Katie Holmes’s Answer To The Cashmere Bra-digan? A Sheer Blouse

Katie Holmes has a history of jumping headfirst into transitional dressing the moment the leaves start to turn. Note: her viral moment in Khaite’s cashmere bra notably took place in late August, when temperatures in Manhattan still hover around 30 degrees Celsius, and swimwear feels more appropriate than knitwear. Almost exactly a year later, Holmes has put her own twist on end-of-summer style once again. During a stroll through downtown New York on 29 August, the Pieces of April actor was photographed in a sheer navy polka-dotted blouse – her bra just visible through the diaphanous fabric – paired with high-waisted flared jeans. If the “little shirt, big pants” trend is the look of the summer, then this might well be the look of the (early) autumn. In lieu of her signature Birkenstocks, Holmes wore a pair of beige leather flip-flops (sans kitten heel) – showing off her cherry-red toenails – and carried a simple navy fabric tote (part of the allure of Holmes’s style has always been its practicality, after all). As for her accessories? The 41-year-old kept her eyes shielded with her cat-eye Prada sunglasses, which she’s worn faithfully all summer with everything from wrap dresses to ’90s-inspired denim midi skirts. Notably, Holmes has made the case for the sheer polka-dotted blouse before. A few months after she broke the internet in that bra-digan, the Dawson’s Creek alumna wore a full Saint Laurent look to an event at the MCC theatre – pairing a polka-dotted top with sleek black trousers and Saint Laurent’s Zoe stilettos in patent leather. Let the fall wardrobe shopping commence.