New York Summers Overheat Me—These Breezy Topshop Picks Cool Me Down

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I have a love/hate relationship with summertime in New York. Things I love include the energized and bustling streets, the spontaneous ice cream pit stops on your walk home, and laying out in the park with your friends. Things I don't love include the suffocating heat, tourists, and essentially the nonstop sticky sweat that formulates on my body within seconds of stepping outside. Dressing to accommodate such weather takes some serious planning, and this summer, I'm letting Topshop take the wheel.

I love buying on-trend fast-fashion finds during the warmer months. Typically, the lighter materials you'd be shopping for look more expensive than they actually are, meaning for once, surviving New York doesn't leave you completely broke. This summer, Topshop is stocking adorable pieces that are practical for the rising temperatures in the city and suit my trend obsession. A win-win? I think so. Ahead shop the Topshop pieces I'm buying this season that will help keep me cool in the furnace that is New York summer.

Speaking of New York girls, this Who What Wear editor is a dress-and-sneakers connoisseur. Find out where she's getting her outfit inspiration this summer.

Editorial Director

Lauren Eggertsen is currently the editorial director of Who What Wear and has worked at the company for over eight years, where she started as an associate editor and has since worked her way up. Lauren has over 10 years of experience in the fashion editorial space, starting her career with internships at Marc Jacobs, Marie Claire, and The Zoe Report, where she was later hired as their editorial assistant. Lauren has worked in the Los Angeles and New York Who What Wear offices but currently calls L.A. home. It is here where she leads and manages Who What Wear's fashion team and oversees all day-to-day editorial content and large tentpole moments. This includes all of the runway, trend, and shopping-driven content that ultimately helps to build a strong brand reputation within the industry. Lauren's role also includes helping to set the fashion direction for all original photo shoots and often styles many of the celebrity cover shoots, including big names like Kaia Gerber, Normani, and Kristen Stewart.

She has also attended multiple fashion weeks, including New York, London, Milan, and Paris, where her personal style has been featured on sites such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Elle. She prides herself on discovering and supporting small brands and on her knack for a good vintage shopping find. When she isn't working, she enjoys researching and dining at reputable restaurants around both her neighborhood and the globe.