What to wear
What to wear to a wedding when it's hot: women's
A women's formal outfit for wedding guest in hot weather, picked from real pieces, with why it works and the one change that matters.
DressBlack Slip Dresssmart · Black
BlazerBlack Blazerformal · Black
HeelNavy Heelformal · Navy
ScarfNavy Silk Scarfsmart · Navy
Black Slip Dress, Black Blazer, Navy Heel, Navy Silk Scarf. A formal combination for wedding guest in hot weather, with the lightest colour sitting closest to your face.
Wedding guests should dress up without upstaging. Lean formal, choose quieter colours, and let fabric do the talking. In heat, fabric and fit matter more than layering. Go breathable and a little looser; light colours help but fabric helps more. The women's read of this day is usually one considered piece with quieter support around it, rather than several competing ideas.
- Avoid white as the main colour.
- Natural fibres and a looser cut beat a lighter colour alone.
- Choose one deliberate detail, a colour, a texture or a print, and keep the rest plain.
Same occasion, other weather