If you’re stuck on what to wear this summer, I’ve just come across a chic, throw-on outfit formula that, based on my research, looks elegant on absolutely everyone. In a chic coincidence, I spotted two of the most stylish women I know—Daisy Edgar-Jones and Pamela Anderson—wearing almost the exact same summer ensemble, and I couldn’t help but notice that it also felt distinctly French.
Both started with an elegant foundation: a flowing white cotton dress. Daisy chose Dôen’s Adelaide Dress (£595), a longer-line embroidered style, while Pamela opted for a slightly shorter silhouette that still skimmed below the knee.
In another striking similarity, both styled woven white bandanas over their hair and accessorised with brown woven bags. While their shoe choices differed in colour, each swapped heels for elegant flat shoes.
A combination of easy elegance and relaxed femininity, the formula has subtle French energy to it. Polished, but not complicated, it’s lightweight and comfortable enough to wear through the warmest summer days.
So, if you’re looking for a throw-on outfit formula that always looks chic, keep scrolling to shop the look, along with my edit of the best white dresses and bandanas to recreate it.
Shop the Outfit Formula:
This also comes in three other shades.
Shop Daisy’s exact dress.
Dragon Diffusion’s totes are a fashion person’s favourites.
These also come in a warm shade of orange.
Sleek ’90s sunglasses will never go out of style.
Shop White Dresses and Bandanas:
Sweep your hair back in style.
Rico’s summer dressers are a fashion person’s favourites.
Wear this in your hair or style it around your neck.
This throw-on cotton dress also comes in black.
The crochet design gives this a light, summer-ready feel.
Every great summer wardrobe starts with a white cotton dress.
Shop this whilst it’s on sale.
I come back to my If Only If dresses at least once a week during summer’s hottest days.
