Warm White: How to Wear Summer's Coolest Color

There's something inherently summer about donning a freshly laundered white shirt on a July day. We love Swedish brand Asket's 100% trackable style (£110), Everlane's boxy Oxford style (£85) and All Saints' linen button-up (3, below). Nicola Coughlan's Simone Rocha shirt dress (below) is a cool update to the white shirt. Get the look with The Outnet's Palmer/Harding pleated or belted statement shirts (£180). Relaxed trouser suits have been spotted on the catwalks at Hermès and Valentino. Check out H&M's version (2, below), which is perfect with white sneakers. Whether you choose to wear it head-to-toe or tucked into wide-leg pants, shorts or this season's runway hero, the white tank top - which dominated the runways from Prada to Bottega Veneta, (available on the main street in organic cotton, (£15, from Arket), - at least one of these should be in your summer wardrobe.

o open her show, using size-inclusive models to reiterate that this look works on all body types. Reformation's Michaela Long Sleeve Babydoll Dress, (1), comes in size 18-28 and the Fatface Linen Shirt Dress, (£75), runs 6-20. A white sundress is one piece that you can step out of year after year, broderie anglaise styles don't date - take a style note from the ever-chic Sienna Miller and wear it with snakeskin shoes and a bold red lip.

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Opponents will denounce white as high-maintenance and warn that it requires some level of care with beverages. This, while true, makes it an ideal candidate for rental - wear it once and return it, and let the rental company sort out the cleaning. Mywardrobehq.com has several white dress options, including a voluminous Cecilie Bahnsen mini (£44 for four days) and a Victoria Beckham shirt dress (£6 for two days). Just be careful with the coffee to go!