I Really Should Gatekeep These 36 Summer Finds, But I Won't—You're Welcome
As it's my job to sort through every clothing item, shoe style, and accessory on the market and dig out the best ones, gatekeeping isn't really an option. It would go against everything I was hired to do. But that doesn't mean I don't sometimes want to keep a very small (but mighty) number of items to myself—not only so that they don't sell out before I break myself down and buy them but also so that I know I'll be the first person to wear them. Alas, wanting to do something and actually doing it are two very different things, which is how this curation of should've-been-gatekept pieces came to be.
Below, you'll find a treasure trove of fashion finds that I've come across and considered hiding away in the last few weeks. I have high standards, so you know they're good. Whether it's an on-sale discovery that shouldn't be as cheap as it is or a soon-to-be-viral item that'll be gone in weeks or maybe even days, the pieces featured in the list below should not be slept on for one more day. Don't make me regret sharing them. It took a lot, so I expect all of you to react accordingly.
Whenever I want to splurge on The Row but my bank account says no, I go to Massimo Dutti. For proof that this method is successful, just see this camera bag.
The second I saw these, I couldn't resist sending them to WWW's entire Slack group. Mesh ballet flats at J.Crew? Don't tempt me with a good time.
I've already thought of dozens of occasions to wear this dress to.
Hailey Bieber has been wearing Saint Laurent earrings just like these nonstop this summer.
I know it's an investment, but the cost per wear is low.
I promise you—putting these on will make you look and feel like a millionaire. It's practically a fact.
Is it just me, or is this dress right out of Meredith Blake's closet?
This cuff bracelet has the ability to make every outfit, no matter how simple, look cool.
My jaw genuinely dropped when I saw this shade of green all over COS's website.
I wanted these when they came in black, white, and pink, but now that they come in chocolate brown, I need them.
Every halter-neck item I've seen this month has made me do a double take.
Zara's new collection is wickedly chic.
If you buy these jeans, I can almost guarantee that you'll wear them at least three times a week.
This kind of heat calls for lots of AC, and when the air is blowing, these on-sale Uggs will seriously come in handy.
If you thought the snakeskin version of this belt was good, check out this brown suede alt. It's already selling out.
Would you believe me if I said that this top was from Walmart? Because it is.
This is one of those items that looks even better in movement than it does sitting still.
I keep checking on this dress to see if it's sold out because of how Alaïa-esque it is. So chic.
This Tory Burch collection has had me in a chokehold ever since it debuted during NYFW last September.
Vogue just called St. Agni the contemporary version of The Row.
Tibi is the only designer brand I'll buy jeans from. I already own two pairs from it and can say from experience that they're entirely worth the price.
Something about this tee just feels so much more luxurious than normal.
This one goes out to all the shoppers who like to think ahead and use summer to shop for fall.
Next up: If Nordstrom Existed in Italy, These 29 Items Would Be the First to Sell Out
Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.
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