Netherlands
Amsterdam runs a low-key, high-functioning summer wardrobe. The city is built for bikes (the cargo bike — bakfiets — and the upright Dutch bicycle define daily transport), and clothing reads accordingly: trousers that don't catch on a bike chain, sneakers or low boots that handle wet brick, a packable rain layer for the 9-11 rain days every summer month. The Dutch palette runs muted (cream, navy, sage, charcoal) with bursts of saturated color in the canal-house architecture but rarely in the wardrobe. Jordaan and De Pijp run the most photographed local style; Oud-Zuid is the quiet-luxury register. Cool 17-22°C / 63-72°F summer with persistent rain means a thin layer always.