27 Affordable Summer Finds From Princess Polly
Promising review: "The FIT is incredible!! I sized up in this to give myself a little more room, but it still fit perfectly. The waist is SNATCHED. This is a MUST buy!!" —Lucinda W.Price: $65 (available in sizes 0–12 and in 12 colors)
A ribbed halter top that's giving Y2K vibes while feeling as cozy as your favorite tee. This'll look just as ~fiiiine~ paired with boxy denim shorts as it would with a slinky maxi skirt.
Price: $39 (available in sizes 0—12 and in three colors)
A reflective cuff bracelet so you can rock some Bottega Veneta vibes all summer without dropping Bottega Veneta-level coin.
Promising review: "Love it for events and stuff, just so I can layer brackets. It's super light and goes with everything!" —Evie L.Price: $20 (available in two colors)
A pair of raw hem jeans that'll go with absolutely any top in your closet rn. Your fave going-out crop top? Goes with that. That flowy satin blouse you wear to work? Yep. The boatneck tank you wear to family dinners? You bet!
Price: $75 (available in sizes 0–20 and in two colors)
A striped tube top, because going out to dinner after a beach day is fun! But the not-so-fun part is mustering energy to put an outfit together after spending all day on the shore. This, paired with your fave shorts, is all you need to look put-together with little thought required.
Price: $45 (available in sizes 0—12 and in yellow)
A lapel collar mini that's as romantic as it is breezy! It's perfect for roaming through a botanical garden or enjoying a cute park picnic with your boo.
Price: $69 (available in sizes 0—12)
A strappy crop top so that you can tap into your dream Blue Crush summer vibe. All that's missing is a surfboard, sunshine, and, of course, sunscreen.
Price: $39 (available in sizes 0—12)
A pair of bright New York trackstar shorts, because who said you can't wear athletic shorts while looking like a fashion icon? Def not me — I live for a kitten-heel-and-track-short pairing.
Promising review: "I love these shorts SO MUCH!! They're so comfortable, the material feels thick and heavy in a high-quality way but is also super soft and breathable, and I got so many compliments when I wear them. 🥹" —ZOPrice: $45 (available in sizes 0–12)
A chic halter top that I swear will look good with any bottom you own. For real, you'll look just as cute with this and linen shorts as you would if you wore this on a Monday afternoon with yoga pants.
Promising review: "Super cute halter top. The material is comfortable and the open back adds a cute touch. This is perfect for going out." —Jaden J.Price: $39 (available in sizes 0–12 and in 10 colors)
A striped top so that you can fully lean into your coquette-meets-the-Lower-East-Side style vision without dropping fancy boutique-level cash on an outfit!
Price: $45 for the top (available in sizes 14–20) and $45 for the shorts (available in sizes 14–20)
A pair of sleek sunnies, since Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's style is having a resurgence these days! This, plus a tortoiseshell headband and a crisp white collared shirt, will have you looking like the minimalist style icon in no time.
Promising review: "I love these sunnies so much! I love how they sit on the nose so perfectly, and the shape of the lens is so chic. The color is the perfect brown that gives summer and is very trendy. Overall, amazing pair of sunglasses, would 100% recommend. :)" —Aja P.Price: $20 (available in four colors)
A V-neck maxi dress so that you can look like an absolute hottie at any event you attend — get ready to make this your go-to number to wear during wedding season.
Price: $79 (available in sizes 0—12 and in five colors)
A pair of denim shorts, because they're roomy, cute, and come in the top denim short cut of the summer! These are begging to be paired with your favorite riding boots and a crisp poplin button-up.
Price: $49 (available in sizes 0—12 and three washes)
A twist tank top with a keyhole cutout that elevates the look of a plain white tank! Plus, if you look closely, it has a delicate embroidered floral design for some bonus cuteness.
Promising review: "Absolutely love!! So cute and versatile. Wore it to a music festival right away! The material is nice and stretchy and fits me well! Great selection!" —Annika B.Price: $49 (available in sizes 0–12)
A strappy denim dress, because its cut reads fancy, but its denim fabric reads casual — it's the perfect relaxed-yet-cute number to wear to the city or on a movie date!
Promising review: "Love it!! Fit how I wanted, and was so cute. Got lots of compliments. Straps were adjustable, which was great, and the material wasn't as stiff as I was expecting, which I loved. Fits really well and looks great on." —JenniferPrice: $75 (available in sizes 0–12 and in two colors)
A frilly mini skirt that's everything for going out with the girlies. While this is giving major party-in-Ibiza vibes, you can absolutely rock this during a friend's birthday at your fave cocktail lounge.
