what to wear: swimsuit cover-ups

With school out, the swim lessons and trips to the pool are bound to start.  Along with all the trips planned to the beach or lake, you need a good cover-up.  Here are some of our favorites:

• If you’re looking for a super multi-purpose cover-up, a sarong (aka pareo) is the ultimate in my book and perfect for vacation travel. The Antik Batik Cami Pareo is multi-functional and works as a skirt, scarf, towel or dress.  There are literally about 10 different ways you can tie it.  Have a contest with your friends and see who can come up with the most combinations.
• Surf Side Kurta in an olive print. Swim caftans and kurtas come in all kinds of prints and fabrics, look great on all body types and certainly keep your arms well protected from the elements. We also love the Diane von Furstenberg Edie Cover-Up (not shown) which comes in a gorgeous color.
• Juicy Couture Terry Smocked Waist Surplice Dress – one of our favorites for it’s ability to soak up the water from your suit and it’s ‘cute’ appeal.
• A multipurpose skirt/dress combo is a nice way to go from the beach to drinks.  BCBG Swim always carries something like this each summer but the brown 2 in 1 skirt shown is by Athleta. Wear it as a skirt on the beach or lake, and as a dress for grabbing a bite or drink later.
• Melissa Odabash Robin Cover-Up Dress is one I could live in. It’s made of a wrinkled cotton gauze that is super comfy as well as gorgeous.

And don’t forget some great sunglasses.  I’m all over Mykita frames as of late (Diana is shown) because of their high quality.  Definitely pricey but they are certainly worth it — handcrafted in Germany with expertly designed soldered joints, meaning none of those pesky eye screws.