Cotton Gauze Dresses and Tops to Wear All Summer Long
A sure way to start feeling summery is to wear a soft, crinkly cotton gauze top or dress.
Cotton gauze clothing is huge for 2024, with everyone jumping on board this relaxed, beachy trend.
What is cotton gauze, and how do you wear it? Here’s the scoop, plus some cute cotton gauze outfits to carry you through the summer.
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What is Cotton Gauze?
Cotton Gauze is a 100% lightweight, breathable woven cotton that is naturally crinkly and buttery soft. If you’ve ever worn it, you know it feels weirdly spongey and springy.
Summer clothes made from cotton gauze are usually loose, often a little oversized, and have a billowy drape. The crinkly texture and relaxed cuts give off a natural boho look and vibe.
I like wearing a very comfy green cotton gauze-tiered sundress in summer since it is lightweight and flowy.
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How do you Wear Cotton Gauze Clothing?
Whether you are wearing a cotton gauze top with jeans or shorts or slipping on a cute sundress, remember the key to this look is to play up the unique woven texture.
To do this, choose tops, pants, and dresses in solid colors with few details. For example, wear peach drawstring gauze pants or slip on a solid green gauze shirtdress. The color and style should be simple so the texture can be the focus.
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How to Accessorize Gauze Clothes
Gauze has a breezy, beachy vacation feel, so choose accessories accordingly. Look for cute summer sandals with fun details and textures like raffia, metallic fabric, and beading. Woven bags always look great.
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Are Cotton Gauze clothes good for travel?
Cotton gauze tops, dresses, and pants are the ultimate vacation clothes.
They’re lightweight for packing, can easily be rolled up into a ball and thrown in your suitcase, and you don’t have to worry about wrinkles. Although cotton gauze does wrinkle, the wrinkles fall out easily.
This favorite summer fabric is pretty and relaxed and will keep you feeling cool.
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Here are some more fabulous cotton gauze pieces in stores now.
How do you keep the gauze look from looking too much like old gown/pajamas?
Hi Donna, That’s a great question, and 4 things immediately come to mind. 1. Don’t wear many layers of gauze or a top or dress with many tiers of gauze, or you will get that hippie boho look- I’m thinking Frankie from Frankie and Grace. A very clean, streamlined silhouette, like any of the dresses in this post, is more modern, and it makes the gauze look more classy, too. #2 Get the proper fit. Since gauze clothing is loose and flowy, it’s important to get the right fit so your outfit looks relaxed, but you are not drowning in it. #3 Color- A bright, trending color like this orange or green dress can bring life and an updated look to gauze. #4 Accessories can make or break a gauze look. Yes, feel free to add a fabulous statement necklace, interesting belt, beach bag… whatever, but too much stuff hanging off you + a crinkly gauze start to look junky! I hope that helps! Thanks for dropping by. Cheers, Deb