Woman in an emerald halter swimsuit, tie-dye chiffon kimono and trousers and a black wide-brim hat on a desert terrace

Swim and resort · Summer

Emerald cut-out swimsuit under a tie-dye chiffon kimono

An emerald halter swimsuit with a front cut-out, layered under a black and white tie-dye chiffon kimono and matching wide trousers, with a black wide-brim hat.

The swimsuit is the colour and the rest is the shade: an emerald one-piece with a crossed halter neck, a front cut-out and open sides at the waist, in a matte jersey that holds its shape when wet or dry. Over it, a long open kimono in black and white tie-dye chiffon with wide sleeves, and wide-leg trousers in the same print and the same chiffon, elasticated at the waist and long enough to pool on the floor. A black straw wide-brim hat with a pale band keeps the sun off the face.

This is how to leave the pool without getting changed: the kimono and trousers go on over the swimsuit and the set walks to lunch as it is. High summer, resort terraces, desert heat. Flat sandals or nothing at all; the trousers hide either. The hat is not optional in that light.

Iced tea, no ice left. The desert wins every argument about temperature.

the pieces

  • Emerald halter cut-out swimsuitswimsuit · knit · emerald
  • Black and white tie-dye chiffon kimonokimono · silk · black
  • Tie-dye chiffon wide-leg trouserswide leg trousers · silk · black
  • Black straw wide-brim hathat · cotton · black

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styling notes

  • Kimono open, trousers over the swimsuit: no changing room needed
  • Hat brim wide enough to shade the shoulders
  • Flat sandals or none; the trousers cover the feet

palette

Black#1C1C1C Bone#D9D5CD Emerald#1E6B4F

details

Swim and resortSummerTravelBeachDark glamSoftSilkKnitWide-leg trousersHatKimonoSwimsuitDesertCut-outHigh waistOversized

wearabilitysomewhere in between

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