august has its own magic
having fun with your clothes and transitional dressing
Summer dressing is a roller coaster.
When it starts, we all feel a little awkward and out of place. Wear shorts and bare our legs? A tank top feels naked.
Then we acclimate. And it’s good times. We find our rhythm.
And then, halfway through, we get bored. Everything in the closet feels…tired.
But August has its own magic. When you know summer is almost over, you get a little jolt of energy. As a parent, your brain is already drifting to fall. Back-to-school calendars, kids programs, registration dates. But you’re also trying to soak up every last drop of summer. More swimming. Later bedtimes. Less rigid routines. Packing it all in.
That push and pull shows up in how I am getting dressed. I’m thinking about fall textures and layers, but I’m also squeezing every last wear out of my summer pieces. One day it’s a sheer polka dot mini dress, the next it’s a cashmere sweater with white trousers.
I’m pulling out pieces I never wore, experimenting more, and feeling oddly uninhibited. With a little summer glow, everything feels easier to wear. If you’ve ever had a spray tan, you know exactly what a tan does for your confidence. August is really the perfect moment to have fun with your clothes.
Wearing what I wouldn’t have worn in june
…a polka dot dress
The mini shorts. I wrote these shorts off as ‘vacation only shorts’. Too short for the city. Eight weeks later, they’re in heavy rotation. It’s funny to see how your comfort zone shifts.
