Vacation
Vacation
Poolside Dresses, Skirts, and Tops
What to pack for Poolside Chic: fewer pieces, chosen so they work together rather than separately. Fabrics that recover from creasing matter more than weight when the case is small.
Sunglasses Under $500
Sunglasses under $500 are a very good place to be opinionated because the frame, not the logo, determines whether they earn daily wear. I start with the shape that balances the face, then look at the bridge, the arm width and the visual weight of the lens. Square and rectangular
Dior Slides Are Poolside Shoes With A Couture Address
A house slide has one job, which is to be identifiable while barely existing. dior slides manage that with an embroidered band and a small set of repeated treatments. This edit runs through the current versions.
Larroude Sandals Are The Raffia Answer To Summer
Larroude sandals come from a house that started in 2019 with an unusual premise, which was building shoes on demand rather than forecasting a season. The raffia work is where that shows most clearly. These are the current platform and sport styles.
Asta Resort Dresses For The Part Of The Holiday You Remember
Asta resort makes the dress you pack for the one night of the trip that actually matters. Hand beading, sequins and crochet, cut into mini and maxi shapes that do not need styling. It is holiday dressing with the volume turned all the way up.
A Pucci Outfit Is A Commitment To Pattern
Building a pucci outfit means deciding how much print you can carry, which is a real question with this house. Silk tops, skirts, trousers, kaftans, a scarf and the Emilio bag. It is a wardrobe where every piece wants to be the loudest thing in the room.
The Sun Hat Is The Only Sunscreen That Does Not Wear Off
Sunscreen needs reapplying every two hours and a brim does not. Eight sun hats, eight pairs of sunglasses and eight cover-ups from $105.
The Third Piece
A top and a bottom is clothing. Add a knit, a scarf or a belt and it reads as an outfit. Twenty four pieces that cost almost nothing in luggage space.
Golden Hour Has A Dress Code
Late sun is weighted to the red end, which is why gold reads and silver goes grey. Eight long dresses, eight plated gold pieces from $85, and heels with a base wide enough for a garden.
Why You Pack Two Swimsuits
A swimsuit worn in the morning is still damp in the afternoon. Eight one-pieces, eight bikini tops and bottoms from $75, and the totes that carry a wet one home.
The Villa Wardrobe
No lobby, no dress code and usually a kitchen. Eight long dresses, eight linen separates and the flat sandals that survive a stone terrace.
The Head Scarf Solves Three Problems At Once
Sun on a parting, hair in an open car, and three days of salt water. Eight silk scarves, eight that are not silk, and earrings that do not catch on the knot.
The Long Lunch Outfit
It starts at one in full sun and ends at five. Eight midi dresses, eight flat shoes that pack flat, and the small bags that stay off a dusty floor.
The Case For One Very Large Bag
One large tote replaces the work bag, the beach bag and the day bag. Eight leather totes, eight woven ones and the small bag that lives inside them.
Dinner Jewelry Is Not Day Jewelry
Candlelight shows outline and reflection, not detail, so small fine pieces disappear. Eight earrings, eight necklaces and eight cuffs chosen for low light.
Pack Light, Not Less
Packing light works as substitution rather than subtraction. Eight light knits, eight plain tops and eight pairs of cotton shorts from $95.
The Cotton Shirt Does The Most Work
It works over a swimsuit, under a knit, open as a layer and buttoned as a top. Eight cotton shirts and tops, eight pairs of shorts and the shoes that smarten them.
The Honeymoon Wardrobe
Longer than a normal trip, more swimming, and most of it photographed. Eight maxi dresses, eight swim pieces from $90 and eight pieces of jewelry.
The Bare Sandal
With almost no upper, everything depends on where the straps fall. Eight flat sandals, eight walkable heels and eight slides, from $200.
Destination Wedding Guest, Solved
Heat, a suitcase, uneven ground and strong light. Eight long dresses, eight sandals with a base wide enough for grass, and eight clutches.
Dressing For City Heat
No swimming to break the day up and air conditioning at every door. Eight linen separates, eight loose tops from $90 and eight totes with structure.
A Dress And A Belt Is A Second Outfit
The same dress belted reads as a different outfit, and a belt weighs nothing. Eight midi dresses, eight short dresses and eight belts from $200.
Dinner On Holiday Has Its Own Wardrobe
Dinner on holiday is warmer than home and less formal than a city restaurant. Eight dresses, four heels, four clutches and the plated jewelry that survives salt water.
Resort Season, Explained
Resort collections reach stores in November for trips taken in January. Eight resort dresses, eight cover-ups and the straw accessories that go with them.