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Stylish summer outfits 2025: 5 tips to style what you've got (and splurge on the right accessories)

Are your closets overflowing with clothes, but you don't know what to wear anymore? Now's the time to rediscover your wardrobe and create stylish, trendy summer outfits without buying new clothes! Whether you want to limit your budget or adopt a more responsible approach, learn how to revalue the pieces in your closet to create stylish outfits.

In this article, Cloz shares 5 summer 2025 outfit tips for composing trendy looks from your closet. Get inspired by these fashion tips to reinvent your summer looks, optimize your wardrobe and assert your style without spending too much!

Tip N°1: Essential accessories for stylish summer outfits

If you want to create a stylish summer outfit, accessories are your best allies. A pretty pair of sunglasses, bold jewelry, handcrafted bracelets, a colorful scarf, an original belt or a chic handbag can totally transform a silhouette.

By playing with accessories, you can create a multitude of summer outfits from the same pieces: a white dress worn with high-heeled sandals and colorful jewelry will give you a chic, on-trend look, while paired with a wicker basket and a scarf in your hair, it will become bohemian. So choose accessories according to the occasion and the style you're looking for, to style any basic outfit.

If you're a watch enthusiast, sublimate your summer outfits by varying the colors of your bracelet with Maison Fèvre, a benchmark in leather goods for over 80 years. Heir to French craftsmanship, the company offers interchangeable watch straps. This summer, let yourself be seduced by one of these three creations:

  • Le Lisse watchband Le Lisse: in full-grain cowhide leather, available in a palette of 11 colors to style your summer outfit to your heart's content.

Watchband "Le Lisse" MAISON FÈVRE- €45

  • Le Nacré watchband Its iridescent finish creates an elegant play of reflections. It adds a luminous touch to an evening gown in linen or silk. Available in 7 colors: pink, orange, midnight blue, ...

Watchband "Le Nacré" MAISON FÈVRE- €40

  • Le Cuir Nautique watchband In smooth waterproof calf leather, this model will be your summer ally. An elegant bracelet for all day wear.

Watchband "Le Cuir Nautique" MAISON FÈVRE- €55

Let yourself be seduced by jewelry too Una Storiaa specialist in rhodium-plated 925/1000 silver. Renowned for its bold, intensely colorful creations, the brand is inspired by travel and world cultures. Adopt one of these three trendy jewels:

  • The Toucan Wedding Band Inspired by the majestic bird of the rainforest, this rhodium-plated solid silver band will appeal to wildlife enthusiasts.

925 silver "Toucan" UNA STORIA band - €485

Arizona bracelet The Arizona bracelet: its warm orange, red and yellow colors evoke twilight in the Grand Canyon of the American Southwest. An original gift for a lifetime.

925 silver bracelet "Arizona" UNA STORIA - €169

925 silver "Bora Bora" UNA STORIA band - 375€ (french)

Tip N°2: Re-use your clothes to create stylish and original summer outfits

One of the best ways to create a stylish summer outfit is to reinvent the way you wear the ones you already have! By playing with volume, layering or styling details, you can transform a basic piece into a strong element of your summer look.

Here are a few examples of how to change the way you wear your clothes:

Add bracelets or an earring to join the straps of a top and change its look, knot an oversized shirt to create an original skirt or top, transform a dress into a skirt by tucking it into a top, or add pins to a loose top or pants to cinch them in.

Follow our tutorials on TikTok to learn how to change the way you wear your clothes! Discover, for example, how to change the look of your oversized shirt with just a safety pin:

Add a colorful scarf to your simplest outfit for a touch of pizzazz:

Cloz has selected the trendiest accessories for you to add a fashionable touch to your summer 2025 outfits and hijack the look and style of your current clothes. Wear this scarf around your waist, divert this golden hair elastic and tie it around the straps of your top, add this belt over a blazer to cinch it in:

WILD Scarf - €79

HIPANEMA gold elastic - €15

LA PETITE ETOILE belt - €49

Tip N°3: Customize your clothes to give them a second life and create stylish summer outfits

If you've decided not to buy any new clothes this summer, now's the time to customize or alter the pieces you already own. A hem on pants that are too long, a t-shirt transformed into a tank top, or embroidery added to a jacket you've grown tired of: these simple little alterations can transform your basics and give them new life.

To create trendy summer outfits, transform your old-fashioned or worn-out clothes with upcycling! This solution allows you to consume fashion more responsibly, while giving free rein to your creativity. Need some inspiration? Discover our article dedicated to upcycling with 7 easy ideas for customizing and recycling your clothes.

Discover all the upcycling ideas on the blog >.

Tip N°4: Create a capsule wardrobe to easily compose your stylish summer outfits

To dress in style, all summer long, without buying new clothes, rely on the capsule wardrobe. This method consists of selecting a limited number of essential pieces that can be easily combined to create a maximum number of varied outfits. A flowing dress, linen shorts, a white t-shirt, comfortable sandals... Choose versatile, quality pieces that you really enjoy wearing. By simplifying your wardrobe, you'll save time, gain clarity and, above all, be inspired to compose trendy summer outfits with what you already have. The Cloz app can help you visualize and structure your capsule wardrobe thanks to its digital dressing room and look generators. A real plus for optimizing your style while remaining minimalist!

Tip N°5: Use the Cloz app to create and organize your stylish summer outfits

Feel like you've got nothing to wear and your wardrobe is overflowing? Thanks to the Clozapp, you can create trendy summer outfits with the clothes you already own!

Cloz allows you to digitize your wardrobe and visualize the pieces you own, so you can see more clearly. Then, thanks to the application, you can generate look ideas from your digital closet! You'll also find daily fashion tips and trendy selections.

Find new ways to wear your clothes and get inspired with your pocket stylist: the Cloz app.

Creating a stylish summer outfit from new clothes is not only possible, it's trendy, responsible and creative. With accessories, a few thoughtful alterations, theCloz app and capsule wardrobe organization, you can transform the pieces in your dressing room into on-trend summer looks.

In the same vein, discover our blog articles on how to responsible fashion consumption or being trendy on a budget !

NB: Some of the links in this article are affiliated: this means that Cloz may earn a commission if you make a purchase via these links, without any impact on the final price.

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