Holiday Resort
Part 1 in a series of a few columns on vacation wear. Look for a men’s holiday resort column on Guy Friday.
I’m lucky enough to be going on holiday for the holidays. I’ve got a new bathing costume but have been considering what I’ll wear when I’m not in the water. Beach vacations don’t have to mean just T-shirts and shorts.
Resort wear does follow overarching style trends but is more subdued, granting some wearing longevity. You probably already have a good start in a resort wardrobe in your closet.
All those cute short sleeve and sleeveless blouses that were so big earlier this year? They’re back in season. Pair dressy blouses with cropped pants or easy skirts and sandals. Formal shorts are another good pairing and can make an instant 1940s look with wedge sandals and red lipstick.
This season’s long-sleeved tunic tops make perfect coverups, especially when the afternoon sun beats down and you need to shield your skin or shuffle over to that thatched-hut beach bar.
Call me Victorian but I hate to see wet people in wet swimsuits anywhere but the beach or pool. It just isn’t appropriate for the lobby or the elevator. I don’t know why. Perhaps it has to do with being in mixed company, the Drys and the Wets. I just don’t want to see it.
I’ve stopped taking more than one or two T-shirts on vacation. I never wear them or the 10 tank tops I used to tote along “just in case.” Dead weight is dead weight and I’d rather pack lighter and cuter.
Michael Kors does resort well. No wonder he’s so tan (wink). The tunic pictured above is from his current line as are these super hot bamboo-stem shades.