5 Old Money Outfits For Moms This Summer

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Darling, let’s be honest. You’re not looking to turn heads at Cannes—you’re just trying to find clean clothes that don’t have someone’s juice box exploded on them.

But what if I told you that you could step out looking like a woman who winters in Courchevel and summers in Saint-Tropez—even if your actual summer plans involve snack duty, sunscreen battles, and swearing under your breath in traffic?

Enter: The Old Money Summer Wardrobe.

It’s not flashy. It’s not trendy. It’s timeless elegance with a whisper of inherited wealth, curated by yours truly—The Glamtorious Mrs.—your blunt, impossibly chic, occasionally sarcastic French stylist who’s here to remind you that style is not canceled just because motherhood happened.

Now sit back, sip something chilled (wine counts, obviously), and let’s upgrade your summer wardrobe into something that says “old money,” not “old laundry.”

Let’s begin, shall we?

✨ 1. The Seaside Heiress

Perfect for: Grocery runs, the splash pad, or sipping iced coffee while watching your toddler throw mulch at the playground.

Key Pieces:

• Crisp white linen button-down

• High-waisted beige pleated shorts

• Leather strappy sandals

• Silk scarf (worn in your hair like you own a vineyard)

• Tortoiseshell sunglasses & gold chain necklace

• Woven basket tote

Styling Secret:
Do not iron the linen. Let the wrinkles live. They whisper, “I have staff who do this for me.” Which you don’t, but that’s none of their business.

🍋 2. Villa Brunch in Provence

Perfect for: Backyard brunches (that you cooked), meeting the moms at that café with overpriced muffins, or wandering Trader Joe’s like it’s a Mediterranean market.

Key Pieces:

• A-line midi skirt in cream or sage

• Cotton knit tank top

• Chic slingback flats

• vintage gold bracelet

• Top-handle satchel (not to be confused with a diaper bag, darling)

Styling Secret:
The midi skirt does everything for you. It swishes like you're walking through lavender fields—even if you’re dodging puddles in the Costco parking lot.

🕊️ 3. Garden Party at Château Grand-Maman

Perfect for: End-of-year school parties, baby showers, or anything involving finger sandwiches and your attempt to appear like you have it all together.

Key Pieces:

• Square-neck sundress (linen or broderie anglaise, preferably ivory)

• Ballet flats or le très chic Mary Janes

• Wide-brim straw hat

• Mini bag (just big enough for lipstick and one almond. Max.)

Styling Secret:
When people compliment your look, tilt your head and say, “Oh, this? It’s just something I threw on.” Practice until it sounds believably smug.

🐚 4. Riviera Cocktails at Sunset

Perfect for: That elusive date night you booked three weeks in advance, girls’ night (if your friends haven’t all moved to Florida), or sipping something pink and overpriced on the patio while your children shout from inside.

Key Pieces:

• Silk slip dress in champagne, blush, or navy

• Elegant kitten heels

• Gold drop earrings

• Structured clutch

Styling Secret:
The silk dress isn’t for them. It’s for you. For the woman who remembers who she was before swim lessons and snack duty consumed her soul. You don’t need a reservation to feel divine. Just light a citronella candle, ignore your texts, and glide across the deck like it’s a yacht.

📚 5. Bookstore in Biarritz

Perfect for: Browsing the local library, hiding in the bookstore café, or pretending to be a Parisian intellectual at school pickup.

Key Pieces:

• Shirt dress with a cinched waist

• Loafers (polished, darling—not whatever those sad sneakers are)

• Canvas tote with leather trim

• Optional cashmere cardigan tossed over your shoulders for le nonchalant drama

Styling Secret:
Look vaguely irritated in public. It gives “my summer home was booked by someone else so now I’m slumming it here with you.” Très mysterious.

Parting Words from Your French Fashion Therapist

Darling, I know. I know your life is not an editorial spread in Vogue Paris. It’s cereal bowls, socks that disappear in the dryer, and a calendar so full it weeps. But that is exactly why you must dress like a woman who has nothing to prove.

Style isn’t selfish. It’s self-respect wrapped in linen.

So yes, wear the dress. Buy the basket bag. Glide through summer looking like your children address you as Madame Maman, and not just Mooooommmm with seventeen o’s.

You deserve to look expensive—even when you're tired. Especially when you're tired.

Yours Truly,

The Glamtorious Mrs.