Short dress with contrast bow
Zara’s off-the-shoulder short dress with contrast bow featuring a straight neckline with opening, matching lining and invisible back zip fastening, is the perfect little black dress for scorching summer nights. Made with 92 per cent RCS certified recycled polyester mainly made from PET plastic waste and 8 per cent elastane helps limit the production of virgin polyester fibre. This essentially means that the dress is certified to the Recycled Claim Standard, which verifies the recycled content and tracks it from source to final product. It’s guilt-free shopping too as the fashion brand works with monitoring programmes to ensure compliance with its social, environmental and health and safety standards for the products.
Textured knit polo shirt
Knit polos guarantee a clean, cool look during the summers. Not one to be left behind on the style metre, fashion brand Zara’s men’s textured knit Polo shirt is made of a spun cotton blend i.e. 55 per cent RCS certified recycled polyester and 45 per cent RCS certified recycled cotton. Using recycled materials helps limit the consumption of raw materials and the product is certified to the Recycled Claim Standard, which verifies the recycled content and tracks it from source to final product. With front opening, short sleeves and ribbed trims, this textured knit Polo shirt will make a style statement during summer travels. Acting as a blank canvas, it can be easily paired with any wardrobe essential and is a practical wardrobe addition, working with shorts, jeans and under a suit.
Denim playsuit
Zara’s collared denim jumpsuit with short turn-up sleeves has stylish front pockets and back patch pockets. With an elasticated waist at the back, front zip and metal button fastening, the denim playsuit epitomises effortless chic; a one-piece that has become a street style staple. With the appeal of your favourite pair of jeans and the ease of a mini dress, Zara’s denim playsuit works for almost any summer occasion. Ideal for summer afternoons or layering up when there’s a cool breeze in the evenings, this is a fashion investment that will serve you well throughout the hot, humid weather. After all, dresses are standard summer attire, but if you want to be a little experimental and make a style statement, this playsuit is as easy to wear; just slip one on and go!
Halter top with back tie
Zara’s linen- blend halter top with back tie top made of a linen blend features gathered detail and both button and tie fastening at the back. The crop top is made with 55 per cent linen and 45 per cent cotton. The European-grown flax-linen is grown without using genetically modified seeds, limiting the use of pesticides and fertilisers. It is produced in Western Europe and traced along the value chain, according to the European Flax™ standard of the Alliance for European Flax-Linen and Hemp. Zara advises that lower temperature washes and delicate spin cycles are gentler on garments and help to protect the colour, shape and structure of the fabric so it can be re-worn over the summer. Furthermore, caring for the garments reduce the amount of energy used in care processes.
Woven rope clutch
This season, summer raffia bags are not confined to the classic basket shape. Zara’s woven rope clutch is the ideal summer accessory, be it at luncheon, post-work cocktails or at the beach. The clutch bag is made with woven knotted rope details and fringing on the fastening, lined interior, inside zip pocket and a convenient, secure zip closure. Measuring 21.5 x 32 x 6 cm, it’s a chic touch to any vacation or summer-in-the-city look. After all, woven bags are classic accessories for the hot summer nights. It not only adds a relaxed, chic element to spring summer outfits but comes in a neutral tan palette that works with every color in your wardrobe no matter where you’re headed this season.
Jasmeen Dugal is Associate Editor at FashionABC, contributing her insights on fashion, technology, and sustainability. She brings with herself more than two decades of editorial experience, working for national newspapers and luxury magazines in India.
Jasmeen Dugal has worked with exchange4media as a senior writer contributing articles on the country’s advertising and marketing movements, and then with Condenast India as Net Editor where she helmed Vogue India’s official website in terms of design, layout and daily content. Besides this, she is also an entrepreneur running her own luxury portal, Explosivefashion, which highlights the latest in luxury fashion and hospitality.