Most women’s summer collections exceed winter pieces and it’s not just because a bulky blazer equates to three sundresses in coveted closet space. Summer designs are looser, freer and more expressive than dressing for winter necessity. Memorial Day’s official launch to the season has also become less rigid, like the dated white pants strictly worn until Labor Day rule. Extend the season’s style because summer is depressingly short. We spotlight our favorite patriotic picks that have enduring style.

A bedroom corner receives a classic composition from the insertion of framed sailing flags in patriotic colors, which works in any season.
Memorial Day Primer Pieces:
- 1. Natives shoes
- 2. Blue Rose bowl
- 3. Stars & stripes straws
- 4. Gucci handbag
- 5. Geox espadrilles
- 6. O’Neill board shorts
- 7. Sur la table ice cream bowl
- 8. Frame trousers
- 9. Ralph Lauren socks
- 10. Ballard Designs pennant flag
- Natives kids Jefferson shoes 2. Mixing bowl 3. Straws 4. Queen Margaret handbag 5. Modesty espadrilles 6. Lenox boy’s board shorts 7. Melamine ice cream bowl 8. Mitered trouser 9. Stars and stripes socks 10. Suzanne Kasler “A” nautical flag