Forget about layered or tight-fitting outfits, the best way to say goodbye to summer is with long blouses and capri pants. The sun rays that have bronzed your skin are starting to give way to the winds and cool rains, signaling a shift in the season. But before you put away your fisherman pants, known as pirate pants, it’s time for one last summer shout-out.
While Copenhagen’s street style taught us to wear shorts with tight-fitting tops, Spring-Summer 2024 fashion trends leaned towards a looser, less-fitted look. Brands like Blumarine and 3.1 Phillip Lim demonstrated that XL blouses look stunning not only with flowing skirts but also with the star garment of the 2000s: capri pants. This combination flatters the figure, offers comfort, and creates a glamorous style with minimal effort.
If you thought capri pants were exclusive to teenage girls, this trend will inspire you to pull them out of your closet and look sophisticated from head to toe.
Reviving Y2K with a Modern Twist
If you’ve been following Vogue news, you know that the peplum designs of the 2000s are making a comeback on city streets. Brands like 3.1 Phillip Lim, Adam Lippes, and Zimmermann showcased these designs in their Spring-Summer 2024 trending blouses list. The idea is to revive Y2K fashion, but with a more sophisticated and less conceptual air. How to achieve this? With long cut pieces or in XL size, brands like Alexander McQueen offer several options that you can wear in an executive style with diplomatic capri pants and red pumps.
Effortless Elegance
Whether you like it or not, Y2K styling is still in style, and nothing says 2000s more than wearing long (fitted) blouses with pirate leggings. This look can be in a one-tone ensemble, as seen on Sandy Liang’s runways, or else, in blocks of color, a bold choice for standing out. Have fun with the process and invest in a design in vibrant tones with cut-out details, add the star pants and mules sandals to match.
Sophisticated Evening Wear
You don’t need an LBD or a red midi dress to look spectacular. You can build a distinctive outfit with long blouses and classic capri pants. Opt for a pleated off-the-shoulder design in XL size, add tailored pants below the knees, and pumps with laminated heels. All in the most elegant color par excellence, the ideal outfit to be the protagonist of an evening event or important engagement.
Retro-Inspired Chic
Embrace a retro style inspired by 70s fashion, or with Mob Wife notes that are instantly empowering. Just choose a long leopard print bow blouse, pair it with black capri leggings and Saint Laurent animal print heels. A wildly chic look that no one will be able to ignore.
Casual and Stylish
Just because you don’t wear heels doesn’t mean you lose style or give a misaligned look. Effortless elegance will be your best ally to be well-dressed without spending hours in front of the mirror. Opt for a long strapless blouse in deep red by Proenza Schouler, add capri jeans and ballerina shoes with a bracelet. This is a great option if you like to look dressed up but in a casual way.
Bohemian Chic
Yes, that long blouse with a boho aesthetic that we saw in look number 37 of Ferragamo’s Spring-Summer 2024 collection will be key to looking spectacular from day to night. Instead of combining it with a matching skirt, dare to mix it with white fluid capri pants and Hermès mules sandals. The idea is to project a bohemian-chic style that doesn’t fall into exaggeration and fits with the last days of summer.
Minimalist Sophistication
Look sophisticated and minimalist at the same time through long one-shoulder blouses in two-tone, tailored capri pants and strappy heeled sandals. If there is something that we must rescue from the street style of Milan and Paris is that monochrome outfits are perfect to put together a look of quiet luxury. It’s all about the choice of pieces.
