june gloom.

Shorts: Target. Sweater: JCrew Factory. Bag: Rebecca Minkoff.  Sandals: Target.

We have had the warmest, most heavenly June ever this year, but usually the Pacific Northwest is rather dismal during this month of the year.  Rainy, grey, a little chilly, we call it June-uary.  The problem with chilly weather this time of year is that, well, it’s summer and it should feel like summer, one should be able to dress for summer.  I mean, who wants to pull from their fall/winter wardrobe when they’re dressing in June?  Not me.  One of the ways I’ve learned to dress for a gloomy June is to wear pieces that are warm enough for the chill, but still feel like summer.  Like a nice pair of shorts with a sweater.  This nautical striped sweater is cozy without being heavy, and perfectly soft and drapey.  It’ll be great through the season, especially in the evenings when it gets chilly, or for a day by the water.  And I don’t usually love shorts on me, (at all) but I actually really love this pair and feel like they are very flattering, even on someone with legs as short as mine…

 So how do you beat the June Gloom?