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:
Free People
Chrissy Sheer Hair Scarf
This also comes in three other shades.
Shop Daisy’s exact dress.
Dragon Diffusion
Nantucket Large Woven Leather Tote
Dragon Diffusion’s totes are a fashion person’s favourites.
& Other Stories
Leather Ballet Flats
These also come in a warm shade of orange.
LE SPECS
Outta Love Oval-Frame Polycarbonate Sunglasses
Sleek ’90s sunglasses will never go out of style.
Shop White Dresses and Bandanas:
Massimo Dutti
Plain 100% Cotton Scarf
Sweep your hair back in style.
Rixo
Delaney Cotton Midi Dress in White
Rico’s summer dressers are a fashion person’s favourites.
Toteme
Monogram Crochet Cotton Scarf
Wear this in your hair or style it around your neck.
With Nothing Underneath
Blenheim Dress
This throw-on cotton dress also comes in black.
Arket
Pure Cotton Multi Use Crochet Triangle Scarf
The crochet design gives this a light, summer-ready feel.
THIERRY COLSON
Artemis Pleated Embroidered Cotton-Bouclé Dress
Every great summer wardrobe starts with a white cotton dress.
H&M
Embroidered Head Scarf
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.
