Seven New Rules Of Summer Dressing

 

Come Monday, scores of shoppers will be freeing their summer whites from their closets.
Others might shake their heads at the notion.
That's because style experts say whether one wears white should be dictated by the thermostat, not the calendar. It's also OK for men to wear pastel colors, wear a cashmere sweater or do some lightweight layering.
"It's about mixing it up and discerning what really works for you," says Nina Garcia, fashion director at Elle magazine and author of The Little Black Book of Style, as well as a judge on Bravo's Project Runway.
Nevertheless, people often feel compelled to follow hand-me-down ideas about what they wear and when.
"People certainly like to have some kind of direction and structure to help them make fashion choices," says Allison Berlin, celebrity stylist and founder of Style Made Simple. "But younger, more contemporary men and women don't want to adhere to these old-fashioned 'rules', and it seems antiquated to follow them just because their grandparents did."