Darling, summer refuses to leave me β so I didn't let it. This week's Outdoor Lifestyle shoot took me to an island where the beaches are volcanic black, the pools hang off cliffs, and the jungle literally holds you in a swing above rice terraces. Three locations, three looks, one endless-September state of mind. π₯
A glossy bronze metallic high-leg one-piece against jet-black volcanic sand? Perfection. I knotted a sheer champagne silk sarong at the hip, layered on a delicate gold body chain, and pushed my oversized tortoiseshell sunnies up into my hair as the waves licked my footprints. Styling note: metallic swim tones glow against dark sand β gold accessories double the effect. Wear this look on any dramatic coastline at golden hour and just watch the cameras turn.
Midday calls for crisp white. My cut-out bikini with gold ring hardware popped against the sapphire ocean merging with the sky at the pool's vanishing edge, while a sheer white mesh kimono drifted in the sea breeze. A wide-brimmed straw hat, slim gold anklet, and ivory shades finished it. Styling note: white on white with warm gold hardware is resort chic at its cleanest β effortless, expensive-looking, and impossible to ignore. Pool parties, yacht decks, anywhere with a horizon.
The moodiest frame of the day: perched sideways on a rope-and-bamboo jungle swing as it lifted over emerald paddies at dusk. My terracotta-orange wrap sundress with a thigh-high slit and crochet trim caught the amber backlight perfectly, gold coin necklace swinging, gladiator sandals dangling. Styling note: warm earth tones bloom in golden hour β wrap silhouettes and flowy hems turn every breeze into a photo. Wear it to garden dinners, sunset viewpoints, resort terraces.
Black sand, blue horizons, green terraces β the world is my runway and this week it had three stages. So tell me, gorgeousβ¦ which look would you want to peel me out of first? ππ
Yours under the endless sun, Monica π€
