Pretty Dresses! Chic Linen! Sandals! These Are the Best Summer Sales Buys

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It may be hard to believe when it feels like summer's only just beginning, but it's that time of year once again where retailers, from affordable high street brands to the most luxury designers, start treating us to some amazing summer sales deals. 

While the January sales normally all start within a week of each other, the summer sales can be harder to keep track of, with staggered drops across the coming months. It can be exhausting trying to stay on top of each brand's sale dates and offers. Not to mention having to spend your precious time scrolling through pages and pages to find the sale buys really worth your money (especially when you've got holidays to be going on and sun to be enjoying). But worry not—Who What Wear to the rescue. 

Consider this your bumper guide to the summer sales worth knowing about. Below, you'll find details of all the best fashion deals the moment they go live (we'll be updating this gallery regularly, of course), including early access offers and exclusive discount codes. As well as all the key buys recommended by our expert fashion editors. 

As always with sale shopping, we suggest investing in pieces you're not going to regret—styles that you'd buy anyway, and that you'll wear year after year. That might mean bagging deals on those pretty summer dresses and chic linen buys that were already in your basket. Perhaps it's year-round capsule classics, like the perfect black blazer, or getting prepared for the upcoming autumn season with incredible deals on coats, knits and boots that you'll be grateful for come September. 

So far, there's already an impressive roster of discounts on offer, from designer buys at Net-A-Porter and Matches, to the best activewear at Lululemon and so many pretty dresses at & Other Stories. So, we won't keep you any longer.

Keep scrolling to shop the best summer sales deals for 2023... 

NOBODY'S CHILD

The Nobody's Child sale started this week, with plenty of gorgeous dresses reduced (and up to 50% off).

& Other Stories' sale has plenty of their bestselling pretty dresses, strappy sandals and linen pieces at up to 40% off. 

ARKET

You can now shop Arket's timeless essentials in their rare, seasonal sale. More stock has just been added, with some of our wardrobe staples now reduced by up to 40%. 

MATCHES

There's up to 60% off some timeless investment buys at Matches, right now—including new additions from Toteme

BODEN

Boden has lots of ongoing deals throughout summer. Right now there's up to 60% off in their summer sale.

NET-A-PORTER

You'l find epic designer buys with up to 50% off at Net-A-Porter right now. 

LULULEMON

lululemon has arguably the best activewear on the market, with long-lasting quality. The Align range is so comfortable, it feels like a second skin. There's discounts on hundreds of pieces in the summer sale now. 

FARFETCH

Farfetch has up to 60% off so many cult brands, and some items even have an extra 20% off on top of that, which is automatically added at checkout. 

24S

24S has up to 50% off a chic insider's edit of the most-wanted luxury brands, including Celine, the Row and Loewe. For a limited time you can get an extra 15% off with the code EXTRA15 at checkout. 

MYTHERESA

There's up to 70% off in MyTheresa's summer sale right now.

SSENSE

Ssense stocks a huge range of the coolest brands. There's up to 60% off right now.

CHARLES & KEITH

Charles & Keith has up to 50% off their expensive-looking accessories

WHISTLES

One of our favourite premium high street retailers, Whistles has up to 50% off for its summer sale now. 

MASSIMO DUTTI

There's up to 50% off Massimo Dutti's elevated high street buys

HOUSE OF DAGMAR

One of our favourite scandi brands for minimalist forever buys, House of Dagmar's seasonal summer sale is here, with up to 50% off

ANTHROPOLGIE

Get up to 50% off Anthropologie's pretty dresses and expensive-looking accessories, as well as their famously good house bits. 

ZARA

Zara's sale started last week with some of its bestsellers on offer. 

H&M

Stock up on your favourite affordable basics in H&M's epic sale

EVERLANE

Everlane is a fashion editors' favourite for excellent quality wardrobe capsule staples. Now, over 400 of its elevated pieces are up to 60% off. Run, don't walk!

REISS

Reiss's up to 50%-off sale is now on, and so many perfect event dresses and smart workwear pieces are up for grabs. 

HARVEY NICHOLS

Harvey Nichols has up to 50% off fashion and beauty products and tools. 

MANGO

The Mango sale is currently up to 50% off and there's still plenty of stock on site!

COS

Last but certainly not least, COS's sale is now up to 50% off, with plenty of the brand's hero pieces reduced.

Next: The 9 Most Expensive-Looking Pieces on the High Street This Week

Emily Dawes
Affiliate Editor

Emily Dawes is the very definition of a fashion multi hyphenate. An editor, stylist and writer with over eleven years’ worth of experience in the industry, Emily is known for her impeccable taste, elegant outfit choices and being able to spot the next big thing in fashion from a mile off. Our readers loyally trust her advice and shopping suggestions; so much so she began her own column documenting the most expensive-looking pieces on the high street, which has become a top-performing piece of content for the Who What Wear brand.

Emily has worked for Who What Wear UK since 2020 in a myriad as roles, spanning from contributing editor and branded content editor. Now, she holds the position of affiliate editor and is responsible for the brand’s overall affiliate strategy, ideation and content execution. Working closely with Who What Wear UK’s affiliate manager, Emily has been instrumental in securing and nourishing brand partnerships, surpassing her goals as standard. Leading the team in tentpole shopping moments including Black Friday and Peak Trading, with Emily’s guidance and leadership, team Who What Wear is in a stronger affiliate position than ever before.

Prior to joining the Who What Wear team, Emily served as YOU Magazine’s acting fashion editor where she managed the fashion team and oversaw all fashion content output for the fast-paced weekly title. Emily is a stylist in her own right, having worked with a slew of VIP clients including writer and television personality, Elizabeth Day, as well as styling and art directing several celebrity cover shoots for glossy print publication, Grazia. Her adept fashion knowledge means brands regularly sought out to work with her as a consultant: previously she has developed marketing and content plans for brands for Cocoon and Edge of Ember. Before entering the industry, Emily obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Studies with International Study from Nottingham University. Fun fact: Emily spent a year studying in America which saw her join a sorority during her time there.

When she’s not working or tracking down the chicest, new-in items to share with our audience, you’ll find Emily bestowing her East London home with her stylish flair, reading everything from the classics to cowboy romance novels and escaping to the country with husband, baby boy and dog, Roo, whenever she can.

Emily is currently on maternity leave.