Put on a Sarong, the Forgotten Hero of Water-Adjoining Dressing
Sarong worn at Chanel Cruise 2018 present; Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Photos
We’re residing within the age of superior seashore styling. The previously blah one-piece has been completely rebranded. Daywear as beachwear (and vice versa) is all the fashion. Kimonos, maxi attire and different non-cover-up cover-ups have unceremoniously ousted the outsized white T-shirt, caftan and sarong. However is the period of the sarong (pareo, no matter you need to name it) actually over?
At Chanel’s Cruise 2018 presentation, Karl Lagerfeld paid homage to the everlasting fantastic thing about historic Greece — and the sarong wrap. One mannequin walked the runway in a ruched, high-rise bikini topped with an extremely glam clear cloak (for an Outdated Hollywood impact), one other in a cowl-neck one-piece accessorized with a tonal, laurel leaf-patterned sarong.
A sarong at Oscar de la Renta Spring 2019; Picture: Imaxtree
Reduce to Spring 2019 the place the runways had been filled with the usually beach-bound wrap skirts. Everybody from Paco Rabanne to Oscar de la Renta featured them of their reveals. If that isn’t ample proof that the sarong nonetheless holds water, we don’t know what’s.
In case you want additional convincing, contemplate the next:
(1) Sarongs double as maxi skirts and bandeau tops.
(2) They don’t entice sand the way in which, say, culottes do.
(three) In a clear sarong, each inch of your superb swimsuit — and property — stays on show.
(four) A printed sarong paired with a printed bikini makes for a enjoyable mixed-print assertion.
(5) Tied the Chanel method, the silhouette cinches your waist, creating an hourglass form.
(6) Alternating sarongs (and tying strategies) provides your swimsuits further mileage.
Why not go retro? This summer time make a sarong the point of interest of at the least considered one of your seashore or pool outfits. Try the gallery beneath for our present sarong picks plus some helpful recommendations on find out how to tie a sarong.
