The Indian summer is back – hot and sultry as usual. So it’s time to take out your strappy sandals and sexy-flirty dresses to look and stay cool. As for the hottest summer fashion trends of the year, take a look at our summer style guide.
1. Maxi: Summer is the time when you can play around with skirts. However, the flavour of the season is a maxi. High on comfort and style, pair a maxi with flats during the day and then change to wedges to get a perfect evening look. Wanna add some fun? Match it up with a pair of converse for an off-duty look. Go for fabrics like chiffon and cotton, and layer it with loose-fit knit or a shrug. Accessorise it right with a sling bag and bohemian jewellery.
2. Sheer: Sheer can add the ‘cool factor’ to your wardrobe this season. Sheer sleeves, a sheer panel at the bottom of your skirt or a lace neckline can perk up a simple outfit. If you want to go bold, put on a sheer top with a jazzy bustier or a tube and you are ready to rock.
3. Fun prints, fluid fabrics: Summer is all about looking stylish in soft and comfy attires made of fabric that’s light and breathable. Go for fun prints and colours like mustard, tangerine, deep blue, lime green and red that don’t cling and remain light and flowy.
4. Jumpsuits/rompers: Easy to wear and amazingly chic, jumpsuits or rompers offer most versatile solutions that will end your what-to-wear woes this summer. Pair them up with flats and wedges. Wanna layer? Summer blazers, denim jackets or shrugs are their perfect companions. Colour-blocked, printed, polka-dotted… they look chic in every avatar.
5. Braid them in style: Braid your hair stylishly to keep off the falling tresses and beat the summer sun. French, fishtail, one or two – sky is your limit and the Internet your inspiration to choose a hairdo that suits your face.
6. Colour your eyes: Contrast the soft, muted and pastel spring-summer shades of your wardrobe with bright eyeliners, say style gurus across the globe. Applying bright eyeliner that complements your outfit will surely brighten up your face. If you don’t want to experiment, smudging a little eyeliner on your waterline and or your bottom lash can add that flash of colour to your look.
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