I think I trust a brand more when it starts with a pencil. Cin Cin began in 2019, when Australian designers Louise Lazarus and Geo Moriarty turned print design into swim and resortwear. Moriarty trained in fashion design, pattern-making and fashion illustration, Lazarus studied visual design, and they started by drawing motifs by hand, then translating them digitally. Print is the label's engine, not decoration added later.

The brand's own history traces its name to a celebratory Italian toast, with 1970s jet-set glamour and a maximalist point of view at the center. Resortwear is the throughline, but the clothes are more than beach cover-ups: dresses, skirts, scarves and swim pieces are meant to mix into a whole trip, made in-house in Bali with local tailors and artisans. I went deeper on a related idea in BUCI Dresses: Pieces with a Personal Point of View. I went deeper on a related idea in Brown Heels: Pumps, Sandals and Mules With a More Personal Point of View.

I like a label whose travel story is visible in the clothes: bold prints, saturated color and the sense that getting dressed can start before the flight is booked.

Cin Cin's dresses are an invitation to pack one outfit that can carry a trip. Hotline Maxi Dress in black is the pause among the color, while Villa Moonstone Maxi Dress and Rome Orchid Maxi Dress make the case for long silhouettes. Dutchess Dress, Bambi Mini Dress and Lalique Halter Dress are the shorter or neckline-led choices, and Totem Maxi Dress and Lulu Moonstone Dress show how the label moves between print stories.

In my fashion dreams, she steps from a late lunch into a warm evening in Totem Maxi Dress with flat sandals and a small bag, letting the print do the talking. If everything else you own is patterned, I would skip another full-print look and try the black Hotline instead.

Skirts let the print story travel without committing to another full dress. City Maxi Skirt has a clean long line, Long Scarf Skirt brings in another shape, and Song Moonstone Skirt and Song Lobster Maxi Skirt carry the label's resort character into separates. I would build around one skirt, then add a solid or quieter top.

Imagine an afternoon outside in the Song Lobster Maxi Skirt with a simple tank and flat sandals, then add a scarf only if the evening cools. A skirt does not solve the whole outfit unless its partner is already in your closet. If you are deciding between prints, keep one in the look and let color be the common thread.

This is where Cin Cin starts to feel like a whole holiday bag. Ipanema Top, Cosmos Halo Top and Coral Moonstone Drape Top are three different entry points, Long Scarf and Short Scarf add a smaller hit of print, and Locket Bandeau Top with Cruise Hoop Bottoms is a black swim option. Oasis Pants takes it onto land.

Picture her leaving the beach club in the Oasis Pants over the Locket Bandeau Top, ready for dinner without a second suitcase. I would pair the busiest print with one plain layer. What I would skip is combining scarf and top prints just because they came together. Let one motif carry the outfit and use the scarf as the accent.

The 1970s reference works best when the silhouette stays easy and the print keeps the energy. I would choose one piece that tells the whole story, then keep the rest useful: a plain sandal, a second layer and a bag that fits the day. For a closet of mostly solids, start with the Song Lobster Maxi Skirt or one of the dresses. Cin Cin's best idea is making a holiday mood wearable beyond the holiday. Although I would still pack the black swim pair first.