Do you wear ‘summery’ clothes in autumn and winter?

[Merryoldgoat]

In summer I wear a lot of cotton and linen tunic type tops. I’m fat and make a design myself that suits my shape and they go with a variety of trousers so I really like them.

I wouldn’t wear linen in autumn/winter but could I get away with cotton tunics under cardigans even in bright/summery prints?

It feels a bit weird but I really don’t like bulky clothes and I like bright colours. I can’t decide if I’ll look weird.

I don’t think that would look weird at all - if I saw someone wearing something light and colourful now I’d probably think how lovely and cheerful it looked (and feel deeply envious as I’m always bloody freezing from Oct-April)

I do! I like patterned cotton dresses and I winterise them with long sleeve tops tights and boots.

I don't wear summery clothes in summer

Sorry, interrupted by boisterous puppy and posted too soon.
Meant to say I don't wear summery clothes but it sounds like a good look.

Linen no, but other bright colours yes. With a mid coloured cardigan, for example.

I wear the same stuff all year round. All the people I work with seem to want both the aircon and the heating turned up so high that our office is far colder in summer than it is in winter.

No. My summer clothes are designed for hot weather and would look ridiculous and not be warm enough for me.

In summer I wear sleeveless dresses or shorts and skirts and sleeveless/short sleeved tops.

In winter I wear jeans with T-shirts and cardigans/jumpers or fleece tops. My summer and winter wardrobes are entirely different.

No I have completely separate wardrobes.. and have much warmer clothes in winter

Frankie on Grace & Frankie manages this well. Long sleeve cotton tops under tunics, teamed with a cardigan and boots.

No, especially not linen which is hot weather fabric.

Summer colours/patterns/fabrics look wrong in winter. Not so much jersey stuff like t shirts and dresses, but woven stuff.

Thanks all - seems a bit split.

It’s tricky - I obviously wouldn’t wear linen once the weather turns but I wasn’t sure about cotton. Maybe I’ll keep the fabric for summer and get some jersey instead.

OP, wear what you want when you want. I more or less wear the same things throughout the year except for that one week when it's super hot. The rest of the time I am too busy feeling cold. A cotton short sleeve dress can be layered with a long sleeved t-shirt underneath, woolly tights and a chunky cardi on top, maybe with a scarf. You can make it work!

Or a top with the same combo but with trousers instead of tights. I think your clothes sound wonderful - I love colour.

I have a nice heavy linen shirt that I fully intend to wear with winter trousers and skirts. It’s an ancient fabric that would traditionally have been multi-season, it can be warm and even if it’s quite gauzy linen (rather than the stout bedsheet weight stuff) you can layer it.

I pack away summer dresses and skirts, plus light trousers, but things like t-shirts I wear with a cardigan, and often a long sleeved heat-tech top underneath too.

Yep I have done this - looks chic and brings brightness to winter.
Wear what makes you feel good!
I have just bought a heavy linen black short sleeved dress - it is summer here but I am definitely going to wear in winter layered up.

I don’t like bulky things. When indoors l tend to stick with dresses regardless of the season, l change to jeans or maybe put the opaques on, on colder winter days when l go out.

I prefer a warm coat to bulky jumpers when out and about outside.

Some linen can definitely be worn year round. It depends on, I think, the weight, style and colour of the fabric/garment. I have a tobacco coloured tunic dress that work well with a polo neck underneath, plus tights and boots.