Women's cover-ups

What to pack in your suitcase to leave toward some exotic destination or to make a touristic journey in the most beautiful seaside resorts? One of the must-have of the beachwear for the spring summer 2024 is surely the cover-up, declined into many variations of models, from the classic kaftan to the comfortable sarong. Perfect both with bikini and the one-piece, this item combined with the right accessories resolves with style and elegance the look for the beach, but also for the aperitif on the seashore.

The traditional tunic renews itself with color and embroideries

Tunic is probably the female garment of most ancient origins, which tradition dates back to time immemorial. Yet still today is one of the indispensable elements of the summer wardrobe and in the catwalks of international fashion for the spring summer 2024 is proposed by the designers in many variants. Seventies are the main inspirational theme of women’s beachwear collections. Féraud proposes tunics crossing in the front and printed with multicolored stripes. Also Tory Burch and Melissa Odabash are fascinated by Hippie look and propose models in cotton with decors of tassels and ethnic embroideries. Instead Peter Pilotto chooses the silk for the tunic with kimono sleeves printed with abstract floral patterns.

Evergreen kaftan: comfy under the sun during the day, refined under the moon for the beach party

One of the models of cover-up most beloved by the women all around the world is certainly the kaftan, a wide and comfortable garment with butterfly or kimono sleeves, often reaching the ankles and realized in soft fabrics like silk chiffon or cotton voile. In the beachwear collections, to complete the outfits together with the beach accessories and the trendiest sunglasses, there are of all kinds and colors:

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  Emilio Pucci, famous for his multicolor prints, recalls the tradition of the brand being inspired by Sixties and Seventies patterns in tender pastel shades
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  Striped motifs spaced by a thin lurex thread make precious the kaftan of Missoni, both ankle-length for the summer evening and short to wear under the sun
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  Floral print is on organdy for Chiara Boni Le Petite Robe, which shows the bathing suit and the female body in a refined game of transparencies, while by Natori it seems hand painted with bright colors on silk, inspired by the Far East
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  Alberta Ferretti makes the kaftan one of the most glamour pieces seen on fashion shows, with tulle versions made luxurious by shining embroideries

Pack the mini dress. Perfect for the seashore, indispensable for the holidays look

In summer, leaving for a journey in some exotic resort or to visit the enchanting small towns on the coast, means to carry as little as possible into the suitcase, to ease the body and the spirit in harmony with the vacation mood. The perfect solution for a sophisticated and fashionable look, without renouncing to practicality and comfort, is that to choose as cover-up a mini dress. To combine with the sandals with or without heels, these models are the ideal for the daytime outfits to wear on the beach, but also for the funniest and ultra-glamour events of the warm summer nights. In the Emilio Pucci’s fashion show there are mini dresses with elastic bands and belts on the waistline colored by beautiful and iconic prints of the brand, combined to foulard covering the head and big bucket bags. Botanical pattern with flowers and leaves is present in the collections of Diane Von Furstenberg, while Eres and Mara Hoffman choose the solid colors for the mini dress cover-ups in jersey or gauze, rigorously in the brand-new nuance called living coral. Precious and unusual materials are proposed by Ermanno Scervino, who creates net-effect mini dresses with fringes, by Milly with handmade crochet models and by Zimmermann which chooses the white color for the mini dresses in cotton eyelet lace.

The sarong? A must-have for each occasion

Always present is every beachwear collection, the sarong is the versatile garment par excellence because could be worn in thousands different ways being always elegant. As cover-up, to tie as the Hawaiian dress and to combine with a flashy fashion jewel, for the summer 2024 are very beautiful the floral prints on silk chiffon realized by Diane Von Furstenberg. As well as the animal prints, omnipresent in each catwalk of the fashion weeks. Saint Laurent proposes the classic spotted pattern for an elegant and audacious woman, Stella McCartney creates delicate and shaded versions of the snake print, while Melissa Odabash presents sarong in cotton gauze and chiffon printed with a zebra pattern. To combine maybe to a t-shirt or to a shirt left open over the two-pieces, the sarong could be tied on the waist or on the hips as a skirt. Refined and joyful are those Seventies style by Emilio Pucci, those ethnic inspired with sophisticated paisley prints by Etro, funny and decidedly with a vacation mood those inspired by the seafloor by Vix.