Claire Manor Portfolio

Just keep telling yourself you are going to go to the park or a beach every weekend this summer and buy that big tote bag to fit all the things you will definitely need for all those sunny activities.

These sunglasses could be a hard sell if you were like me and had a high school boyfriend who liked to fish and played baseball for your small town team, but I swear they are cool now!

Hailey Bieber wore a crochet hat one time and now it is all I can think about. Do they do anything to really protect you from the sun? No. But I will be wearing them all summer anyways.

Swap your winter scarves for a summer tie from your corporate job friends. Play dress-up as a banker or a ~woman in finance~ (but honestly if you are a woman in finance I am so impressed by you).

Honestly, I expected to love this about as much as I expected to love driving a Ford F150 truck. Something about it just makes you feel like you are better than any man who has ever walked the earth.

I really don’t understand why I had so much distaste for the maxi dress until this year. But now I am trying to figure out how to raise the pole in my closet so my 12 new friends don’t get their ends dusty or snag on the floor.

Suit vests are in and the best part is they are free if your parents still have some of their three-piece suits lying around from the glory days.

I really have nothing interesting to say about tube tops except they are easy and show off a nicely tanned shoulder. You need them and that is that.

Again these tops are about as interesting as that finance boy you got stuck talking to so your friend can flirt with a man of actual substance. But they are a necessary evil.

Alright I know these are not ideal for tanning but I am sure you own plenty of regular triangle bikinis for that. So suck it up and put on your sunscreen cause it’s time to switch it up a little bit.

Because I know everyone is going to ask anyway, here are my picks for the best tanning bikinis. I fall victim to the FOMS as well (fear of missing sun), so I will just do everyone a favor and leave these links right here.

The only way to get the FIT girl layering effect without the heat of wearing a thousand tops at once is by wearing a sweater made completely of holes. Now you can keep the TikTok GRWM’s going all summer long.

Feel like Adam Sandler in any movie he has ever done in this look. No, but really this is just a cool update on a Hawaiian shirt, and if you don’t take advantage of how easy this look is then shame on you.

While cargo pants are also making a comeback - take it a step further by opting for a maxi skirt instead. Be the trendier, better version of everyone else.

For my tall girls, these are going to be a bit of a challenge and I’m sorry. But if you were not blessed with long legs and model height then take this trend and run with it because it is finally something to wear better than your model friends.

A close sister to the cargo pant, we have the parachute pant. This is the lighter, airier option for the summertime. Get the cool baggy look without the sweat.

I want these pants in every color. You can be the coolest girl in the office or pair them with a corset and win the hearts of everyone at the East Village bar you decided to take over for the night.

Honestly, they are so comfortable I couldn’t care less what anyone else has to say about them. Trust me just try them and you will see.

Okay everyone I need you to read this next sentence until it sticks. “Slides are good, flip-flops are bad.” I know there are going to be a lot of people out there who disagree with me but this is my guide and I don't care. I hate flip-flops and I don’t want to see them. What I will accept because I am a rational person are slides.

Yes, I know this isn’t exactly the newest trend, but many people forget about a good boot in the summertime. They are actually practical as hell and easily make an outfit interesting. Now you won’t see me prancing around in a red cowboy boot all summer long but if that is your vibe then have at it y’all.

These shoes are purely to shame short men. I do not care if you are 4 feet or 6 feet, this summer is about making all the boys stand up a little straighter and work a little harder now that we look down on them.