Promising review: "I purchased this skirt for a festival but was worried about it arriving and being too short; however, once it arrived, it was 100% true to its online measurements, which is very rare to get lately! Super happy with my purchase and would purchase again in different colours." —Lucy J.Price: $55 (available in sizes 0–12)
A strapless top and shorts duo, because sets are the easiest way to look put-together in no time. You can wear this together for an Amalfi coast-esque look, or pair each piece with separate items to dress them up or dress them down.
Price: $28 for the top (originally $49; available in sizes 0—12) and $31.50 for the shorts (originally $45; available in sizes 0—12)
A mini dress with ADORABLE eyelets and puff sleeves that'll instantly take your vibe back to the '60s. Twiggy lashes and a subtle hair bump will turn your whole look into a LEWK.
Price: $69 (available in sizes 0—12)
A mid-rise striped pant that's basically like an outside-appropriate version of pajama pants. Dress 'em up with a sheer tunic top and your chunkiest bangles. (Yes, bangles are back!!!)
Price: $69 for the bottoms (available in sizes 14–20) and $49 for the top (available in sizes 14–18)
A printed floral top, because even though it's summer, that doesn't mean you have to shy away from your mostly black wardrobe. This is a great way to add some color to your look while still keeping things moody.
Price: $45 (available in sizes XXS–XXL and in three colors)
A retro halter top so that you can emulate your fave Studio 54 looks. The only thing that's missing is a sequin skirt and fluffy Farrah Fawcett hair.
Promising review: "Best top ever. Ever since I got my hands on this stylish top that can be styled up or down for any occasion, I have been getting compliments left, right, and center. The fit is too die for and it is so unique." —Jessie W.Price: $49 (available in sizes 0–12 and in eight colors)
A wrap mini skirt, because it's simple yet unique, which is all you want out of something that's going to be in your capsule collection. You can slot this into your current go-to outfits *and* expect loads of compliments thanks to its cool belt.
Promising review: "Cutest skirt ever, fit true to size, and so cute for summer!!" —Ava L.Price: $49 (available in sizes 0–12 and in two colors)
A short-sleeved button-up that you can wear buttoned all the way up during work, and then slightly unbuttoned during happy hour! You can't convince me that the perfect day-to-night top isn't this one.
Promising review: "It is a super cute top, it was a good fit, and I recommend it to anyone. Its color was the same as the photo. And the amount of people who compliment it." —Sasha R.Price: $49 (available in sizes 0–12 and in six colors)
A stitched halter top, because it's a total statement and will be a compliment magnet wherever you go this summer.
Price: $55 (available in sizes 0–12 and in three colors)
A corset mini dress that's just as versatile as it is cuuuuute. You can wear this to brunch with cozy sneakers, or dress it up with strappy sandals as you hit the club.
Price: $75 (available in sizes 0–20 and in two colors)
A matching set, because if you can't fit a trip to Greece onto your schedule, you can at least bring the Grecian vibes to your wardrobe with this breezy set.
Price: $78 (available in sizes 0—12)
And a denim mini skirt that'll be the center of all your Western-inspired looks this summer! Don't forget to pair this with lotssss of brown leather accessories and, of course, a cowgirl hat.
Promising review: "True to size and the fit was perfect. The skirt wasn't too short or too long. The waistband does have some stretch to it, so that is a plus. I definitely would recommend this skirt." —Ella R.Price: $49 (available in sizes 0–12 and in six washes)
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On Friday, July 26, the day of the week new music drops regularly, three of the hottest pop stars out of Africa doled out the steamiest trifecta of releases this year. Nigerian singer Ayra Starr's latest song is literally about being hot. South African star Tyla came with a four-pack EP called WWP, short for We Wanna Party. And Ghanaian-American shapeshifter Amaarae broke barriers with her new single 'Girlie-Pop!' and its steamy, queer-coded music video. It was a day that crystallized a pattern that had been forming all year: the women of Afropop are bringing sexy back. Much of their movement, like others across media right now, is Y2K-indebted. Skirts and tops have gotten microscopic, bottoms are being slung below the waist again, and lots of producers seem to be doing their best impressions of early Pharrell. But that time also came with some trends in how women's sexuality was marketed and received that we now find disturbing, to say the least. 