Five easy elements of a great summer outfit

Sometimes it’s hard to feel put together during the summer. It’s hot and all you want to do is throw on a tee and shorts and stay cool. There is nothing wrong with a tee and shorts, but all it takes for a great summer outfit is five easy elements.

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Hat- Loft

beaded tee- Loft (sold out in regular, but available in petite and plus)

shorts- Loft

shoes- Kenneth Cole Reaction option option option

earrings- Kendra Scott

You may remember me pairing some of the items in this outfit in this collage with the tribal tote from Chicos. The tee, shorts, and hat are all from Loft. Sure, I’ll wear them separately but I love when a brands pieces pair together so effortlessly. I mentioned last Friday that I had a mini Loft splurge and outfits were coming soon. This is one of them, and this outfit has those five easy elements I referenced in the beginning of the post. A great summer outfit needs nothing more than a top, a bottom, cute sandals (shoes), earrings (statement earrings are better) and a hat or summer bag. In this instance I’m using the hat. It’s too hot for necklaces sometimes, so a great pair of earrings or statement earrings stand alone. It’s too hot for layers as well, so a fun hat or tote can bring some pizazz to an outfit.

Let me show you again. 1) Top+ 2) bottoms+3) hat+4) statement earrings+5)shoes