I actually find myself dressing up more for work in the summer. In Boston the weather is so foul during the winter that I don't have the energy to put together cute outfits and I end up in button-downs and cardigans for three months. In the summer I'll wear cute little dresses and shoes that I would never sacrifice to the salt, snow and slush of Boston's winter streets. I tend to go out after work a lot more during the summer too so that probably influences my fashion choices.

I think I definitely tend to dress up more in the winter. It's almost easier, I think, to look professional in winter clothes– blazers, slacks, coats, boots. In the summer, you almost have to dress out of necessity more so than fashion (I live in the Central Valley, so it gets to be triple-digit weather pretty quickly).

It's funny you wrote this, because I was just thinking the same thing a few minutes ago. I feel like once the weather gets around 65-70, the layers all come off, and the soft, drapey, simplistic clothes begin to hang from my body. I feel like maybe it's a sort of “rebellion” against the harsh winter…I feel like during the winter everything I wear is much more tailored (and layered) for obvious reasons, which lends itself to being more formal. When spring hits, I'm so tired of warm stiff layers that I go into work as bohemiene and casual as I can get away with.

I totally made the same observation recently as well on my blog–I definitely push the envelope of what's work-appropriate much more in the summer (esp. for a conservative law environment). Needless to say I'm ecstatic it's getting warmer! I am convinced I will figure out a way to wear open-toed shoes appropriately this summer (socks?).theworkinggirlesq.blogspot.com

I live and work in Los Angeles, and it's pretty much summer-like all year round. L.A. seems to just be inherently more casual so even in most office settings, unless you're working in a very corporate, professional place, one can come off looking way too dressed up. But there are those who strike the right balance between chic and sloppy in the workplace.

I live in Phoenix and those 120 days can be rough! But they are a perfect opportunity for me to don my sundresses and cute sandals!!! I always feel I can get more creative in the summer because I don't have to worry about being cold and covering it up with a heavy jacket…although those can be very cute as well. I know out here in Arizona, we wear what is comfortable when the heat gets extreme and that can cause a “dress down” but summer fashions are so fun it's hard to be boring!

The whole “because it's hot” argument is okay, except that it was like 70 degrees and SO nice outside today!Maybe because being cold automatically puts you on the defensive. Your muscles warm your body by tensing up (AKA shivering)….that tension has mental implications. Plus, when you pair it with that wonderfully PRIMAL feeling you get when it's 20 degrees outside and the street you're walking on is acting like an arctic wind tunnel, your not capable of thinking anything besides “Survive this, survive this, survive this….” To go outside your cozy, comfortable apartment is to do battle with the elements, so you prepare. You put up shields. You button your coat. Fashion is all about creating the facade you will present to the world. When the world gets bitchier than usual, you craft more carefully.Also, when it gets really hot outside, you don't feel like protecting yourself from the world so much as meltingggg into it. That's all Southern courtesy is, really. People melting into each other.

A week or two in the warmer states might do you some good. :) And you'll get to wear all those warm weather outfits you might have stashed deep down in your closet. :)

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i've noticed i'm more open to wearing cheaper clothes in this weather. today i wore a big white wrinkly boyfriend shirt from H&M with a pair of their grey fleece sweatpants hiked up to the calves. i wouldn't be caught dead in these things in winter and i'm not even sure why.

These: http://www.polyvore.com/acne_belville_ankle_boo...and these:http://bit.ly/c1oep9but all black and leather–I got them on Shopbop like two years ago for way cheaper than that.

I dress more casually during the summer, but my clothing choices do have boundaries. I like to feel more comfortable during the summer months, particularly because Florida summers can be almost unbearably humid. I typically prefer the layering, dark colors, and tights that are so prevalent during the winter months, but a laid-back beachy style is always a nice change. There is nothing like a light, flowy, summer dress, wavy hair, and a broken in pair of sandals.

I work in the not for profit creative sector so I do not need to be corporate at work in summer or winter but I think it is important to look professional no matter what – you never know how someone is judging in terms of being a potential recipient of funding or support. I do think is easier (in Australia at least – where I am) to dress well for the warmer months for less money. We have a lot of pretty and stylish options which do not cost the earth but can make one look well put together without being overtly ‘corporate’. Australia has many great niche designers but also a strong, high quality mainstream fashion industry as the industry and population here is too small to only carry high end design. I think tailored winter clothes need to be higher quality as bad tailoring or fabrics show up more in winter clothes methinks.