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She is going to be the world's biggest pop star soon and she has a new song called 'Hot Body' which I think is amazing. So please indulge us and join us for a big dance party.' Dancing, of course, has been Tyla's thing since she captivated the mainstream with 'Water' in 2023. (Cute Y2K fashion has become a bit of a calling card for her, as it has for Starr. They've been friendly collaborators, both 23 years old.) The rollout and name of Tyla's new EP, WWP, takes cues from the popular nightlife chant '[Insert name of DJ or performer leading the crowd here], we wanna party!' That makes perfect sense for a girl who's always been about partying so hard you're soaked, whether with sweat or the contents of your plastic bottle. Tyla's WWP features 'Bliss,' a track whose music video spawned an excellent meme about being sexy and sad at once. It takes the quick cut between a scene of the singer fighting tears and another of her grinding against a silver sculpture in desert sand. 'Idk if we're supposed to shake ass or cry' one YouTube commenter wrote to the tune of 15,000 likes. The full WWP EP includes two songs that debuted this month, one being 'Dynamite,' an energizing collaboration with Wizkid (it's the pair's first and feels reminiscent of Ayra Starr hopping on Star Boy's '2 Sugar' earlier in her rise). The song that really cements the sexy, though, is 'Mr. Media.' While the track lambasts the voyeuristic sensationalism she's faced in the public eye, she uses the second verse to remind herself why she shouldn't care: 'Bad bitch, I ain't always got time to talk/Too bad, yeah, I know I'm difficult/You'd be too if you had my visuals/You'd be too if you had material.' Amaarae seems to be channeling a similar devil-may-care confidence as she gears up to release Black Star, her third studio album set to drop August 8. On Friday, she shared the second single, 'Girlie-Pop!' following the erotic 'S.M.O.' (for 'Slut Me Out'). 'Girlie-Pop!' ushers in this new era of Amaarae's powerfully, honing a familiar balance of softness, urgency, and cleverly sensual songwriting with a righteously queer arc. Using music as an extended allegory, she coos, 'I want you to take me from the top/Kiss me 'til I tell you, 'Make it soft'/One of us gotta bring this to a stop/Flip positions, switching genres 'til you make it pop.' In the moody video, Amaarae nearly sings into the mouth of another woman, the camera lingering on their lips. In other moments, their heads swirl around each other's face and neck. When that's not happening, the woman is DJing, potentially another bit of innuendo. Amaarae's imagery and music has sometimes teetered towards homoerotic (in the 'S.M.O.' video, for example, one might say she's literally waxing a beautiful woman's ass) but 'Girlie-Pop!' marks a bold embrace of queerness for a Ghanaian artist of her magnitude. For years, Ghanaian lawmakers have notoriously been pushing virulent anti-LGBTQ legislation and now they have a president reportedly committed to passing them. Amaarae declaring that the video was shot in Ghana 'with loveeeeee' is a radical act. 'My real mission is for us to not think about sexuality, or to subvert it so much to the point where it subconsciously takes people away from that,' she told Galore about her last album, Fountain Baby, in 2023. 'I wanted to make the music so sexy and captivating that you kind of wouldn't think about what pronouns I was using, no matter if you are straight, gay, pansexual, whatever. That was my way of trying to slowly break that boundary that things have to be in boxes and confined and defined.' So much of this Summer of Sexy has actually been brewing since 2024. Moliy's 'Shake It to the Max (Fly)' is currently one of the biggest songs in the world, and the Ghanaian singer first teased it back in October with a short snippet on TikTok. Today there have been 4.5 million videos made with a remix featuring dancehall stars Skillibeng and Shenseea on the app. In fact, there's been five remixes total, including versions with Sean Paul and Major Lazer. Though Moliy is African, 'Shake It to the Max' has always been a dancehall song, produced by Silent Addy and Disco Neal of the DJ duo Bashment Sound. On July 29, Billboard announced that the song had hit Number One on their Rhythmic Airplay chart, meaning it's a certified smash on American radio. It's also been sitting at Number One on the U.S. Afrobeats Song chart for 12 consecutive weeks, too. 'Shake It to the Max' has reached these heights as a viral anthem for baddies to let loose and whine their waists. Make sure you get out there and heed Moliy's call over the next month. Loosies: More music to move to summer Rema's 'Kelebu' and Theodora's 'Kongolese Sous BBL': So, in honor of the Summer of Sexy, I'm writing about these two at once, as Francophone singer Theodora's burgeoning hit is, in a way, an energetic ancestor to 'Kelebu,' Rema's excellent new party-starter. 'Kelebu' seems inspired by Bouyon, a high-octane dance music from Dominica, as well as Makossa from Cameroon and Coupé-décalé from Côte d'Ivoire (Theodora was born in Switzerland to Congolese parents and has lived all over the world). These are all threads Theodora has been pulling from the past few years, with the excellent 'Kongolese Sous BBL' becoming her biggest hit with well over 47 million streams on Spotify. Rema's closest collaborator, the producer London, also worked with Theodora on her song 'Massoko Na Mabele' from this past May. Darkoo, 'Right Now' featuring Rvssian and Davido: Intuitively, Nigerian hitmaker Darkoo titled her June EP $exy Girl $ummer. 'A lot of the top people in the game who are making music aren't making music for girls,' she told Apple Music. 