29 Pieces to Help You Live Out Your Fantasy About a Summer in Europe
While some may be daydreaming about cinnamon-doused lattes and wool jackets, summer isn't over for me. And until the first 50-degree day rolls through, I will be fervently clutching my linen pants. The mood currently ruling my affections is one that's very likely all over your feed: the European summer fantasy. Almost everyone I know in person and the digital world has made their way to the continent, documenting every spritz and Mediterranean sunset in the process (I'm guilty of it too).
But I'm not complaining. The pervasive vacation snaps affirmed I needed to book a trip to Corsica. They also reinforced my obsession with breezy dresses and cutesy sea-themed accessories. While it will be a moment before my next European summer vacation, I can at least live vicariously through the curated assortment of elegant buys below, which scream Saint-Tropez and Lake Como in capital letters. Now excuse me while I cosplay a socialite on a yacht in the Aegean Sea.
An oversize shirt is the foundation of an effortless summer wardrobe.
After some intense closet analysis, I realized I needed more purple items in my wardrobe.
When I went to Aix-en-Provence, every rack was filled with linen pieces. These pants are right on code.
Many of the items on this list are white, so a pop of color in the form of this beautiful bag is much needed.
Style this with a crop top, a bodysuit, or a bikini top. The possibilities are endless.
Dressing for a European summer is about simplicity, and nothing nails that more than this top.
I think every vacation should include a little Gaultier.
This dress brings all my Little Mermaid fantasies to life.
Imagine this against a beautiful sunset in Greece.
The great thing about a sarong is that it can be styled as a skirt, top, or dress.
Currently thinking about all of the outfits I'd put together with these pants.
Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.
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