Fashion

Let these ethereal street style looks inspire your midsummer outfit this year

By Josefin Forsberg
Stockholm fashion week guest wears crochet long sleeve dress

Photo: Acielle/Style du monde

Floaty fabrics, florals, and crisp white cotton have emerged as the ultimate street style muse when crafting a show-stopping midsummer ensemble this year

For those seeking to make a sartorial statement during the midsummer festivities, it's easy to gather pointers from the flowing silhouettes, ethereal pastels, and painterly floral prints donned by our favourite fashion week taste makers.

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Take our local mavens, for example, who made a point of pointelle lace and floor-length crochet to beat the heat. Billowing maxi dresses were another classic cut found on the streets of Pairs and Milan, the puff-pastry reminiscent frills and billowing skirts rendered in cheery pinks and soft florals. Structured silhouettes were a more surprising source of inspiration from street stylers, who romanticised two-piece sets and padded coats with dainty wild buds. At the same time, sheer renditions with floral appliqués rendered the traditional midsummer signatures in more sultry iterations.

Whether you opt for a bohemian-inspired ensemble adorned with flowing lace or a structured look elevated by ethereal accessories, these street-style looks beckon us to explore new sartorial avenues when getting dressed for midsummer – be it for frog-leaping fun or picking seven flowers from seven fields.

Copenhagen fashion week guest wears lace dress with bright pink coat

CPHFW SS23. Photo: Acielle/Style Du Monde

Copenhagen fashion week guests wear white lace sets

CPHFW SS23. Photo: Acielle/Style Du Monde

Copenhagen fashion week guest wears white crochet dress paired with Chanel

CPHFW SS23. Photo: Acielle/Style Du Monde

London fashion week guest wears long sleeve pink dress with black clutch and sunglasses

LFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

Milan fashion week guest wears etheral white veil dress

MFW SS23 . Photo: Phil Oh

Paris fashion week guest wears etheral floral dress

PFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

New York fashion week guest wears jeans under flowy whitedress

NYFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

Paris fashion week guest wears grey top over silver glitter skirt

PFW SS23 . Photo: Phil Oh

Paris fashion week guest wears white layer dress with bow tie

PFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

Milan fashion week guest wears orange glittery dress with black heels

MFW SS23 . Photo: Phil Oh

Milan fashion week guest wears white tanktop with see through skirt

MFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

Paris fashion week guest wears white dress with floral elements

PFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

London fashion week guest wears light blue floral set

LFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

Stockholm fashion week guest wears white suit with golden elements

SFW SS23. Photo: Acielle/Style du monde

New York fashion week guest wears etheral flower dress with matching sunglasses and pink purse

NYFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

London fashion week guest wears puffy floral coat

LFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

New york fashion week guests wear black and white suit and etheral midsummer style dress

NYFW SS23.

London fashion week guest wears striped suit with floral details

LFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

New york fashion week guest wears cream dress and floral clutch

NYFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

Stockholm fashion week guest wears crochet long sleeve dress

SFW SS23. Photo: Phil Oh

Stockholm fashion week guests wear all white

SFW SS23. Photo: Acielle/Style du monde