Fabrics that earn their place
Linen is the obvious one. Breathable, gets better with wrinkles, dries fast after a swim. Double-gauze is the other workhorse: lighter than linen, still rumply, holds shape after a roll-up. We have leaned into both across this edit. The Baya midi, the Reese shirt dress and the Cloe waistcoat are linen mix; Mayanna, Abinaya and Elody are double-gauze. Either way, you can pack a carry-on and skip the steam iron at the other end.
Prints that look right in the sun
There is a reason florals and ditsy prints turn up on every holiday photo our customers send back. They forgive the wrinkles, photograph well, and sit naturally with a tan and a glass of something cold. Watermark florals, strawberry fields, summer-dream prints, ticking stripes. Built for natural light. If you want plain, the linen Baya in natural and the Hilton shorts in navy or red are the workhorses.
One bag, two weeks
Most of this edit is a capsule. Three dresses, two shirts, a pair of shorts and a hat will see you through a fortnight if you stick to a tight palette (we would pick navy with red and natural, or green with mustard and white). Sundresses double up as cover-ups. The Cloe waistcoat works over a blouse for cooler evenings. The resort shirts go over a swimsuit or with a midi skirt for dinner. Layer on for the flight, off on arrival.