Now that we’re a couple of month into summer season, Marlee posed the query the opposite day, “What are everybody’s summer season staples?” A giant gab sesh began so naturally, we then thought that it was a reasonably nice weblog publish thought. So right here we’re! And very like a capsule wardrobe, it’s useful to essentially pinpoint what forms of items we gravitate in the direction of and may put on with what we already personal. It makes us higher consumers and happier in the long term. No extra “I’m certain I’ll discover a place to put on this” after which by no means do. Every of us on the workforce has our personal little fashion variations, so hopefully you’ll discover some good inspo and/or items that may provide help to beat the warmth. First up, our fearless chief…
Emily
General Summer season Type:
I’m residing casually per typical, however dialing in issues that make me really feel cute sufficient round city.
Nice Flats – I’m nonetheless loving the Dolce Vita mesh leopard ballet flats – they surprisingly go together with every thing and are tremendous versatile (not stiff, and due to this fact comfy). The intense blue Nike sneakers are strong, and my new pointy clear jellies are surprisingly flattering and cozy, and nonetheless loving these brown sandals from Anthropologie.
Jean Shorts (A number of Lengths!) – We’re all going baggier than we used to, and I’m nonetheless loving these Agolde shorties and the longer Hole Bermudas (I’ve in each white and light-weight denim).
Blousy Tops – I actually like the brand new one from Nordstroms I’m carrying within the opening shot. However my go-tos are usually both Doen or Love Tomas (Emerson Fry). The fragile cotton is so breathable, and they’re simply so fairly and but informal.
Head Scarves – I can’t cease carrying scarves on my head, both as a triangle or a scarf. Alex Mill, Madewell, and City Outfitters all have nice ones. This one is tremendous cute.
Aviator Sun shades – I’m going principally for knockoffs, however my final pair (Fetch) was from Consign Couture in Multnomah Village, the place I promote quite a lot of my garments, and I really like them. These are nice too!
Pearls – I like a lightweight strand round my neck always – pops simply the appropriate means.
Patterned Gown – I’m unhappy my Evereve costume is offered out (snag it if it comes again), however this new Madewell one is FANTASTIC. Such an excellent drape, comfy and versatile (and the sample makes it so forgiving).
Baseball Hat – This hat (within the opener picture), from Anthro, is my new absolute favourite. It’s a trucker hat with mesh backing and is so cute (regardless of being a pretend memento hat, which I believe is hilarious – nevertheless it’s such a superb hat that I ignore it).
Jess
General Summer season Type:
Outsized Button Up – This has been a staple for me for a lot of summers. What’s simpler than throwing on an outsized button-up with some shorts, over a swimsuit, as a nighttime additional layer? It’s so versatile and easy. Now, I bought my first Frank & Eileen button-up as a shock for Christmas, and it has been in heavy rotation ever since. It’s fairly excellent. After all, that one isn’t all that budget-friendly, so right here’s an excellent various for a fraction of the worth.
Activewear Shorts – I’m new to the love of “activewear” pull-on shorts that Emily and sure a lot of you will have been on for a minute. Bear in mind this publish Em wrote just a few years in the past? Nicely, I’m lastly right here and I’m comfortable as a clam. It began with my new shiny inexperienced Lululemon shorts and shortly expanded. I really like throwing these on with my Frank & Eileen button-up with my ballet jelly flats. It’s straightforward, informal, and a bit of enjoyable. The opposite pair I purchased is tremendous much like these (besides these are rather less “activewear” and extra “cute summer season shorts”).
Jean Shorts – A jean quick is a staple for many people, so no shocker right here. However to get particular, like Gretchen, I’m a sucker for these Agolde Parker shorts. They’re simply the proper match, the proper wash, and no matter what my waistline has been (I’ve fluctuated just a few sizes over the previous few years), I’ve at all times felt assured in them. They do have an extended model if that’s extra your choice. And talking of longer jean shorts, these can even be in HEAVY rotation this summer season and past.
Baseball Hat -Any ole common baseball hat will do, however what I hold grabbing are my “native merch” ones. I bought an excellent one after I was in Oaxaca from a restaurant known as Onnno that simply says “Sándwich”. It’s enjoyable, foolish, and jogs my memory of my unimaginable journey with my mates. However there are additionally locations like Altadena Beverage & Market that had been fortunately in a position to reopen after the fireplace. They’re promoting these “Altadena” baseball hats, the place 100% of the proceeds are going to fireplace victims. Only a small method to really feel a bit of extra linked to our communities and the companies that we need to uplift. (Additionally, if you happen to dwell shut sufficient, Altadena Beverage & Market has probably the most unimaginable wine choice, an unlimited non-alcoholic unfold, and a bunch of different scrumptious goodies and items.)
