the farther away you get from the water…the more your bathing suit feels like underwear…you need a coverup…it is…by definition…the simplest of things…
an oversize button-down shirt…a large cotton shirt…a thin cotton dress…a pareo (sarong) jauntily knotted at the hip…but it will get you home…or to the store…or to a pool party…wherever you need to be when it comes time to pack up your sand toys and go…
a big cotton shirt…perfect for sleeping in…working in…or throwing on over a bathing suit…it’s comfortable…familiar…modest…and it protects you from the sun…
a cotton dress…long-sleeved or short…it doesn’t matter…it should be cool…comfortable and easy to throw in the washing machine…perfect for getting you from beach to barbeque…
when dorothy lamour appeared in the 1940 film “road to singapore“…she inspired millions of western women to wear this fabric wrap (also known as pareo) from the pacific islands…five to seven yards of material…tied at the waist or chest…that’s all it is…use it as a beach towel…as a picnic blanket…or (with the right shoe) as a cocktail dress…
I live in Florida and have a pool it is always a white cotton shirt for me!
I have a number of ethnic-inspired tunics I like to wear poolside. I won’t get up without putting one on.
lesa – so comfortable…no?
jennifer – tunics…yes…great idea…i also enjoy picking up sarongs while vacationing…for the same reason…to get ethnic-inspired prints & colors…
thank you for your comments ladies!
Oooh! Who makes the striped cotton dress?
Thanks! Kiki
hi kiki – it can be found on net-a-porter – i have included the link…