Woman in a rust cut-out swimsuit and an ivory chiffon kaftan with gold embroidery resting on a lounger by a desert pool

Swim and resort · Summer

Rust cut-out swimsuit under an embroidered chiffon kaftan

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Desert pool, end of the day. I've stopped sweating, which is new. A rust swimsuit with a high neck and a cut-out at the front, under an ivory chiffon kaftan with gold embroidery. Lilac nails against rust. That part was planned. Last light, barefoot, nowhere to be.

Desert pool at the end of the day: a rust high-neck swimsuit with a chest cut-out, an ivory chiffon kaftan with gold embroidery.

A rust one-piece with a high round neckline and a wide cut-out at the front, seamed underneath so the opening holds its shape. Over it, an ivory kaftan in lightweight chiffon with gold embroidery along every edge, the sleeves wide and the hem long enough to cover the lounger.

Late afternoon on a desert terrace, a drink with ice, the pool for looking at. Summer, and only summer. The kaftan is the piece: it goes over any dark swimsuit, over linen trousers, over a slip dress on a night the air stays warm. Keep the hair down and the shoes off; the gold on the hem is enough shine for the whole outfit.

Rust is the only orange I will wear. The desert made the case.