Jelly Ballet Flats – The true winner of the summer season! I need to put on these sneakers EVERYWHERE. I purchased them in clear after seeing our photographer, Kaitlin, put on them on our retreat, and I haven’t regarded again. They go together with every thing, are really easy to slide on, and are enjoyable however cool on the similar time. Okay, I’ve talked myself into it, and I have to get the pink ones now.
Enjoyable Tee – What can I say? I really like a enjoyable tee! I want both fairly fitted or pretty outsized. This “oranges” one is fitted and so cute (and people oranges sit ABOVE your boobs, in case you had been questioning:))! I’ve gotten a ton of compliments on it. I do know it’s not low-cost, nevertheless it’s comprised of 100% deadstock cotton in Los Angeles by a women-run model and sizes as much as 3x. Blissful to help these sorts of firms after I can.
Honorable Point out – A flowy costume you’ll be able to costume up-ish or down. This can be a no-brainer, however I don’t personal any that I can hyperlink up, nevertheless it needed to be mentioned in case you see me on the street in a flowy costume and suppose, “however that wasn’t on her summer season staples record?!” 😉
Caitlin
General Summer season Type:
THE Sun shades – I do know the all of the cool youngsters are doing tiny sun shades, however I DON’T CARE. Wayfarers are traditional for a cause! They’re universally flattering (particularly when you have an enormous ol’ spherical face, like I do), polarized for additional safety, and so they by no means get caught in my hair.
Hair Clip – that complete “reject modernity, embrace custom” meme? Nicely, reject your fashionable plastic claw clip and embrace the classic slide barrette!!! This $9 fish-shaped hair stick has been my most-used buy of 2025 – it’s the only method to elevate your look with completely no effort. (My greasy 3-day hair has by no means regarded extra polished.)
Enjoyable Sandals – Have I been sharing these contemporary flip-flop alternate options incessantly for the final a number of weeks? Sure. Do I’ve any plans on stopping? NO. My pair will get higher and higher with put on – the leather-based footbeds have now molded to my ft, they’re divine for lengthy walks, and so they’ve been garnering so many compliments from cool girls on the road!! I can’t imagine they’re beneath $70 – I’d have fortunately paid double that value as a result of I really like them a lot.
Thigh Saver – I purchase just a few Thigh Rescue minis yearly and scatter them amongst my tote luggage, suitcases, and purses. I do know some girls wish to put on shorts to forestall chafing, however I run sizzling and may’t deal with additional layers in the summertime – Thigh Rescue retains me comfy and pain-free at any time when I throw on a costume or a pair of shorts. (PS. I’ve been counting on it since 2019, so this advice comes with a lot of expertise!)
Pull-On Linen Pants – Take it from somebody whose historical condo lacks insulation and repeatedly tops 95 levels: these linen pants are a dream to put on on extra-hot days. Hole actually does an excellent job right here – the three pairs I grabbed final summer season have held up superbly over numerous wash and dry cycles.
Skort Gown – I purchased my first skort costume in 2023, and I’ll by no means return. It’s breezy, it’s easy, you’ll be able to go bra-less (!!!,) and it’ll hold you cool when it counts most. (Critically – that is what I wore to discover the blistering Australian outback.) Gown her up for date night time! Gown her down for the seaside! Put on her in the midst of a desert! Something goes! This costume will get excellent marks from me – it’s seemingly probably the most versatile piece I personal.
Arlyn
General Summer season Type:
Traditional Huaraches – Who am I kidding? As a SoCal resident, I put on these year-round, however they’re, after all, most acceptable for summer season. I’ve had my Nisolo’s Huarache Sandles in Almond since we did a sponsored publish with them like…six years in the past? They’re my go-to shoe for principally every thing. I put on them with clothes, shorts, denims, even leggings to expire to the shop. As a result of they’re so good high quality, they’re nonetheless kicking after what is probably going 50,000 miles on them. They’ll’t be beat, critically.
Quick-Sleeve Linen Shirt – Thus begins my “damaged file” summer season vogue record, as a result of principally all I put on from Could till November is a few variation of a button down camp shirt. I’ll admit I don’t have this *precise* shirt from Quince, however I’ve many similar to it I purchased some time again and put on on rotation. The value ($35) on these is at the least half if no more of the camp shirts I used to get at Madewell. They’re really easy to throw on, don’t follow my physique after we’re in heatwave territory, and look nice with principally every thing and on everybody.
Boyfriend Button Down – I’ve had perhaps 4 (?!?) of those boyfriend button down shirts from Previous Navy over the past 5 or so years, and the linen one I’ve is on common rotation now. I are likely to seize just a few throughout one among their many 50% off gross sales and simply put on them into the bottom. The most effective half about their free match is that you just principally don’t even really feel them contact your physique, which is excessive on my precedence record for summer season apparel. They’re very roomy, so I’d measurement down if you happen to don’t need to appear to be you’re carrying a parachute (although you do do!).
