Andrea Lieberman just solved the riddle of how to wear a pantsuit on 85-degree days: She whipped hers up in ultra-light, ultra-crisp cotton poplin. For women like Lieberman, who prefer easy yet sharp-looking summer clothes to the season’s ubiquitous boho dresses, her paper-thin blazers and belted trousers will feel like something of a revelation. And in case they still sound business-y, consider how Lieberman styled them: A black cotton suit was paired with a heavy metal–inspired California Love T-shirt, the proceeds of which will benefit relief efforts for the state’s recent wildfires, and a deconstructed suit consisting of a baby blue poplin blazer and khaki trousers was styled with a stretchy knit tank. Oh, and both were shown with flat sandals. It doesn’t get much easier than that.
Designing those kinds of easy yet polished pieces is Lieberman’s m.o. Also in the mix: asymmetrical dresses in crinkly emerald viscose or python-printed silk, tie-dyed cotton sweaters, leather shorts, and sleek jumpsuits. She applied the same airy cotton of the suits to another unexpected category: eveningwear. The opening look was a one-shoulder cut-out gown in crisp, weightless black poplin, and it might just be the coolest wedding-guest dress of the season.
