Cathy Covets...A Beach Wardrobe

Cathy Covets...

                   A Beach Wardrobe     
                  Memorial Day Weekend Edition

When you think about the inspiration for your posts, what comes to mind?  Sometimes I have an idea that materializes into a post over a period of time, and sometimes, like today, it's a spontaneous thought (while in the shower) that immediately hits the blog.  Planning my Memorial Day weekend beach wardrobe...

Inspirational beaches...

Amalfi Coast, Italy

Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort

A beachy wardrobe...

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1  Victoria's Secret Liya bikini top($28), bottom($20)
2  Marc Jacobs reversible two-piece swimsuit / farfetch.com ($170)
3  Rebecca Minkoff straw boyfriend tote ($195)
4  Nightcap Clothing gauze beach pants / shopbop.com ($253)
5  Tibi silk-crepe and chiffon dress / net-a-porter.com ($440)

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6   Dior round Croisette sunglasses / neimanmarcus.com ($325)
7   Dior Rouge Dior lipcolor in Pink Caprice / sephora.com ($32)
8   Forever 21 colorblock trim floppy hat   ($13)
9   Rebecca Minkoff  Baha sandals   ($165)

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10  Victoria's Secret embellished cover-up sweater ($70)
11  Milly Acapulco maillot / shopbop.com ($220)
12  Bebe Aztec print short ($79)
13  Victoria's Secret star print bikini top($15), bottom($14)

My go-to swimwear piece has always been the halter or triangle style bikini.  I find it to be the most flattering for my body type. What style do you prefer?

When putting together a beach wardrobe, consider bringing the colorblocking and mixed prints trends of the season into your beach wardrobe by mixing tops and bottoms to create new looks.  Try a neon pink top with a red bottom.  How about a blue top with a tribal print bottom similar to the Bebe shorts shown above?  Or try mixing a print top with a different print bottom of a bikini shown above.  Options are endless.  After that, you get to incorporate the colorblocking  and print mixing trends into coverups, footwear, and hats.  Yay!

Well, I may not be heading to the Amalfi coast or Bora Bora this weekend, but a weekend here at the beach on Galveston Island, Texas still screams "BEACH WARDROBE"!

Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!  Don't forget the sunblock! :)

Cathy