I have a weakness for any label that makes me want to book a flight, and ROCOCO SAND does it with a print. It comes from the design partnership of Hemant and Nandita, who met studying fashion in Mohali, and they launched the label in 2014 in Noida, India. They have their own founder story if you want the long version.

Travel is the anchor. The references are coastlines, vibrant cultures and modern trips, worked through expressive prints and silhouettes that feel considered. The dresses, tops and skirts are made to go from a long lunch to the evening without making you start over. That is what I like most: they read as vacation dressing without being locked to a beach-only agenda. I went deeper on a related idea in AREA Tops & Dresses: The Best Pieces Right Now.

It sits beside their other label, Hemant & Nandita, as part of one founding vision. I find ROCOCO SAND most convincing when one expressive piece gets the rest of the outfit to quiet down, whether that is a satin dress, a printed halter or a pair of airy trousers.

Resort dresses are what the house is best known for, but I like that these vary the shape instead of repeating one beach dress. The One Shoulder Maxi Dress is a blue floral satin that reads polished for dinner. The Lace Detail Mini Dress is airy cotton gauze with a ruffled skirt, so it feels light without looking like a cover-up.

The Strapless Ruffle Maxi Dress and High Low Handkerchief Dress bring more movement at the hem, and the Off Shoulder Maxi Dress and Dolman Sleeve Maxi Dress are the softer, easier ones for a long evening. Picture her taking the One Shoulder Maxi Dress from an early dinner to a walk back along the water, and saving the white Lace Detail Mini Dress for a day with no plans. Try anything with a one-shoulder neckline on and lift your arms before you commit.

These tops are the useful bridge between beach and after hours. The Blouson Top With Back Ties comes in blue with a halter tie, and the Halter Neck Top in navy is a lightweight satin. Both have a clean neckline that wants a high-rise bottom, and the print does most of the talking.

The Neck Tie Bandeau keeps the same open line for days when a shirt would feel like too much, while the Megan Button Up Shirt in pink floral is the relaxed layer. In my fashion dreams, she steps off the sand and into an open-air dinner in the blouson top, with a skirt or trousers that let the print breathe. I would try the ties on before trusting them with a whole evening.

The bottoms here are not an afterthought. The Straight Pants in brown have a vertical stripe that stays relaxed instead of turning office-like, and the Harem Pants in merlot are lightweight and airy, a good contrast to a straighter leg. The Flared Pant in stripes adds another line, and the Megan Shorts in pink floral make the print story feel less formal.

My test is to decide whether you want fabric that drapes or fabric that holds a little shape, because these two behave very differently. For a travel day I would reach for the Straight Pants, and save the Harem Pants for an evening that calls for more movement.

This is where the line gets interesting for me: sharper tops, skirts that can stand alone and new ways into a long silhouette. I would begin with the Milo Strappy Top or Clem Strappy Top, depending on whether I want the detail quiet or graphic. The Darcy Ruched Top, Annie Off Shoulder Top and Dawn Lace Frill Top give three different moods for a skirt, and I would try each with the Benne Maxi Skirt, Delia Maxi Skirt or Annie Maxi Skirt before deciding which pair feels like me. The Clem Mini Skirt is the shorter counterpoint.

The dresses run from the Freya Halter Mini Dress and Annie Mini Dress to the Delia Strapless Maxi Dress, Freya Ruched Maxi Dress, Joan High-Low Ruffled Dress and Erica V-Neck Maxi Dress. The Annie Smocked Maxi Dress, Annie Ruffle Maxi Dress, Dawn Smocked Maxi Dress, Dawn Lace Maxi Dress and Hazel Lace Maxi Dress finish the list. That is a lot of occasion energy, so I would choose the top and skirt pieces for repeat wear and keep a maxi for the nights that really ask for one. If you want to keep going, Atlein Dresses: The Best Pieces Right Now is the one I would read next.

Check the neckline of a top against the rise of the skirt, especially if the outfit has to go from dinner to dancing. What I would skip: several nearly identical long dresses just because the trims differ. Pick the neckline or sleeve you will actually enjoy wearing.

ROCOCO SAND makes sense for someone who likes color in a suitcase but does not want each piece working for one occasion only. The dresses are the obvious draw, yet I would start with a printed top or an easy trouser if the trip has more walking than lounging. The label is at its best when a saturated print has a simple silhouette to play against. Pack the piece you can see yourself wearing after the last dinner, not just on arrival.