Thank you so much to everyone who replied. I hope it will be helpful to other's too.
Nadya I've not taken the plunge to crop pants yet, though I do have one old pair I've taken in to make them slim, but have not yet hemmed. I'm a bit concerned that I'd have to buy more shoes to go with them, and also that they'll be too hot. I'd consider them for office wear.
Suz, I was kind of hoping not to have to buy shoes this summer, as I bought 3 last summer - see finds. I also have some platform black heels. The only real hole is something to wear at the swimming pool while my kids do lessons, but I do have some very ancient sandals that will probably do alright.
You are right that tube skirts will be too hot. I am attracted to A-line though (they are by far the easiest to fit for my body type)! I really have hardly any tops in this category ( a couple of looseish tee shirts, a couple of twist knit tops) that I could almost start from scratch.
If I go for an A-line skirt, which tops should go with it? (question for everyone, not just Suz!)
Thanks Jaileen,
Sterling Sleeveless will probably be the way for me to go too.
Delurked I should try boyfriend shorts. I have short legs and proportionately big thighs, which makes shorts difficult, but they are handy to have sometimes!
BJ, thanks. Interesting idea about wearing shorts under dresses. A lot of dresses are very short at the moment. I'm trying to remember what you were wearing on the stinking hot day we met when you were in Australia. You looked great. Was it a white linen tee?
L'Abeille, Culottes! Really. Very interesting! I did love your recent culotte outfit.
Tulle - light gauzey tops sound like what I'll need!
Elizabeth - I lost my skort recently - I had one that I mostly wore for gear while running, but also as a skirt on holidays and for ultra casual. I'll keep an eye out for them
Suz - yes dresses are a given, and something like your sleeveless one is on the must have list. Deborah had one last summer that I liked, maybe from Cos. I do still have some presentable dresses from previous years though, so don't probably need more than one.
Elly - thanks for all the finds, I like the look of that grey skirt, and wonder if it is the sort that Maneera was talking about
Staysfit - humidity makes everything worse - I've lived through humid summers in Japan. Ours is a dry heat. Like the thoughts of linen dresses. I've been wondering about linen tees too.
Barbara Diane, I have some rayon dresses already in my capsule. Believe it or not, it's too hot for maxi lengths for much of our summer (on me anyway) I also almost always go sleeveless, though I'm not keen on my upper arms either!
