Impeccable Summer Looks

Oh, glorious sun.  Not only do you warm me and brighten up my days, you bring out the inner fashionista. 

Summer weather is not a comfortable experience for everyone. And that’s understandable. There are obvious pluses and negatives to the soaring temperatures. 

Still, my senses and wardrobe can’t help but be inspired.

If a little heat is the price to pay for the freedom to wear my favourite shorts, sandals or airy dresses, then let it be.

While some may seek the comfort of shade this season, I choose to embrace the wide choices in colour, shape and textures there is to find in summer clothes.

After all, it won’t be long before it’s time to pack away some of my favourite pieces. Some, I fell in love with by my own tastes. Others, it seems, found their way into my closet by what the fashion magazines and store display windows deem fashionable.  Having said that, it just wouldn’t be summer (clothing-wise) for me without:

1. Sunglasses. First choice here is an obvious one.  Although I discovered my face was too round to pull off the ever popular aviator style lenses everyone else seems to be sporting, the disappointment ended up being well worth the search to find the right ones. Now, I proudly take mine with me from the office ’til patio time.

2. Print dresses. Pretty, flirty, available in lots of shapes and sizes and fairly inexpensive. Enough said.

3. Open-toed sandals (If only to show off a great pedicure).

4. Shorts (not Daisy Dukes).  These are essential (at least to me) because they are a flexible piece that can be dressed up or down.

5. Tanks, tanks and more tanks. Let your imagination run wild.

— Alexandra Christopoulos