Barely There Cotton Shirt – Annnnd extra button downs. I ended up at Kohl’s a couple of month or two in the past searching down the one Winnie the Pooh quilt I might discover for my daughter’s upcoming massive woman mattress (at her request), and located this striped quantity which I’ve put on time and again since I scooped it up. It weighs virtually NOTHING, which ranks as #2 on that precedence summer season apparel record I simply talked about above. Truthful warning: the buttons are spaced additional aside them I’m used to, however even with my giant chest, it’s completely effective so long as you’re in the appropriate measurement (I bought a big).
Flowy Solar Gown – I’ve to take a break from all these buttons in some unspecified time in the future, proper? New to my wardrobe is that this 100% cotton shell-print costume from a retailer known as Metropolis Stylish that sells sizes 12 – 24. I’ve by no means purchased from them earlier than however I used to be happy with the standard and match of this one I bought on sale for about $50. In actual fact, the match works so properly on me that I simply may enterprise out into the world…prepared for it…sleeveless! ::Gasp:: (I’m being severe, as somebody who has hidden their arms away for many years.) Oh, and don’t even THINK of forgetting some thigh safety as a result of large chafing-induced internal thigh welts aren’t any good for anybody. I really like these cooling quick from ThighSociety as a result of they don’t squeeze you want shapewear, which is inconceivable on a 90-degree day. They arrive in three lengths (5″, 7″, 9″) and sizes from XS to 6x.
Chambray Button Down – Again to my repeatedly scheduled button down programming, this time with some chambray. I’ve purchased this one from Loft twice already (and actually, I ought to simply go forward and get a 3rd one whereas it’s on sale proper now as a result of I put on it THAT a lot). I discover some chambray to be both too heavy, too structured or too wispy, however this one is good. The edges are a bit of increased than the back and front which ends up in extra motion for any Hippy Helens on the market (I simply made that up, undecided it’s working however I’ll let it marinate).
Mallory
General Summer season Type:
Jean Shorts – I attain for these jean shorts on the weekly (if not day by day) in the course of the summer season. I really like these a lot, I snagged them in two totally different colours (additionally observe I minimize them to make them a bit shorter). They’re so roomy and never too tight on the thighs, however they match completely on the waist (which has at all times been arduous for me to seek out).
Light-weight Knit Shirts – I’m a knit shirt lover, and that’s as a result of they’re breezy and straightforward to stroll round city in with out sweating uncontrollably. I’ve just a few totally different ones in my rotation, however at the moment I’m rocking this black and white one with the prettiest particulars and this reasonably priced one from H&M (that has matching shorts!)
Assertion Trip-y Gown – I’m going to Palm Springs quite a bit, and after I do, I usually put on one thing from Farm Rio, so within the summers, if I’ve any enjoyable holidays or getaways deliberate, I wish to seize one thing enjoyable, flowy, and statement-y from them. This yr, I went to Hawaii (and really had the holiday of a lifetime!!), so I snagged this costume, which I truly can’t cease carrying. It’s nice for a enjoyable brunch or resorty dinner, and I completely love how farm rio clothes might be informal or fancy relying on the way you fashion them.
Button Down – I’ve at all times cherished a button down (particularly for bathing go well with cover-ups!!) I’ve a blue pinstripe, a pink pinstripe, and an electrical blue coloration that I rotate between consistently all through the summer season. I normally purchase mine secondhand at crossroads (they at all times have nice choices!) and bonus, you’ll be able to at all times store males’s shirts and so they’re generally cheaper…however for an internet useful resource that’s reasonably priced, this one from Previous Navy appears precisely just like the one I’ve!
Gretchen
General Summer season Type:
Jean Quick – I attain for these shorts so usually I could as properly sleep in them. Sure, they’re annoyingly costly, however they’ve really turn out to be my summer season staple pair and I put on them SO OFTEN I’ve far surpassed the price per put on. They’re the proper size, excellent misery, hug my butt good and have an excellent button fly. A measurement 31 matches me good!
Gauze Pants – I’ve been carrying these excellent pants since LAST summer season and so they have remained my go-to breezy pant choice. And really, I do put on these to mattress now and again. They’re so smooth and flowy and the gauze-y texture simply hangs so properly. They wash up rather well and I believe they get higher the extra you put on them. LL Bean has quite a lot of matching “Cloud Gauze” tops to make it a cute set as properly! And I simply noticed that additionally they provide the pants in a very nice, shiny French Blue, and mysteriously, they’ve simply discovered their means into my cart (I like a measurement giant and am usually a couple of 12 in pants).
