Woman in a belted green halter swimsuit and long palm-print chiffon kimono holding a straw hat on a seaside pool terrace

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Belted green halter swimsuit and palm-print kimono

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A print. Palms. I am calling it scenery. A belted green halter swimsuit under a palm-print chiffon kimono left open to the floor, a straw hat carried, not worn. The hat goes on when the sun wins. Lunch by the pool, no hurry.

A belted green halter swimsuit under a floor-length palm-print chiffon kimono, with a wide straw hat held, not worn.

A one-piece swimsuit in bottle green with a high halter neck, a clean racer cut at the shoulder and a self-fabric belt with a matte buckle at the waist. Over it, a floor-length kimono in lightweight chiffon printed with oversized palm leaves in green, teal and blue, open all the way down so the swimsuit stays the point. The belt is what makes it more than poolwear: it gives the waist a line before the chiffon takes it away again.

Worn barefoot on a stone terrace above the sea, with a wide-brimmed straw hat carried rather than worn, which is a decision about hair. It is a summer look that walks from the lounger to lunch without changing anything except posture. Leave the kimono open, buckle the belt, and keep the hat in hand until the sun actually insists.

I do not dress for heat. I make the heat dress for me.