Are we now into summer clothes season? Have you done your wardrobe swap?

[Tuhafeni]

It’s gorgeous and sunnny here. I just did my wardrobe swap. A pretty unexciting affair which involves moving tweed, velvet and roll necks out and short sleeve blouses, shorts and sundresses in. Apologies if this brings on a spell of unexpected dreadful weather.

Are people out and about in summer clothes where you are? Cambridge yesterday was a weird mix of barn jackets, beanies, shorts and sandals.

I’m meeting a friend for lunch in Central London today and really want to dig out the off white silk/linen trousers I’ve been yearning to wear (with a light navy knit) but am still a bit traumatised by going to Westfield last early summer in a pastel shirt dress and truly not understanding how every other man, woman and child knew still to wear jeans.

What are we thinking?

I have quite a few summer clothes. I love wearing summer dresses and sandals. At home I wear shorts and sleeveless tops. I also have a couple of summer skirts.

I find jeans far too hot in hot weather.

For in between weather I have linen mix trousers, and cargo pants. I also have some cropped chinos.

Sunny but still a very chilly wind up here in the NE so I haven’t worn anything particularly sunny yet. My summer clothes will come ban out once it’s warm enough to wear sandals so probably the end of May to early June (I hope!). I much prefer summer dressing so can’t wait for it to warm up a bit.

Although I did buy some nice summery bits last weekend. Two lovely staple short sleeve tops from Levi’s, some off white cropped wide leg jeans, a lovely pink toned check shirt and a deep pink quilted jacket from FreePeople. So bring on the warm weather so I can wear my new gear!

I don’t do a wardrobe switch out, it all lives in my wardrobe and drawers. I do have a small case that holds my ‘only sunny hot holiday clothes’, mostly dresses and beachy stuff I’d never wear here no matter the weather.
But my dresses get worn year round, either layered up with thermals underneath and cardi/jumper etc over the top or without layers. Jeans and other trousers are fine all year round too. I don’t consider the weather nice enough to go bare legs or short sleeves until it’s about 30 degrees anyway so it’s rarely what I would consider ‘warm’ - I wear thermals or at least a vest most of the year round 😂

My summer dresses are very definitely for summer weather and even with layers are not suitable for Pennine winters. Besides, none of them go with any of my winter jumpers

I am so envious of people who are in lighter layers already, I feel the cold terribly so I choose clothes on the basis that I have to be able to get thermals underneath and a layer on top too. I live up North too.

So summer clothes are unlikely to make an appearance for me until about June!

Partially swapped. I have a small wardrobe and use boxes under the bed as well. It will be 26 degrees here in Norfolk today so really looking forward to later when I can get outside after work. But cold again at the weekend.

It’s still a bit too cold yet. I’ve put the heavy winter jumpers in the spare room and am wearing a new tshirt, albeit with a cardigan over the top. Spring is cooler this year than last as my photo memories show me wearing shorts on the beach this time last year.