Summer of ‘26: Easy Ways to Revamp Your Look

Have you refreshed your closet with the latest summer looks?

Here’s advice from Carolina Woman editors: Buy one or two pieces from this season’s trends, preferably on sale, and blend them with your current wardrobe.

Examples: Pair a new shirt in a saturated purple or blue with your standard white shorts or slacks (wide-leg, if you have it); find a long, breezy dress in a gingham or stripe pattern on the clearance rack and pair it with cream sandals; or buy a playful statement accessory and match it with just about anything in your closet.  

Consider the Optics

The impact glasses have on personal style can be enormous. Afterall, eyewear is an accessory some Triangle women wear every day. Besides the little matter of actually helping you to see, glasses should fit, flatter and, with any luck, look cool.

The options can be endless, both online and in stores. How do you pick a frame that suits your face?

Consider geometry and the principles of yin and yang. If you have a round face, cut the curve with a square frame. If your face is heart-shaped, slip on some avaitors or another rimless style. If you have an oval face, rectangular frames are marvelous.

Be sure to allow yourself enough time to shop whether in person or online. Experiment! Something totally different from what you had in mind may turn out to be the best option.

Bra All Washed Up?

Attention Triangle women: A bra can last six months to a year. That is it.

Here are four hints that your foundation is done for:

1. Pilling fabric. Unsightly little balls are damaged fibers, which means the stretch is shot.
2. Twisted, bent or jutting underwires. The support is gone.
3. Falling straps. Straps that once fit nicely can lose their elasticity.
4. A slack band. If you close the bra by using the tightest set of hooks and the band still rides up, it has stretched too much.