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The Full Summer Wardrobe, Not Just the Dresses
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items Dresses are easy. The rest of summer dressing — the coverup you actually want to wear to lunch, the wide-leg pants that work on a rooftop, the sunglasses that tie everything together — that's the edit most lists skip. This one doesn't.
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Swim & Resort
Dresses For Every Occasion
Chic Separates & Accessories
Swim & Resort
A few swim & resort worth your tap — throw-on-and-go, every time.
Beach Riot has figured out that the best coverup is actually a dress you'd wear anywhere — the Malie is the proof. Short enough to feel fun, cute enough for a beach lunch, and the kind of thing that…
Beach Riot Malie Dress | Shopbop
Stone Cold Fox does the vintage-California-girl thing better than anyone, and the Ava Mini is exactly that. White-and-blue, breezy, the kind of dress that works over a bikini at the beach and then…
x REVOLVE Ava Mini Dress in White & Blue
Under $100 for a gauze popover dress that actually looks considered — Caslon figured out the formula for effortless summer dressing and made it accessible. The tiered shape adds movement, and gauze…
Cotton Gauze Tiered Popover Dress (Women) - Nordstrom
Lisa Marie Fernandez is the swimwear designer everyone with taste has quietly loved for a decade. The Beach Poncho is her version of a coverup — which means it looks like a piece you'd actually put…
Lisa Marie Fernandez Beach Poncho | Shopbop
A polka dot cowl neck that somehow reads as sophisticated — Tularosa made a summer dress that flows, photographs well, and requires zero accessories. The black-and-white dot mix is one of those…
Elma Cowl Neck Dress in Black & White Dot Mix
The name says ‘business casual’ but your body says ‘I’m on a yacht.' Coniglio nails the Florida-resort thing without the kitsch — this is the shirt you throw over a swimsuit, button it halfway, and…
Coniglio Palm Beach Business Casual Button Down Shirt | Shopbop
Dresses For Every Occasion
My current dresses for every occasion picks — polished, but make it effortless.
ELLIATT is the Australian label that makes the dresses stylists request by name — the Janelle in ivory is the kind of midi that transitions from a summer wedding guest to a dinner date without you…
Janelle Midi Dress in Ivory
NIC+ZOE is the brand behind the dresses that make a whole week easier — the Devon Colorweave Shirtdress is the one you pack for a work trip and end up wearing every day. Interesting enough to feel…
Devon Colorweave Shirtdress (Women) | Nordstrom
The Tess Halter Mini is ELLIATT doing summer prints right — the green multi colorway is vibrant without being loud, and the halter neckline gives the kind of drama that doesn't require a statement…
Tess Halter Mini Dress in Green Multi
A black gown under $200 is a thing that should not be possible, and yet — Lovers and Friends did it. The Galleria is long, clean, and has that very specific energy where you walk into a room and…
Galleria Gown in Black
Norma Kamali has been designing the world's chicest swimsuits and dresses since before most of us were born. The Halter Sweetheart Gown in celestial blue is her collaboration with Revolve — a…
x REVOLVE Halter Sweetheart Side Drape Gown in Celestial Blue
SEROYA makes the kind of dress that makes the fashion editors take pause — the Noel in grove green has an off-shoulder moment and mesh detailing that reads as sultry without trying to be. The color…
Noel Off Shoulder Mesh Midi Dress in Grove Green
Chic Separates & Accessories
A few chic separates & accessories worth your tap — throw-on-and-go, every time.
Leset makes the kind of basics stylists actually buy — not the ones they recommend and don't own. The Barb Wide Leg is the pants version of that: easy, slightly elevated, the kind of thing that pairs…
Leset Barb Wide Leg Pants | Shopbop
SUGARLIPS figured out that the smocked waist maxi is what most women actually want from summer — something that's comfortable, moves well, and reads as dressed up without the fuss. The Rony under…
Rony Smocked Waist Maxi Dress (Women) - Nordstrom
The utility short has had a moment for a few seasons now, and Citizens of Humanity did the definitive version — the Marcella has the pocket placement and the rise that makes everything work. This is…
Citizens of Humanity Marcella Utility Shorts | Shopbop
A DONNA KARAN shirtdress under $150 is the kind of find that makes a Nordstrom browse feel worthwhile — the printed midi with a belt has that New York-chic-meets-resort ease that the brand has always…
Printed Belted Midi Shirtdress (Women) | Nordstrom
Poolside Bags is what happens when someone finally makes a beach tote that doesn't embarrass you at checkout. The Capri Tote is structured enough for a carry-on, generous enough for everything you…
Poolside Bags The Capri Tote | Shopbop
Elisa Johnson makes frames with the same energy as everything else she touches — considered, clean, a little bit fashion-forward without being costume. The Jane has exactly the right lens shape to…
Elisa Johnson Jane Sunglasses | Shopbop