If there’s one thing that has shocked my fashion-editor colleagues the most about me, it’s that I don’t currently own a pair of jeans. To be clear, I’ve owned and worn jeans in my lifetime, just not in recent years. Instead, I gravitate toward skirts and dresses, and my summer uniform is no exception.

In the warmer months, I’m drawn to natural materials like cotton and silk because they feel lightweight and breathable in the heat. Some of my most-worn pieces last spring and summer were Cou Cou’s pointelle and cotton-voile midi dresses, along with its matching tank-top-and-knee-length-skirt sets.