliekloss and @gigihadid, and we even got a little outfit run down from Devy boo. She wore the CUTEST denim set and her bangs looked so good. Great move.
Overall, the entire show was simply stunning. Between the clothes, the music, the vibe, the location, the models, everything was utterly stunning. It’s definitely a show that will be on repeat for me. You can view the whole collection here.
I have said it before and I will say it again: an iced coffee is the best accessory. It literally elevates every outfit and every photo.
Like every time I go out I’m like, “I need to be holding a coffee right now.” And you can think to yourself, “um what that’s so random.” Or “everyone just has a coffee because they are drinking it.” And if that’s you thinking that right now, then leave. Because the girls that get it, get it. And those are the girls who I love.
And it's not just me who always wants to have an iced coffee in her hand. I mean look at the super it girl, Bella Hadid. She is always caught carrying a delicious iced coffee or iced matcha (btw matcha is just as acceptable as coffee). And you can’t tell me that she doesn’t look super hot doing it. I mean Bella Hadid always looks hot but you get what I mean.
And this isn’t something new, and it doesn’t always have to be the same vibe. Like using a drink as an accessory can be SO VERSITALIE and give like 100 different vibes.
Exhibit A: MODEL OFF DUTY WALKING AROUND NYC
Can you tell how much these pictures have been elevated because of that trendy matcha? Like it was giving it girl because it's Bella Hadid but now it's giving it girl because she's an it girl whose giving it girl. Ya know?
Exhibit B: CHIC AND MESSY COOL NYC SOCIALITE
The vibe is literally just the Olsen twins. Like that's the mood and that's the goal with this coffee.
Exhibit C: PILATES GREEN JUICE GIRL
Whether you really did just finish pilates, or you went grocery shopping, holding a green juice of iced coffee is going to not only elevate your mood, but it's going to elevate the vibes. And the paparazzi pictures. So grab your matching workout set and drink of choice and go be that girl.
Exihbit D: SUPER TRENDY IT GIRL
YKTV.
Exihbit E: LA GIRL WHO JUST HIT UP ALFREDS
It's giving LA influencer but in the best way possible. Like Kendall Jenner during the summertime hanging with her supermodel friends. Or Lily-Rose Depp with her wired headphones and coffee in hand.
Exhibit F: EFFORTLESSLY BEING THE COOLEST AND HOTTEST PERSON
Because what says more effortless than, “oh I just stepped out to grab a coffee, I didn’t even mean to look this drop dead gorgeous *hehe*”
When Miu Miu first introduced its Spring 2022 Ready-To-Wear collection, we didn’t realize how actually ready to wear it is. I mean at this point you would have been living under a rock if you haven’t seen someone in this micro skirt and belt. Don’t get me wrong, the set is super cute, but I think these celebrity stylists need to look elsewhere for a sec.
This super popular set has a Y2K meets preppy vibe. “Trousers are cut into abbreviated skirts, sweaters and shirts carved out to reveal the body. Edges are left raw, elements of construction exposed in commemoration of the spontaneity of these actions.”
Hailey Bieber and Emma Corrin wore the set for the Miu Miu s/s campaign and Nicole Kidman for Vanity Fair. Even Saweetie posted in this runway look.
Kiko Mizuhara also wore Miu Miu for Muse Magazine and the photos were EVERYTHING.
The most recent it girl seen wearing this set was Paloma Elsesser, who was the cover girl for I-D Magazine. She was on The Out Of Body Issue and OMG she looked AMAZING. She ate this up and left no crumbs.
Honestly though, if I could get my hands on this set I would. But we don’t all have stylists, but we do have thrift stores. You could totally run over to your local Goodwill and grab an old man’s sweater, button-up, and work trousers. Then all you gotta do is cut them as short as possible, keeping that raw edge. Talk about DIY queen. Just keep in mind, with this look you can’t be scared to show a little skin.
Or even just take inspo from these looks and make it your own. My it girl Courtney Mawhorr cut up an old Brandy Melville sweater and totally pulled a Miu Miu moment and she served.
I think the moral of this story is that you should grab a pair of scissors, your dad's sweater, and the shortest skirt you can find and take on the world. Totally hot.
Oh. My. God.
Miaou just released part two of their Spring Summer Collection and lemme tell ya: it's everything and more. I haven’t seen a collection from a brand recently where I need everything, but I need everything from this whole collection. Like I pretty much put every single item in my shopping cart.
Matching sets, corsets, and micro skirts are all the range in fashion right now and Miaou hit it out of the ballpark with theirs. They offer everything I just said and more in this new collection and it truly is giving everything.
Miaou said the collection was inspired by a Paris meets Punk vibe and they totally nailed it. The pieces have a young and flirty Paris aspect, but that fashion icon New York vibe.
The only way I could think of describing the pieces is you know that fashion influencer who is such an it girl and is invited to the floral Dior pop up in New York and then has dinner at Carbone with her friends and wears all the trendiest clothes? That girl is buying this whole collection right now.
It’s giving Devon Lee Carlson, Lindsay Vrckovnik, Bella Hadid, Savannah Hudson, and Amalie Gassmann. AKA all the it girls that I just described.
My personal favs from this drop are all the mesh sets with the super tiny skirts. They are perfect.
The new collection offers mini skirts, mesh tops (long sleeve and short sleeve), corsets, bikinis, dresses, pants, tube tops, one-pieces, capris, and leather. So basically everything anyone could ever want. Honestly, if you didn’t like this drop then we definitely have different ideas of hot.
I also made the perfect lookbook showing you exactly how to style one of their sets, and I continue blabbing on about how I TRULY love this collection.
