Despite summer technically starting in June, the weather
hasn’t been too great in England and for the last month or so, we’ve been
having more rain than shine. However, the weather is starting to get better and
summer finally seems to be here (yay!) which made me decide to do a post about
5 trends that I am loving for the summer months.
Pastel
Pastel is probably my favourite trend to wear this summer. I
think it’s a really easy way to add a pop of colour to an outfit, without it being
too vibrant. Wearing pastel coloured nail varnishes is probably the easiest way
to incorporate pastels into an outfit. I’m loving Topshop nail varnishes at the
minute, and below are some of my favourites from their range of pastel colours.
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| Left to right: Parma Violet, Prim and Proper, World's End |
A pastel coloured top is another great way to wear pastels.
They can easily be paired with a black skirt, leggings or shorts. You can
probably find a pastel top in most stores. I bought the one below from Oasis a
few months ago. I love the tie detailing on it and it can easily be
accessorized with lots of different jewellery pieces.
Pastel jeans are something that when I first saw them, I
wasn’t too sure about. I didn’t think that I would be able to pull them off and
I wasn’t sure what I would wear them with. However, I couldn’t resist trying a
pair on and as soon as I did, I was in love! I bought the below jeans from
Topshop and I’ve been getting a lot of wear out of them. Despite it being
summer, the typical British weather is still unpredictable so they’re great to
wear on the days where it’s not so warm. I’m sure I’ll be buying a couple more
pairs of pastel jeans to add to my sixth-form wardrobe as I now think that they’re
a great piece that can be worn through into autumn as well.
Ombre
I think that ombre or ‘dip-dye’ has been a very hit and miss
trend; some people love it and others aren’t so sure. I personally think it’s
great and I love how easily and effortlessly it can be worn. I actually only
own one piece that is dip-dyed, and that is the shirt on the left below, which
is from Zara. However, I love dip-dyed tops and I think that they are very
versatile as they can be paired with shorts or leggings. Ombre shorts are great
to wear with a plain t-shirt and I think that I will definitely be investing in
some ombre shorts before the summer is out!
Studs
I think I love studs simply because they can add so much to
an outfit, even though they are only a small piece of detailing. I’m
considering buying a pack of studs online and customising some clothes (maybe
some shorts or a shirt) so if I do decide to do it then you can definitely
expect a blog post about it! One of my favourite studded pieces has to be the
shoes below from Topshop. These are currently my favourite pair of shoes; I
wear them everywhere and they are so comfortable and look great with
everything. I also think that studded collars and shorts are great ways to wear
studs as they can both easily be worn with other pieces.
Crosses
One thing that I have been loving is crosses, whether they’re
printed on a t-shirt or in jewellery form. I prefer to wear crosses as
jewellery as I think that it is a more subtle way of including crosses into an
outfit. I own quite a lot of jewellery pieces which include crosses- my friends
have even started telling me to stop buying cross jewellery because I already
own too much! Some of my favourites from my ever-growing collection are below.
The two-fingered ring is from Dorothy Perkins, the pearl cross pendant is from
Topshop and the stud earrings are from online jewellery website Kukee.
Patterned leggings
Although I’m unsure if I’d ever have the confidence to buy
and wear them, I love patterned leggings for the days where it’s a bit cooler.
I think that they look great when paired with the right top; I would choose a
plain top and let the leggings be the stand-out piece of the outfit. My
favourite patterned leggings would probably be the cross print leggings. I also
think that galaxy-print leggings can look really nice when worn with the right
things- they can be very hit and miss, depending on what they are worn with! I
hope that I will be able to buy some patterned leggings soon (most likely the
cross leggings) as I would love to be able to wear them- it might just take
some getting used to as I usually stick to plain black leggings.
So that’s my 5 favourite trends for summer. What are your
favourite trends for the summer months? Let me know in the comments, I would
love to hear what you think!
Love from Amy x
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