How to Dress for the Office When It’s 90 Degrees Outside

By Chioma Nnadi, Vogue magazine

Most of us end up throwing on that tried-and-tested pashmina in a moment of sweaty, goose-bump-raised desperation. It's not that carrying a scarf is inherently a bad idea, it just might be time to update the pastel cashmere shawl that's been languishing in the filing cabinet since last summer. Fashion News Editor Emily Holt favors her periwinkle-blue wrap of Indian silk from ABC Carpet & Home as a larger but lighter alternative. "I say the bigger the better," she says. "I love throwing a beautiful oversize scarf around my neck, especially if I'm going into a meeting. I feel about a scarf the way Linus feels about his blanket."