it’s Back to Summer Chicago . . .

C.L. Blackburn CNW Staff Writer

The question is what to wear from lakefront weddings to long-awaited vacations and so many other places to go, and things to do, all requiring apparel because you’ve got to look good. Hopefully, you’ve been on top of your diet and exercise routine so that last year’s clothes still fit. That is ‘a thing,’ for sure.

After two years of the pandemic that plagued our lives, there are so many things to look forward to this season. First things first. Do go through your closet, keep what you want and send the other items to a thrift shop or resale store. Try on the rest to make sure they fit—choose to shed a few or keep it moving and send them away also. Next, look at what you absolutely need to complete your wardrobe. How’s that swimsuit looking? And your sundresses—they always work. What’s a summer without them?

Now you’re ready to add to your ‘list of things to do,’ a list of shopping summer clothing sales. That’s right because right now, there are many things to scoop up at slashed prices, everywhere from Nordstrom to Net- a-Porter to Khaite to Tory Burch. Yep, because they’ve done what you just did. Out with the old and in with the new. Go shopping now. If you don’t have any and need a pair, right now is the moment to stack your closet with pedicure-flirtatious sandals that flaunt your beautiful feet, Marilyn Monroe-worthy dresses—just make sure, when your dress blows up, that you have on beautiful underwear, and that you’re shaved. Next, look out for jaw-dropping flatter-worthy swimsuits from your favorite labels. Still, you may want to add labels like Altuzarra, Gabriela Hearst, and Dôen—which rarely reduce their prices at the level seen this season. So get out and be about the rewards that this summer Fashion Goddess has bestowed upon you and check out seasonal transitional pieces, which will come in handy as cooler fall weather starts to arrive. Add some cardigans and knit dresses, even a tennis skirt, and wear it with a pair of those beautiful sandals you buy.