'They are making music that women like, but it's not about them, and that's what I'm doing. I want them to feel like the sexiest women in the world.' This song definitely does it as the openly queer Darkoo and enthusiastic Davido promise to give some fortunate ladies the world. The song samples Gyptian's Jamaican hit 'Whine Slow,' which Rvssian himself produced. Daddy Lumba, 'Se Sumye Kasa A': This last Loosie is a tribute to Ghanaian legend Daddy Lumba, who died at age 60 on July 26. While he's known as a highlife maven, his music had diverse influences, from gospel to hip-hop, like you can hear on 2002's 'Se Sumye Kasa A.' 'Daddy Lumba really is a risk taker of his time,' Amaarae said in 2023, part of an interview she re-shared in memoriam of Lumba. She had praised his affinity for 'Bad bitches,' adding, 'At a time where male highlife artists were taking very romantic approaches to the way they were writing their music, Daddy Lumba said 'Look, I love the hoes and the hoes love me'.' Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of African musicians from their vantage point. Don't forget to check out the songs we covered this month and more in the Made In Africa playlist. Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
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Each generation grows up with fears that stem from the current world they live in. For millennials, some of the things they were afraid of ended up being less of a threat than they thought they would be. For example, many people grew up fearing getting stuck in quicksand, thinking they'd find themselves in that situation quite often. Other millennials feared Y2K and the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012. DueEntertainer0 on Reddit started a dialogue about millennial fears when they asked, "Can we talk about some of the random things that we were afraid of in the '90s and early 2000s?" Here are some of the responses, and as a Gen Z, are you millennials okay? Ya'll really thought the world was ending, huh? "Driving behind a log truck, thanks to Final Destination." —CandidateNo2731 "The 2012 Mayan apocalypse definitely was something my neighbors brought up often." —cocovacado "The Bermuda Triangle. I was convinced my family was gonna disappear if we ever flew through it." —kenyafeelme "I thought I was going to be dodging quicksand all of the time." —jgasbarro "Eating razor blades in my Halloween candy." —funky_colors "Spontaneous human combustion." —hunky_dorie "Swallowing gum and not digesting it for seven years." —Devious_Bastard "Being offered drugs on a daily basis." —4browntown "Swimming less than 30 minutes after eating." —HPHambino "'Don't meet strangers off the internet.' Cut to my late-20s when we are now encouraged to do the exact opposite via dating sites." —andisteezy " drop, and roll. I asked my kid about this the other day, and he looked at me like I was silly." —superminingbros "The idea that sitting too close to the TV will make you go blind." —Little_Bird333 "The dreaded white van with the promise of candy inside." —Correct-Body9590 "Spiders, piranhas, and clowns in storm drains." —ShigoIAjumma "Every plastic bag was out to suffocate me." —SureElephant89 "Y2K." —b1llb3rt "Bloody Mary. I was absolutely TERRIFIED to go into the bathroom at night because of the mirror….and I never even said her damn name!!" —JennieDarko "Acid Rain. Remember that sh*t? And we all just stopped talking about it." —Tortellini_Isekai "I remember microwaving water being a thing. In Home Ec, they told us to never use microwaved water because the microwaves made it toxic or something." —TheOriginalBigDave "Rabid raccoons jumping out of random places and attacking my face." —Sevennolater "Killer bees. They made it seem like we'd get attacked by them at any time." —bigkatze "Honestly, I'm still afraid that one day I'm going to lift my toilet seat and be greeted by a snake or an alligator." —80s_angel "Random needles in the pay phone change thing." —vcabalda "Similar to quicksand: whirlpools. They seemed so prevalent in cartoons. Like the ocean is just littered with these evil water funnels that suck people in, never to be seen again. Terrifying." —xilefelix "People under the stairs." —Striking_Ad_8883 "I forget the movie, but swimming under a pool cover." —Palmspringsflorida "My hair getting eaten by that Cabbage Patch Kid that ate the crinkle-cut fries and carrot sticks." —earmufffs "Going down escalators. My mom told me a kid's toe was ripped off on an escalator because his shoe was untied and the shoelace got caught." —triponsynth "I was afraid of getting abducted by aliens." —Thee-lorax "That only I can stop forest fires. Saving all of California is a lot to put on a person." —mtnshadow83 "Getting letters in the mail that could be lined with undetected drugs that would kill you the moment you opened the envelope and released them into the air." —According-Pen-9774 "Lava. Like quicksand. There was that scene from that movie where the guy just slowly melts into the lava." —Dazzling_Side8036 "Driving with the interior lights on." —ewsurnme And lastly, "Anthrax!" —potato_couch_ If you're a millennial, is there something you were afraid of that wasn't included? Let us know in the comments!
