Three Ways to Look Cool at a Summer Wedding

It’s that time again, which means your college roommate is getting married and has commissioned you to attend the wedding under the premise that you will abide by the multifarious hashtag requests on all social media coverage. And though you don’t want to attend, there is a 0% chance you will miss an opportunity to both see the P.O.S. who broke your heart in the middle of the g-dang quad junior year, who has ostensibly begun to bald when your hair, for one, has been looking spectacular, and conversely to use those very hashtags to facilitate the dissemination of one perfectly curated photo, shot in the VSCO cam app, of you in your cool wedding outfit that veritably doesn’t suck.

But what does that outfit look like, right?

I was hoping you would ask! Here are three recommendations detailing how to look cool at the imminent summer weddings that only include one instance of a dress.

Option A: Reconsider the Culottes.

My guess is that by now you own at least one pair, right? Seize the wide leg! Counter it with a blouse that could be worn off the shoulder. You can DIY your own helicopter wings or forgo them all together. Wear really tall heels because, again, junior year quad heartbreak is balding and you are 15 feet tall, my friend.

(Pictured: Rosie Assoulin top and pants, Charlotte Olympia wedges)

Option B: Tell It to Them Straight.

In the event you have not started collecting straight ankle length skirts may I politely recommend that you get your ass to it ASAYesterday. If 2014 was year of the roomy pant, 2015 is on track to become year of the cropped maxi skirt. That sounds paradoxical but that’s only because it is. Counter the pin straight nature of your skirt with a voluminous top that may or may not allude to your being pregnant. Drink a lot of alcohol to throw the bridal party off.

(Pictured: Rosie Assoulin skirt, Vika Gazinskaya top, Olympia Le Tan clutch, Christian Louboutin-by-way-of-the Real Real mules)

Option C: Upstage Her!…In Flats.

I’m just kidding, but this dress is kind of like a loophole, right? It’s white, but it’s also printed, so by the standards of a liberal bride you might be off the hook. By those of a more dramatic one, you are the devil. So maybe you’re not entirely interested in making enemies on your summer matrimony jaunt. That is totally fine. This look is much more about the region south of the ankle. If you’re looking to wear flats to an imminent wedding, don’t ask questions, just do. The best way to achieve this is by option for a dress that hits your ankle in a capacity similarly to the above skirt but perhaps does so slightly more formally. The con: You’re a bit shorter. The pro: You’re the most comfortable maid in the room.

(Pictured: Alessandra Rich dress, Michael Kors sandals, Shourouk basket)

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