COS’s Relaxed Linen Shirt Dress Is Perfect for the Heatwave

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a heatwave coming. In fact, as I sit here writing this with my face as close to a fan as possible without my hair getting dragged in, I’m pretty sure it’s already arrived. Temperatures are reaching crazy highs next week (does anyone remember a time the UK was 35°? No, me neither), but it also looks set to be really warm throughout the whole month of July, and likely into August and September too. Better late than never, I guess?

Not that I’m complaining, in fact I’m very grateful after summer never really arrived last year. It’s lovely weather for sitting in the garden doing nothing. The problem arises when we’re expected to leave the house and still look polished. Whatever your journey may be, getting to the office, or a meeting, or a date, or drinks with friends without looking like you’ve just come out of a hot yoga class feels like a challenge equivalent to climbing Mount Everest. Not to mention, what the heck to do you wear to stay cool but also appropriately covered up.