FYI, This Summer Wish List Is Actually Perfect (I'd Know—It's Mine)

Eliza Huber wearing a pink button-down shirt tucked into a sheer white skirt with a black bag.

(Image credit: @elizagracehuber)

As I write this, it's 45ºF and gearing up for a downpour on the Upper West Side where I live in Manhattan. It was 75ºF and sunny yesterday. That's spring in New York for you. It's because of this constant weather whiplash this time of year that I find myself daydreaming about summer, when practically every day is hot and sunny and I can wear white linen pants and poplin skirts without fear of them turning see-through à la a wet T-shirt contest or, worse, getting soaked in muddy street water from a rogue truck-puddle collision. And the only thing that I could think of to wake myself up from that alternate reality is to put pen to paper (aka fingers to keyboard) and start planning my summer wish list.

I'm sure it'll come as no surprise to you given what I just said that summer is my favorite season for dressing, which I know many people will disagree with, but that's life. I wish I were a skilled layerer, but sadly, I'm not, which is why the hot weather is ideal for my styling preferences, which tend to include things like sheer fabrics, short shorts, and all things sleeveless (bonus points if it's strapless). Ahead, see what purchases I'm planning on making for the fashion season I wait all year long for, from linen skirt sets to 2024's most-wanted handbag.

This post was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

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Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.