These Are the Summer Wardrobe Staples Hailey Bieber Always Returns To
When you invest in quality staples, less really is more.
Reported by Vogue.
Summer has a way of convincing otherwise sensible women to reinvent themselves entirely — suddenly you're pricing out linen co-ords and googling "how to be a person who kayaks." The seasonal urge to overhaul your wardrobe is real, but it's also, largely, a trap. According to Vogue, Hailey Bieber has cracked the code most of us keep ignoring: find your summer formula and trust it.
On a recent outing, the Rhode founder kept it almost aggressively simple — luxe leather flip-flops, well-fitting jeans, and a breezy "Bessette" shirt, finished with understated sunglasses and the obligatory iced coffee. No archival trophy pieces, no custom Saint Laurent bodice. Just the kind of clean, considered basics that quietly work harder than anything trend-driven you'll panic-buy in July.
The Case for a Summer Uniform
There's a reason Bieber's clean-girl aesthetic has had staying power beyond the aesthetic-of-the-month cycle — it's rooted in restraint, which is genuinely harder to pull off than it looks. A great shirt and quality sandals require the confidence to resist the leopard-print kaftan, the impulse crochet set, the "this is so me right now" maxi dress that will feel deeply unlike you by August. Knowing what you actually reach for, repeatedly and without regret, is its own kind of style intelligence.
The pieces themselves aren't groundbreaking — a well-cut shirt, classic denim, and elevated flat sandals have been summer currency for decades. What matters is the commitment. Bieber isn't experimenting with a new warm-weather persona; she's refining one she already owns. That's the difference between a wardrobe that feels cohesive and one that reads like a series of optimistic mistakes hanging in your closet by September.
Your summer essentials don't need to be hers — but you probably already know what they are.
Read the original at Vogue.