All I can say is, Miaou, if you are reading this, please send me something and I will give you my left arm and Louis Vuitton duffel bag and all the content in the world. Love you <3
I’ve seen all the it girls strutting their stuff with this new hot accessory either on their head or around their neck.
Bella Hadid’s paparazzi pics have recently been a walking ad for them and Lindsay Vrckovnik even wore these out with her look at NYFW.
These Airpods Max from Apple are not a cute price (around $500) but they are super cute. Everyone has the silver ones so do what you will with that information.
I personally cannot wait to get my hands on a pair.
Remember when Lily Rose Depp was always seen with a pair of wired headphones so everyone used wire headphones as an accessories? Same vibe here. Except these don’t come with your iPhone. But they have a really cool sleek look. It’s giving NYC socialites getting coffee after class.
These headphones are wireless and have a great sound system, plus they are super comfortable. According to MoblieSyrup, “the AirPods Max build quality is beyond anything I’ve encountered before with over-ear headphones, including Sony’s WH-1000XM3, Beats’ Solo 3 headphones and several other over-ear sets from Bose and Sennheiser; they’re truly on another level.”
Oh, and you can totally customize these with Apple and engrave them. How cute!
I recently styled these Airpods in a lookbook, so if you have a pair and want to show them off for the first time with a really cute outfit, I feel you and I got you covered. And for those who want to style a more affordable pair of headphones (or are looking for a cute retro pair) I’ve got a lookbook for that too.
Now despite the fact that these headphones are super trendy and all the it girls seem to have a pair, I totally understand how these might not fit in everyone’s budget. And because of that I did some surfing (the web. not the ocean. duh) and I gathered up some still super cute headphones that give a similar it girl vibe, but they are going to make a little less of dent in your wallet. Per usual the links are below *wink*.
Who even needs clothes when you have a killer pair of shoes? Like seeing these fur boots everywhere is really making me feel like Carrie Bradshaw when she said, "when I want a ridiculously extravagant pair of shoes, I find a way to buy them.” The specific boots pictured are from Miu Miu and they are to die for. Perfectly impractical. Just the way I like it.
But this honestly isn't the first time I've seen fur boots hit the snow. They've popped up on my Pinterest and Instagram every once and a while and each time I have the impulsive need to get a pair. However, now that the queen of Instagram has made her appearance in a pair, I have a feeling we will see a lot more of these. And of course, now I have to get some just to wear with a slinky bikini in the freezing snow. Like props to Kendall, she took "do it for the gram" to another level yet again.
However, if you're like me and flinched when you saw the price tag that came with these kicks, you don't have to stress because I've already found a super cute pair of fur boots that are way more affordable but just as cute. Plus,
However, if you're like me and flinched when you saw the price tag that came with these kicks, you don't have to stress because I've already found a super cute pair of fur boots that are way more affordable but just as cute. Plus, they are a little more practical so you could def wear them around town. And if you are looking for a way to style them, I've already thought of that and made you a super hot lookbook.
Anyways these previously mentioned boots are from the beloved Zara and they can really elevate any mini skirt. And they come with good news and bad news. Good news: these boots are currently 50% off making them only $59 USD when they usually sell for $120 USD. Bad news: ever since I posted that lookbook they have been sold out in every size. Sorry girls. But don’t you worry, you know I would throw in a quick pair from Amazon for you, so here they are. These Amazon boots aren’t as cute as our other options, but they get the job done.
But honestly, I’d recommend getting a more timeless pair of Uggs before you get any fur. And yes, I called Uggs timeless. I bought my pair of Uggs forever ago and I wear them every single winter, whether Hailey Bieber does or doesn’t. So there is no Ugg slander allowed here.
But a little trend never hurt anyone and who doesn’t want to twin with Kendall Jenner? So get some Moon Boots for Hailey and some fur for Kendall and look at you become the next LA influencer. So simple right?
The mini bag and the shoulder bag are everywhere. They are the “it bags”, and no hate I have an obsession with collecting as many as I can. Literally, everyone owns a shoulder bag and if you haven’t caught on to that then you have been living under a rock. Kendall Jenner is always seen strutting her stuff with a small bag and Devon Lee Carlson even did a collab with Marc Jacobs to make a mini bag.
But are mini bags forever? Def not. And I think their time is slowly coming to an end, but nobody wants to admit it yet. While everyone is still getting their matcha from Alfreds with their vintage Dior Saddle Bag, the thoughts of the Olsen twins and that worn-out Birkin is slowly occupying the minds of it-girls.
We’ve all been living in that early 2000s Y2K era where Paris Hilton and Mischa Barton repped everyone’s fav mini bags, but all good must come to an end and as we grow in time we are starting to lean towards the later 2000s, where a giant purse was all the rage.
I mean, it only makes sense. We started in the early 2000s with our love for a super tiny bag and now we switch to the later 2000s with a super-obnoxious-throw-everything-in-it bag. I mean I’d love to see queen Devon showing off a Louis Vuitton Multicolor Keepall 45 or the Balenciaga Work Bag. It's only time until she's posting with a Balenciaga City Bag and I will stand by that.
We’ve seen all there is to it when it comes to a micro bag and nothing shocks me, anyone. It’s all designers copying designers and I want to switch it up. I’m literally bored. Bring in the oversized tote!
And if Kendall can go from that micro shoulder bag to a giant Bottega Veneta Jodie bag, anyone can. In fact, it’s kinda iconic for you.
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*UPDATE*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
Remeber how I said I need to see Devon with that city bag? Well, she just posted with one and I had to share how on point we were. Queen Devon has spoken, so you better start eyeing some big bags ASAP.
