If I were stranded on an island and could only bring two things I would probably first cry, because that arrangement sounds a little unfortunate, and then I would bring the cashmere blanket (aunt Laura knitted me) and this cashmere scarf. Cashmere really is the fabric that loves you back. Umm, sometimes my quiet apartment feels like a desert island, minus all the perks like the crazy monkeys and the free bananas.
Betsey Johnson
a little bounce
The mood of these pictures from Cuba pretty much captures the way I felt coming out of the exam on Friday. There might be little correlation between “contract formation” and this festive beaded dress, but getting out of the mindset of the former made me want to wear the latter. To me this is a quintessential vacation/party dress – short, bright, and bouncy.
in the hammock
It feels kind of funny writing about vacation clothes and posting these resort pictures from Cuba because it’s all so remote and unrelated to my current lifestyle. But I still want to show some beach looks for the lucky fashionistas for whom there might be a prospect of coconuts and hammocks in the near future. For the last couple of trips I started including a few one-piece-bathing-suits for variety, which come in handy on the days when you might want to take it easy with the tanning and would rather lounge around in the shade. Throw a sheer or knitted top over it and wrap a scarf into a turban, and you are ready for a day of poolside glam.
chartreuse green
On my last trip to the Caribbean I finally figured out that, when it comes to packing for a tropical vacation, the key to selecting appropriate pieces is all in the approach. Actually, the moment that I abandoned my preconceived notions of what vacation clothes should look like is the moment that packing for my trip became truly fun. This time around, as long as it had a looser silhouette, was made of light natural fabrics, and wasn’t some couture treasure I valued more than life, I gave it serious “could-this-work?” consideration. This loose, vintage, silk, shirt meets all this criteria but would’ve likely been neglected in the past. You’d be surprises how much perfect “beach clothes” is in your wardrobe. Next time you’re packing for a vacation, give that silk blouse, shall, or dress a second look. It might be part of your next favorite beach get-up.
sheer tan
If leisure is a state of mind, I’m as far away from that state as ever. But it doesn’t stop me from reminiscing on my Cuba vacation – those long hours spent on the sunny beach with a light book in my hand. My days are still sunny but the books have gotten a lot heavier and my looks more conservative. Sometimes my mind drifts from actus reus and mens rea to that Cuban state of lightness.
