Funny how I started off the season posting all manner of summer dresses with the excitement and anticipation of sweltering hot days and sultry evenings…
…and now I’m considering how to still wear those dresses and other summer purchases in our typical British Summer.
My most recent post (here) was about styling summer dresses with boots and this one is all about layering!
Layering is an obvious solution to maximise the wear of all those lovely summer pieces that were bought with such high hopes at the start of the Summer!
Here’s a few stylish tricks that will improve the cost-per-wear of your early summer purchases and keep the chill at bay…
First up, wear a dress over trousers.
I posted about this trend earlier this year (see here). And whilst it’s a relatively new (albeit resurrected) trend, it is set to stay. So it’s worth getting familiarised with this concept now, so that come A/W you are fully comfortable wearing a dress over trousers as it going to be BIG. The key to getting this look right is proportions.
Next, wear a sweatshirt or chunky knit over a summer dress or with your favourite floaty midi or maxi skirt.
And if a sweatshirt doesn’t work, then grab your warmest biker jacket – it’s a great contrast!
And finally, resurrect that 90s trend of layering a Tee under a dress or jumpsuit.
Popping a T-shirt under your strappy dress or jumpsuit is such an easy way to prolong the life of these summer pieces. It’s a hot trend right now, but one that is brilliantly practical too. I buy cheap-as-chips white Tees from Primark which do this job perfectly.
I’m still desperately hanging on to Summer, so these layering tricks are proving useful to me right now.
I hope I’ve offered some solutions on how to keep wearing Summer clothes as the weather gets chilly – but before we fully embrace the new season trends.
For more layering inspiration, please check out my Summer Layering Pinterest board.
Thanks for reading and do leave a comment below.
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I love the t-shirt under your jumpsuit – it looks great! I love layering a denim jacket over my summery dresses, it just about keeps the chill off!
Thanks Tori! It’s great to know that I can keep wearing this jumpsuit, even though the weather may be letting us down! I also love pairing a denim jacket over summery dresses – it’s a fab look! Thanks for reading! X
It’s such a shame we haven’t been able wear our summer wardrobes as much as we want to – I’m currently wearing a jumper…in August!!!
Em x
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Isn’t it the same every year Emma??? I bet when the kids go back to school and all the shops are filled with the A/W stock, we’ll have an Indian Summer – it’s always the way!!!
Really good tips. I like layering a dress over trousers…looks chic!
Thank you so much! I really love being creative and ‘playing’ with this look.. and you are right, I think it looks pretty ‘chic’ too! Thanks for reading X
I love the gingham and floral print shirt dress – I nearly bought it too but got the skirt in the same print instead 🙂
Emma xxx
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I love this look but struggle being completely comfortable with it due to being such a shortie???