Canvas Cap – 9 instances out of ten you’ll catch me carrying a baseball or trucker hat. I don’t know what it’s about them however they appear to have a chokehold on me. Particularly in the summertime. Whether or not they’re working time beyond regulation to disguise a sweaty/unhealthy hair day or simply functioning to dam out the solar, these Carhartt Canvas caps are ones I attain for on a regular basis. They’re easy, comfortable, reasonably priced, sturdy, straightforward to regulate–I might go on. I’ve them in just a few totally different colours and love all of them.
Sun shades – I used to be gifted a pair of these polarized Ray Ban Wayfarers and simply completely love them. Laborious to go flawed with a traditional! Whereas I might by no means justify spending lots of of {dollars} on say a Gucci pair of sun shades or one thing comparable, I would spend the cash on these if I needed to. They’re good and heavy–nice high quality–and the polarized lenses are simply the perfect. I seize for these each single day!
Sandals – I simply purchased these and like I predicted, am already carrying them to DEATH. I’m a Birks-since-birth form of gal as a result of my dad was an enormous fan of them rising up. Like him, as soon as I discover a comfy (and cute) shoe to put on, it turns into a day by day staple. I actually love the larger buckle on these and that it’s not a shiny gold. The sunshine leather-based goes with every thing and I can put on them allllll day lengthy with out comfortability complaints. I’m a measurement 9.5 usually and the 40 is my most popular Birks measurement.
Bikini Prime – This bikini prime isn’t something too particular, nevertheless it IS cheap and in addition very cute! Is available in quite a lot of cute colours and patterns. I really like carrying it with jean shorts and an open button-up within the summertime. Clearly nice to put on within the water too! Recently, I’ve been tying the highest so the straps every join/tie to the again strap, slightly than round my neck, and I really like the way it appears–barely extra comfortable for the ladies too.
Marlee
General Summer season Type:
Sun shades – I bought these sun shades within the spring and haven’t worn a distinct pair since. I’ve at all times cherished Madewell sun shades, however I believe that the standard of them has gone up not too long ago as a result of these really feel means much less glare-y than pairs I’ve had from them up to now. I really like the form of those – they’re a smaller form however not too small, extensive sufficient to not really feel such as you’re carrying glasses made for a toddler!
Turkish Towels – I’m deeply obsessed with swimming as usually as attainable in the summertime, which normally means packing a bag for a Sunday swim, then not unpacking it and simply bringing the identical bag for a fast river dip on a Monday after work. These towels are my favourite for these swims as a result of they’re extremely light-weight and so they dry FAST. AKA no moldy moist towels in my bag:) They’re additionally simply so enjoyable and are available in an infinite quantity of colours.
Go away In Conditioner – That is additionally a bag important – at any time when I’ve moist river hair, I like to spray just a few spritzes of this on my hair because it air dries. It smells so so yummy and is a brilliant good, lighter product that enhances my curls and reduces frizz. Extremely advocate for anybody, however particularly when you have wavier effective hair. It doesn’t weigh it down like different leave-ins.
Physique Lotion – That is my favourite favourite summer season lotion that I’ve been utilizing for so long as I can bear in mind. It’s such a yummy traditional coconut scent and is tremendous light-weight and “watery,” so it’s extremely straightforward to layer and take in. There’s no higher feeling than exhibiting after a day within the solar after which placing this lotion on with clear pajamas:)
Summer season Footwear – These are a few of my favourite summer season sneakers for river days (and simply strolling round). I’ve them in white, however they arrive in SO many enjoyable colours. I really feel like they keep on higher than flip flops, which is nice for trekking all the way down to a swim spot. They’re additionally waterproof, so you’ll be able to take them within the water or simply hose them off in the event that they get soiled. I’ve had the identical pair for at the least the final 6 years, and so they’re nonetheless in wonderful situation.
Summer season Gown – My favourite summer season costume is one which I’ve had for 4+ years, so it’s sadly not accessible – however my love for it’s much less concerning the particular costume and extra concerning the form + vibe. Enter shift clothes! Particularly as a swim cover-up. I really like how light-weight and breezy they’re, and regardless that it’s so easy and has no form to it, it screams “berry choosing after which getting slurpees after,” which is extremely particular however precisely what I would like my summers to really feel like. This one is probably the most much like mine (love the ties), however I additionally LOVE this Doen x Hole costume and this one. Additionally, this – ah, there’s so many!
Hope this was enjoyable and made you suppose extra about your staples. Right here’s to a cheerful and funky summer season.
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Opening Picture Photograph Credit: Photograph by Kaitlin Inexperienced
