TO THE BEACH: The beauty of picking outfits for the beach lies in the ease of being able to coordinate dresses, skirts and cover-ups with your bathing suit that work from sunbathing to dinner on the coast. Take advantage of this and wear sheer, loose and patterned midlength dresses as your cover-up, which go easily into night with wedges and layered jewelry. As for bathing suits, skip the overdone fringed and busy patterns and pick a more interesting cut so the bathing suit stands out underneath a sheer dress, like a higher-waisted suit with bits of neon or an under-toned galaxy print.
Where to find the look: swell.com
TO A FESTIVAL OR CONCERT: Just like the beach, almost anything goes. However, sheer polyesters may not be the best choice for standing out in the sun for long hours at a time. Wear your favorite bathing suit underneath cotton tops or tank-tops with jean cutoffs or even just a cotton tank dress. But as always, you still should stand out from the crowd. Pick larger sunglasses and hair scarves or hats to keep the sun out of your face, and choose sandals that you can bear to walk in all day, like Saltwater Sandals.
Where to find the look: needsupply.com
ABROAD: It can be tricky to not look too much like a tourist, but all you need to do is just remove those running shoes and you're almost there. Being comfortable during sightseeing is important, and tennis shoes like Superga will do the trick. For dinners and more formal occasions, this is your time to try more bold colors and prints, even mixing them too.
Where to find the look: asos.com; thesartorialist.com
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