Florals for summer? Here's how you can make it work

Fashion is nothing short of glamorous for royal women. Princesses, queens, duchesses arrive at conferences, galas, charity events, etc. dressed to perfection, and even when they turn to something classic like a chic floral dress, their looks still inspire trends to come. Not even Miranda Priestly can say anything.

And while dreamily admiring their gorgeous #OOTDs this summer is fun, us commoners want something a bit more accessible than what the royal ladies like the Duchess of Cambridge are used to.

Summer days are coming to an end (who are we kidding, it’s always summer in Dubai), which means it’s time to look back on the biggest trends of the season, and decide which pieces are worth keeping in the wardrobe and which were one-season-wonders!

Dubai still feels like a ghost town, with residents travelling the globe in hope of cooler climates (don’t go to Europe –there’s a heatwave). Thus our weekly dose of style inspiration has dried up with the Dubai summer, as we’ve had to follow Dubai’s style stars abroad for a glimpse into their holiday wardrobes instead!

Yellow is officially the colour to sport this summer, as proved by everyone from royal Duchesses to Dubai’s style stars. The sunshine shade is having a moment as the best colour to embrace during a heatwave –and, there’s nowhere hotter than Dubai, right?

It’s going to be a summer of straw hats –according to Instagram, influencers and fashion editors, the wide brim sun hat will be the season’s must-have fashion accessory for wearing on the beach or in the city (in Dubai we do both).

Living in Dubai it’s essential to always have your shades on the top of your head, no matter what time of year it is. But, as sunglasses are the must-have spring/summer accessory in Dubai and the rest of the world, we’ve rounded up what’s hot for eyewear in 2018.

Fashion trends come with an expiry date built into their very definition, but style, is of course, timeless. What was frowned upon yesterday might be crashing Google searches today (Hello, mom jeans).

BUT there are still a handful of trends that gave us shudders the first time around — and they are back in style. From kitten heels to jorts (jeans+shorts), here’s a list of 5 such fashion statements that should have taken a backseat along with Britney Spears' fandom.