What to Wear to the Beach (90s Edition)
What to wear to the beach when you're into '90s Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss
Happy Friday, Hauties!!
It never fails to amaze me how quickly the weather can go from windy rain to full-on summer weather (let alone from earthquake to solar eclipse??). It really makes me long for warm summer days and long, relaxing beach vacations. It’ll be a while until either of those scenarios enfolds, so I decided to distract myself by mapping out my summer wardrobe instead.
Like many of you reading this, I love a good ‘90s celebrity airport look. So the big theme is 1990s minimalism gone beach vacation, borrowing inspiration from editorial looks and some of the biggest supermodels at the time. Shall we? 👇
Emma xx
STYLE CUES
🌺 Gold chain necklaces: For really hot days, something as simple as a gold chain necklace can be enough in terms of accessorizing. Less fabric materials = less sweaty summer days.
🏄♀️ Black bikinis: Bikinis, and let alone tiny triangle bikinis, are kind of scary when you don’t necessarily love showing off your body. But something about the photos above makes me want to give it a try this summer! I currently have my eye on a few pieces by the Italian brand Lido. (Linked at the bottom of this issue.)
🐚 Waist chains: These little dangly things are slowly making their way onto the scene. The best ones I have seen so far are from the mini collaboration Ashley Harris, behind the jewelry brand Don’t Let Disco, did with stylist Dione Davis.
🏖️ Animal print: I am a life-long leopard print lover. It’s a bold pattern that people mostly attribute to the trend cycle, so I’ve subconsciously been kind of avoiding it for the past few years. The thing with trends is that once one is done, it’s done. I have a fear that if I keep indulging old trends, I’ll seem unaware of all the social cues and codexes that are fabricated into our every day lives. That’s obviously silly and something I can write a whole other issue about another time. So, anyways, in the spirit of Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss, I think getting an animal print slip-on dress or -sun hat could be a fun way to spice up your beach look.
🌀 Oversized white button-downs: I’ve always associated crisp, white button-downs with middle-aged men sitting on a business class flight twice a month and that’s not really my vibe. HOWEVER, just like the previously mentioned black bikini photos, I changed my mind about the white button-down when I came across the iconic Peter Lindbergh photo above. So, I’m heading to the men’s section at the thrift store as this issue is being sent out!
🍧 Bandanas: If you have dark hair like myself, you’ll know to cover up your hair, when the sun is out, to avoid boiling your brain. I think that tying a silk scarf around your head looks so elegant. If you get a bigger scarf you can also wear it as a top.
🐬 Slip dresses: Ahhh, the slip dress. The versatile ‘90s wardrobe classic that I can’t not mention on this list. As Vogue writes, “there’s no look more emblematic of the 1990s than the slip dress.“ The slip dress has pretty much been a wardrobe staple since I first developed an interest in fashion many eons ago. Throwing a slip dress on top of your bikini for a day-to-night look at the beach club is 🤌🤌🤌, if you ask me.
🍍 Cut-off Levi’s: I’m on a quest to make cutoff Levi’s 501 great again. (Not a political endorsement of any kind, btw.) They remind me of the good old Tumblr days when everyone was sporting a vintage graphic tee with a pair of ultra short denim shorts. The cheapest options I’ve come across are on eBay and at L-Train in New York.
🥥 White mini dresses: Lastly, we have the white mini dress that comes in many shaped and forms. Pictured above is Naomi Campbell wearing a white, embroidered dress with little ribbon details and Kate Moss wearing a tiny see-through number. I personally prefer linen dresses, but as long as the dress has wider straps and a classic neck line, I don’t think you can go completely wrong.
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this is soo good !! defs in a 90s kate moss phase at the moment ahaha xx
It doesnt get better than Kate & Naomi in summer - love these pics