Thank you Jane and Gigi, I'm reassured now and think most of my tops work well enough as stand alone summer tops.

You have such an interesting and unique style and I always enjoy your WIWs.

My favourite is the kimono top. I love the way you wear it here. Thank you for sharing your week of outfits.

I love your style. It is very distinctive and I would say a little bit quirky and it suits you so well.

So enjoyed these! I love your use of white trousers and button downs --they look fresh, and lack the preppy stiffness I often associate with them. Instead, they have a certain old Hollywood (Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly and Kate Hepburn) meets new Europe vibe.

Love the suit with the bold drapey blouse, cropped length and ankle straps.

You may have shown us "everything," but don't hesitate to post a look again -- I have often missed an outfit on the forum, then been happy to see the poster gave me another chance to view it!

Cococat & anchie : thank you, I'm touched.

Beth Ann : well, I won't take selfies everyday like I did here, until fall, because that's no fun and I feel pretty silly doing it. If I get a bee in my bonnet, and try some outfit creation experiments, I'll take pics and share.

Interesting thought about your summer tops. I think many of us who live in temperate climates (i.e., places with cold summers!) either do this or we have loads of skimpy tanks which we can't wear; yours is certainly the better functioning of the two! I tend to require that ALL of my tops stand on their own summer or otherwise, but perhaps this works for me because my style certainly has a maximal element so I don't mind also using those pieces to layer with (with an interesting jacket usually, heh). Yours seem plenty find on their own, by the way -- they have an interesting detail, interesting silhouette, or interesting color which carries them nicely on their own and makes them just that much more interesting when layered.

So fun to see the "whole summer wardrobe" across your recent posts! Especially fond of your cropped pants, which I enjoy seeing at varying lengths AND I love that you also wear with varying jacket lengths. #4 and 10 especially appeals from this set, with 8 and 11 coming in right behind.

I also enjoyed your WIW post. There is something so unique about your style.

Ledonna : thank you for your ongoing support.

Aida : thank you. Yes, as some of you rightly pointed out here, it's a very practical option to have year round tops, probably would be foolish to mess with this system, esp as most of you think they work fine. I think I started doubting because I'm so used to see some of the tops layered, they felt naked worn alone.
If stand alone summer tops don't work for me in winter, it's not because of maximal style, it's because they can't be layered under a pullover. I was happy to see the kimono shirt went under a jacket without bunching, that means it will be a 3 seasons top.

Wonderful post and since we won't be seeing you until later this autumn (and, it's never silly to do selfies at any time. I do it when the mood strikes.), I wanted to say how much I love your new kimono top and, the bow shirt and so many of your jackets.

I like the way you've consciously made the decision to use your summer tops as layering pieces under pullovers in the winter. It's simple and brilliant and I don't even know why this surprises me.

As for your amazing jackets and toppers, I think I'm seeing a lot of navy and navy and white. Is the coat/jacket you have on with your kimono top a heavier jacket? Could the two-color jackets also be used or would those be too busy in a way (#3, #7, for example)? I ask, because I wonder, when you have these options, do you stick with the same outfit formula or do you have a preference to change shirts, tops and jackets?

Thanks for sharing your shoe brands, because they are wonderful and nice to know they are comfortable, too.

I, too, loved the smile emerging on your grocery shopping outfit, and I'm one of those who loves to go grocery shopping. I find it fun.

You've got outfits for almost every occasion in this set. I take photos like these, too. It helps me see what I have and what I need. You look really good in shorts!

All these looks are so well-composed, and everything fits you so well. Do you have a tailor?

That kimono blouse is just stunning. What a great piece for summer and beyond.

Xtabay : yes, I have a tailor, this year he's replaced my old coat lining, narrow a vintage shirt that was one size too big and I will ask him to turn a tunic into a shirt when he's back from holidays...to give you examples of the kind of stuff I have done. Mostly, things fit from the rack.

Bonnie : thanks, shorts are the most comfy solution I've found for hot summer weekends.

Vicky - just kidding - Vicki :

It's the timer that do me in with selfies, those ten seconds I stand by my ugly heater...that's when I put my hands in my pockets or behind my back because I don't know what to do with them, lol.

It's more the other way around actually : I use my layering cold weather shirts as summer tops.

Yes, the majority of my coats/jackets are navy, I like the military vibe I suppose.
The jacket worn with the kimono is made of cotton, so not heavy, it's black, maybe that's why it looks heavier.
I tend to mix and match jackets and shoes a lot, I just add them on, how the mood strikes me, when I'm about to go out.
For some reasons (laundry logistics, proportions), I don't mix shirts and pants much.

Grocery shopping is fun ? You're mad as a hatter - "folle à lier", in French, yes our version sounds a bit sinister