10 Wearable Summer Trends 2024

1. Suit Vest

Consider adding a suit vest as a wearable summer trend to your wardrobe this season. It definitely took me some time to adopt this trend, but now I am fully embracing a suit vest for summer! You can wear a suit vest of any kind (linen, cotton) with skirts, shorts, and pants. Personally I love the look of a crisp white suit vest and neutral linen wrap skort with the outfit I put together below.

2. Stripes

Embrace stripes as a must-have pattern this summer. The preppy aesthetic continues to remain a constant in the fashion world which means you can easily find stripes at your favorite retailers. Target, for example, has these striped linen pull-on pants available. For an elevated summer outfit I paired these striped pants with a suit vest.

3. Preppy

As with stripes, the overarching “preppy” trend will stick around for summer 2024. For the preppy aesthetic, you can include a wide range of styles including stripes, collared shirts, trouser pants, polos, nautical vibes, white denim, and ballet flats. Think: Polo Ralph Lauren.

There’s also a few key textiles to note when considering how to dress preppy. Tweed, for example, is a classic preppy fabric. I recently found this gorgeous little white tweed mini dress on Amazon that would be perfect for the workplace or a weekend brunch.

4. Lilac

One of the hottest colors to wear for summer 2024 will be lilac. This shade of purple dominated the designer runways for spring/summer ’24. A lilac dress that I wear frequently in the summer is this Amazon find.

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5. Eyelet

Look for tops, dresses, and even skirts with pretty eyelet details. I am having a major eyelet moment myself with my recent summer finds. This Walmart dress has the cutest eyelet details all over it!

6. Natural Fabrics

Choose natural fabrics to wear this summer with options like linen, cotton, and raffia. Some of my favorite summer sandals are these scalloped neutral sandals from Target. Although my exact sandals may be out of stock, you can get the same look here at Zappos.

7. Blue

Another popular color for summer 2024 is the color blue. In one of my recent trips to Loft, I picked up quite a few beautiful blue printed shorts and dresses that you can see here. I also found a ton of blue dresses at Walmart for the best prices! If you want budget-friendly options head to this post where I shared new summer dresses from Walmart for under $50.

8. Off the Shoulder

Upon shopping for summer tops, I took note in how many off-the-shoulder ones I found. Off-the-shoulder tops are a popular trend you’ll see a lot of this summer season. I loved how I wore my white off-the-shoulder top with a pair of printed linen shorts for a casual summer outfit! Want a really flattering off-the-shoulder top? Find one with ruching that looks similar to my white Abercrombie one seen here.

9. Buckles

Not only are we seeing a return of large buckle belts, but buckles in general are sweeping through every retail right now. I found a chic way to embrace the buckle trend in a pair of affordable Target sandals seen below.

10. Halter Necklines

Show off a little shoulder this summer with halter necklines. While shopping at Walmart, I noticed a lot of pretty halter tops and dresses. One of my favorite Walmart purchases is this blue and white botanical printed halter dress! It has an adjustable halter neckline and a soft cotton fabric.