Hot Girl Summer Is OVER. It's Time For CLASSIC Girl Summer! ⧸⧸ The Classic Girl's Guide
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Summary
In this episode, I talk about how you can have a classic girl summer in summer by embracing your femininity and taking advantage of summer in the best possible way. A few summers ago, the concept of a hot girl summer was started by someone who I ve talked about on this channel before, Megan Thee Stallion. She defined it as feeling confident in who you are and having fun while looking good while doing it. As you might imagine, the idea of hot girl summers does not appeal to me. But what does appeal me is the idea of classic femininity and embracing our classic lifestyle in summertime.
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Hello Classic Crew and welcome to today's video where we're going to be talking about
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So a few summers ago there was this concept of a hot girl summer.
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It was actually started by a song by someone who I've talked about on this channel before,
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And the way that dictionary.com defines hot girl summer is
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feeling confident in who you are and having fun and looking good while doing it.
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As you might imagine, the idea of hot girl summer does not appeal to me.
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But what does appeal to me is the idea of classic girl summer.
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Embracing our classic femininity and embracing our classic lifestyle and bringing that into
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summertime and taking advantage of it in the best possible way.
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So today I want to talk about how you can have your classic girl summer and some ways that you
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So the first way that you can have a classic girl summer is to dress modestly and classically.
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So if you're new here, I am a huge proponent of modesty on my channel.
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I think that it will get you what you want and it respects your body in a way that really
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So I think that being modest is a very important part of being classic.
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And I also think that being modest does not mean being frumpy.
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I think that you should absolutely look stylish and fabulous and feminine while also being
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Kate Middleton is a really good example of this.
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She looks absolutely stunning always and she is a very modest woman.
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So one of the ways that you can have a classic girl summer is to dress modestly and attractively
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Because I think a lot of people get really overwhelmed thinking about how to dress modestly
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Wearing beautiful dresses, beautiful skirts, light fabrics, bright colors, and embracing
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your personality, showing off who you are through your clothing within certain boundaries.
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So I love the idea that you can express who you are through your clothing and in doing
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that you can actually make yourself look even more beautiful.
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So find clothes that appeal to you but that also are within the boundaries of modesty and
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So for example I posted a video on my channel of some dresses that would be good for summertime
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but are really modest and still express kind of who I am and what I like.
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But finding a dress that has a flower print if that's something you're into or wearing bright
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Finding something that reflects your personality through your clothes.
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You might be somebody who prefers to not wear prints.
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I'm somebody who really loves dresses that are in solid colors but I also have prints
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And I think that embracing classic girl summer is embracing those outfits that make you look
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And I really love summertime for this because you can find dresses that will keep you cool
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Instead of I need to wear something that's going to be the least amount of fabric so that
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It's clothing that really does reflect your personality but also can keep you cool.
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The second way to have a classic girl summer is to go to restaurants with beautiful outdoor
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I love that you can just have your outfit looking nice and you don't have to think about covering
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And sitting outside with those string lights, just enjoying a warm evening, that is such a lovely
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If you take your husband out, your friends out, sitting outside and just enjoying the
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weather and enjoying a pretty patio is just the best, most classic thing to do in summertime.
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If you're hearing some crazy noise outside, it's the thunder.
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I'm talking all about how summertime is coming and it is thunder and lightning outside.
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But, you know, that's part of a Virginia summer, actually.
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Number three is host a backyard get-together for family and friends.
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So even if you don't have a backyard space, maybe find somebody who you can co-host with
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I think hosting in and of itself is a really classic thing to do.
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And it's something that people don't do enough these days.
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Jacob and I talk about this a lot, that people don't really have other people over.
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We love that aspect of kind of communal living.
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And so I think it's really important as classic women to host more often.
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And one of the ways to do that in summer is to have an outdoor gathering for family and
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We had a going-away party because we're moving from Virginia to Florida.
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We just put a cooler outside with a bunch of ice in it with some beers and some seltzers.
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And people just enjoyed each other's company, enjoyed the weather.
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And we got to enjoy hosting, which, as I mentioned, is just a really classic thing to do.
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The fourth way to have a classic girl summer is to take morning walks so that you feel
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So something that I have started to do now that I have my son is I take daily walks.
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It's really good for him to get some fresh air.
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And I pretty much insist that's part of our daily routine.
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But because it's summertime, we really have to go early in the morning before it gets too
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hot, before it's too hot for him, before it's too hot for me.
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So taking a morning walk is going to be a really classic thing to do.
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It gives you a little bit of that extra exercise.
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It helps you avoid that heat as the day progresses.
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Like, it's really nice to go for a walk in the morning before everyone is out and about
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and you're just kind of enjoying the quiet and the solitude.
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So one of the best ways to have a classic girl summer is to find ways to exercise that
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It's not enough to just go for walks, but it is a good start.
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Reading in every season has its beauties, right?
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Reading when it's cold out, you can snuggle in and put on a blanket and set up a fireplace or
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even a fireplace video and just enjoy kind of being all cozy while you're reading.
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And then in the summertime, a beach read or reading outside with kind of a lemonade.
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So reading a book, trying to read at least one book a month is a really great way to
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And if you are looking for a way to do that, I am going to shamelessly plug my book club
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on my sub stack where we have a Zoom call once a month and we actually get to talk to
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It's a really wonderful way for us to meet each other, to chat, and also encourage you
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So if you are looking for a book club to encourage you to read, I really highly recommend checking
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But even outside of that, just reading a book, at least one book a month, it makes you feel
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It teaches you something and it's always good to continue to read and build up your
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Last but not least, a wonderful way to have a classic girl summer is to attend an outdoor
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A lot of the time, there are free concerts held by Philharmonics in the park.
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And it's a really fun way to enjoy your summer and to enjoy a summer evening.
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So if you can just sit outside and enjoy a classical concert, take in that beautiful
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music and just enjoy a summer night, absolutely you should do that.
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So that is how you can have a classic girl summer this summer.
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I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
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And if you have any other recommendations for having a classic girl summer, thank you so much
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