The Best Zara Pieces for Summer 2026, Period

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With summer finally here, I've been browsing different retailers to see what's new. At Zara, there are plenty of under-$50 summer pieces. One standout is the Cotton V-Neck T-Shirt that associate editorial director Eliza Huber introduced many of our editors to, and it was included in the spring 2026 Who What Wear 100. Other highlights are the $15 Halter Top, $20 Double Short Sleeve Effect T-Shirt, and $26 Ribbed Halter Top.

In accessories, woven bags are trending, including the $30 Mini Basket Bag and the $109 Raffia Mini Shopper Bag. In the shoe section, wedges have been one of the standout trends of summer 2026 by far. Two-tone sandals are also having a moment, such as Zara's Contrast Leather Sandals.

I also recently wrote about a Zara shopping tip I learned from my colleagues: filtering by the ZW Collection. It's Zara's in-house higher-quality line, focused on directional, trend-forward designs, and I've heard it has a near-zero return rate.

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Audry Hiaoui
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Audry Hiaoui is a writer based in New York. For Who What Wear, she specializes in emerging designers, independent labels, and brand discovery, as well as interviews both on and off camera. Her writing has appeared in AnOther, Wonderland, Office, Interview, Love, and i-D, among others, with multiple cover stories and features in print, and she has worked as an editorial producer for Vogue during fashion months. She holds a master's degree in journalism and documentary filmmaking from City, University of London, and has an extensive background in film, having worked for Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, and Vice UK as well as on various projects including documentaries and music videos and most recently as a writer's assistant on an upcoming HBO/A24 series.