What to Wear When Summer Isn’t Quite Over
September has arrived!
There is always that funny stretch between summer and fall when the calendar is telling us one thing and the weather is telling us something completely different. The days are still warm, weekends still somehow end up by the water, and packing away your swimwear feels wildly premature.
So instead of jumping straight into fall dressing, we're leaning into the in-between.
Think deeper colors. Polished one-piece swimsuits. Lightweight trousers. A button-down thrown over your suit. Dresses that work for dinner in September and vacation somewhere warm three months from now.
This is the Hermoza transitional swim edit: what to wear when summer isn't quite over.
Start With a One-Piece That Feels Like September
Our first rule of transitional dressing? You don't have to stop wearing a swimsuit. Just change the mood.
The Joan Belted One-Piece Swimsuit in Neptune Green is exactly what we mean.
That rich Neptune Green feels a little deeper and more sophisticated than the bright colors we naturally reach for in June and July, but it still belongs completely by the water.
The Joan One-Piece has a clean scoop neckline, a belted waist with gold hardware, and a textured fabric that makes the whole silhouette feel incredibly polished.
And that's what makes it so good for September.
Wear the Joan in Neptune Green to the pool now, then treat it like a bodysuit once you're out of the water. Add high-waisted trousers, gold earrings, and a sandal and suddenly your one-piece swimsuit is part of an actual outfit.
Let Your Prints Get a Little Moodier
September doesn't mean giving up prints. It just means we're ready for something with a little more depth.
Enter On the Spot.
The print gives us that perfect transitional feeling: playful enough to still feel like summer, but graphic and polished enough to carry into early fall.
We love it on the Lupe One-Piece Swimsuit in On the Spot.
The square neckline and structured silhouette make the Lupe One-Piece feel almost more like a bodysuit than traditional swimwear, which is exactly what we want from a transitional piece.
Wear it alone while the weather is still hot. Then throw a crisp button-down over it when the sun starts going down.
Same swimsuit. Completely different September energy.
Swim Under a Button-Down
This might be the easiest formula for a late summer outfit: swimsuit, button-down, relaxed pants.
The Dana Button Down Shirt in White Shell Eyelet is exactly the kind of layer we want right now.
It's lightweight enough that you're not pretending it's sweater weather, but the collar and button-front silhouette immediately make your beach look feel more put together.
Wear the Dana Shirt completely open over the Lupe in On the Spot for the pool or beach.
Then button it halfway, roll the sleeves, add sunglasses and a great sandal, and you're ready for lunch.
This is the kind of transitional resort wear we actually want: pieces that layer without making us feel like we're dressing for a season that hasn't arrived yet.
Add the Dana Pants and Suddenly It’s an Outfit
And if we're wearing the shirt, the pants are coming too.
The Dana Pull On Pant in White Shell Eyelet gives you the same breezy fabric in an easy high-waisted silhouette.
Wear the Dana Pants over your swimsuit and leave the matching Dana Shirt open on top.
It's technically a swim cover-up.
But with sandals, jewelry, and a structured bag? It's an outfit.
This is why lightweight trousers earn so much space in a transitional wardrobe. They still feel right on a hot afternoon, but they give your look a little more coverage and structure as we move toward fall.
They're also ideal for those September vacation outfits when you need something that works from breakfast to the beach to dinner without requiring three outfit changes.
The Dress That Works Now and Vacations Later
Then there is the dress—the piece that makes transitional dressing almost suspiciously easy.
The Jackie Dress is exactly the type we're keeping in rotation through September.
Wear the Jackie Dress now with sandals and simple gold jewelry for dinner, an outdoor lunch, or one of those warm September weekends that feels like summer never left.
Then pack it again later for a warm-weather escape.
That's our favorite kind of dress: not locked into a season, not reserved for a single trip, and definitely not something we're putting away just because the calendar changed.
The best transitional summer outfits are the ones that make sense right now and still earn their place in your suitcase later.
September Style Is All About the Layer
The biggest difference between August dressing and September dressing doesn't have to be heavier clothes.
Sometimes it's just one extra layer.
A one-piece swimsuit under a button-down.
A lightweight shirt left open during the afternoon and buttoned up for dinner.
A dress with sandals now and a light layer later.
It's less about abandoning summer and more about making everything feel a little more intentional.
Don’t Pack Away the Swimwear Yet
There will be plenty of time for sweaters.
Right now, we're holding onto the pieces that still make sense for the weather we're actually living in.
The rich Neptune Green of the Joan Belted One-Piece. The graphic personality of On the Spot. The easy layering of the Dana Shirt and Dana Pants. And a Jackie Dress that refuses to belong to only one season.
It's about having pieces that move with you from one season, one weekend, and one destination to the next.
Summer Isn’t Over. It’s Just Getting Dressed Differently.
September can keep its changing leaves.
We're keeping the swimwear out a little longer.
Because when a swimsuit works under a button-down, a pair of trousers can go straight from poolside to lunch, and a dress belongs equally at dinner now and on vacation later, there's really no reason to rush the season.
Besos,
Hermoza 🤍