at the house

A rail of holiday clothes in pinks, yellow and white

In the closet

The Vacation Closet

White linen trousers, two swimsuits, and one loose piece at a time.

Words and photographs by Lucy Cuneo · 2 minutes · From the notebook

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First and foremost, I will return to taking better photos that aren’t all at the same angle. Apologies, friends! She’s out of practice.

Next, and more important: I never travel without great white linen trousers. They are the best for throwing over a bathing suit, wearing to lunch, wearing to dinner. They should make you feel your best on your worst, most hungover, bloated day (because let’s face it, this happens to many of us on vacation), so my advice is to size UP!

Shopping a rail of printed shirts A crochet top over white linen trousers

I still love HUNZA G bathing suits, the one-size-fits-all kind. I brought two on our latest adventure (Sardinia), one in white and one in blue, and rotated them. Easy peasy.

I also love sheer cover-ups, for day and night, and one big oversized white dress with a belt tie. Same principle as the trousers: keepin’ it together one loose piece at a time!

A pink swimsuit and layered charm necklaces A sheer pink shirt over a white top, a woven gold bag on the shoulder
A white eyelet dress on the move A mirror reflection in a white hotel room

I wore the pink top four times on our last trip… and the boxers too.

I can’t wait to wear the set together (with appropriate unders) in the city, with heels. Also, the white bag has my heels in it, which I changed into for dinner.

Pink boxers and a white shirt on warm rock A printed blue and orange skirt on a wooden deck
Lying by the pool in a striped swimsuit, two cats asleep beside me

Everything on the rail

Everything on the rail for a warm-weather holiday lives on the Substack, where you can shop it.

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Size up.