These Summer Tops Look Good Under a Jacket (Because A/C)

Though it doesn't quite compare to the challenges that layering for winter presents, summer dressing does have a layering predicament of its own. In fact, you've probably encountered it. What are we referring to? Crazy sleeves. Between ruffled, strappy, one-shoulder, and puffy-sleeved tops, shielding oneself from the A/C in the office or chilly night air proves nearly impossible with so many summer tops on the market.
Realizing this sartorial dilemma, we set out to find cool summer tops that you can actually wear under a jacket. So that means you can put your blazers and leather jackets to very good use this season. The covetable tops in the following roundup prove that you don't need lots of straps or dramatic sleeves to be summer-ready. Shop our picks from the likes of Zara, Madewell, Reformation, and many more below.
And now, here are some light jackets to wear over these tops.

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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