Summer may be prime time for breaking out the brights. But black can feel summery too. Sure, there are those who can’t wait to break out their high-wattage hues when the time is right. But if you’re not really a colour-loving kind of girl, that’s okay too.

There’s no reason you should totally change who you are and what you like wearing just because you think you have to. We call that peer pressure.

Instead of succumbing to a style that’s so not you, take your black and white uniform or your favourite neutral colours and style them up with a little oomph for summer.

just scroll through for eight such looks.