Swimsuit season is upon us and deciding what your beach personality is going to be can be tricky. Apart from looking for the best style and cuts that flatter your shape, you must also go for color and details that show your personality. Since you wish to look confident and expressing on your beach looks this summer, keep on reading for our style guidelines on how to pick the flattering swimsuit for you.
Something crazy happens to me every summer. Sartorially, I go from black and white to technicolor! From October through May, I wear neutral shades almost exclusively. To be honest, I mostly wear black. Many fashion professionals do. It's slimming, it doesn't need to be cleaned that often, it's easy to accessorize, and transitions well from day to night. Please bear in mind, that a lot of us live in New York, London, Milan, and Paris—dark, urban environments where the weather is usually chilly—and we spend a lot of time working. Where you live and how you spend your time has a lot to do with the colors you choose to wear. We're like birds that way. Why do you think the most colorful ones live in tropical climates and pigeons dominate New York? Even though I still have to commute from New Jersey to New York most days, when June rolls around my heart and mind are elsewhere. Color is ultimately an expression of one's emotions and I associate the summer months with oceans, blue skies, green lawns, hydrangeas, sunflowers, watermelons, peaches, butterflies—and that joy seeps into my wardrobe, especially on the weekends. Now that Memorial Day Weekend is behind us, summer 2016 is unofficially underway. We love shopping for our summertime essentials, whether it's a flirty bikini, oversize sunglasses, or lace-up sandals, but there is one item we often overlook when preparing for a seaside escape. The beachwear cover ups. When heading to the beach this season, retire your uniform of blah T-shirts and jean shorts in favor of a playful cover-up or two. Aside from these one-piece wonders being super easy to throw on over your swimsuit, they are also so, so versatile. Wear them with your flip-flops and a wide brim straw hat for a day in the sand or pair them with pom-pom festooned strappy sandals and a colorful clutch for an evening out with your friends at a nearby cabana. Remember, when heading out for a weekend trip or a week-long getaway, the pieces you pack need to be able to do double duty, and a cool cover-up can accomplish just that. Ahead, we rounded up a selection of the best styles to buy now, ensuring you won't forget this wardrobe staple the next time you hit the beach. From neon stripes to bohemian crochet styles, these cover-ups will establish your best-dressed list status on your next far-flung excursion. Prints that work as personal statements and solid Nineties inspirations are the focus of the newest VILANYAS summer 2016 collection, which celebrates all of the natural joie de vivre we usually exude during the long, sunny summer days, making us feel the urge to go and just look for an adventure with our best friends. Colorful and fresh, the VILANYAS summer 2016 line-up is all about color-blocking combinations and contrasting motifs, as well as lines and cuts that vary from ethereal frocks to clean-cut, geometrical crop-tops, as well as swimwear that already retail at vilanya.com. Cover-ups and high waisted bikinis are the icing on the cake, and will particularly please those lucky ones who year-round live by the beach. As for the collection's recurring motifs, on the one hand we have bare shoulders, while on the other botanical prints rule. When combined together, these two evoke everything that was fashionable in the Nineties, with the sole addition of subtle Seventies inspirations that make VILANYAS extremely prone to mixing street style with boho-chic vibes. |