What I Wore On Summer Vacation

SIZING NOTES: I’m 5’5″ and I usually wear a small or medium in tops and dresses, a 29 or 30 in jeans and pants, and a size 8 shoe. Gifted items are indicated by c/o; everything else I purchased myself.

I wore this casual look to travel in, and I kept it on for the rest of the evening. For anyone wondering, it’s about a 3-hour car ride from where we live in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Sunkissed Tee (S) // AG jean shorts (also at Bloomies) (29) (similar for less) // Birks (39) // Away The Medium

I totally forgot to bring a sweatshirt or wrap with me on this trip! I never travel without my Athleta Pranayama Wrap, so I was at a total loss as to what to wear when I was chilly inside the house in the mornings. I ended up putting on this navy stripe top, but it didn’t look great with the black Spanx AirEssentials crop pants that I brought for that purpose, so I put it on with my Frank & Eileen gaucho jeans. They’re super soft and stretchy, and almost as comfortable as the knit pants.

Faherty stripe top – 25% off (S) // Frank & Eileen Galway Gaucho Jeans c/o (29) (budget option) // Birks (39)

We went to the beach at Fenwick Island State Park the first day we were there, but this picture was taken in front of our rental property. My beach wrap is from Anthropologie two years ago, so I linked a similar option.

Sea Level Honeycomb swimsuit (10) (option) // old Anthro sarong (option) // Birks (39) // stripe tote (option) // YSL sunnies (option)

That night, we all went out to dinner. (It was Harpoon Hannah’s, for anyone who might be traveling or living in that area. It was very good! The coconut muffins are to.die.for.) I wore my white jeans and taupe sweater.

Evereve Tate sweater (S) // PAIGE Claudine (29) (budget option) // YSL slides (budget option) // raffia hoops // Jenny Bird bracelet // similar bag

The next morning, Paul and I went for a brisk walk around the community, and I wore my favorite summer workout gear.

Zella Breathe Active Tank (M) // Vuori Clementine Short (S) // Brooks running shoes (9) // Tom Ford sunglasses (budget option)

We spent the better part of that day at one of the community swimming pools. I forgot my sunhat, so I borrowed this one from my daughter, for the purposes of making a cute picture. And I wish this coverup were a bit longer, but what can you do?

crochet cover-up (S) // Sea Level Cross Front One-Piece Swimsuit in Khaki (10) (budget option) // Birks (39) // stripe tote // sun hat

After we cleaned up from the pool, a group of us went down to have a drink at the restaurant on the bay before dinner. The views are so pretty there late in the day.

LnA Fallon tank (M) // AG jean shorts (also at Bloomies) (29) (similar for less) // beek flip flops (8) // Tom Ford sunglasses (budget option)

It’s also very windy!

The next morning, I had Paul take this picture, this was my “office” most mornings.

Faherty stripe top – 25% off (S) // AG jean shorts (also at Bloomies) (29) (similar for less) // Birks (39)

We went to the pool again that day, and yes, I wore yet another swimsuit & coverup. Why not?

Robin Piccone cover-up (S) // beek flip flops (8) // stripe tote // Tom Ford sunglasses (budget option) // similar Tommy Bahama tankini & bottoms (M)

And that night, we drove over to Fager’s Island for dinner, where you can watch the sunset from the deck of the restaurant, and I wore my trusty Tommy Bahama linen sheath!

Tommy Bahama linen sheath dress (M) // beek flip flops (8) // YSL sunnies (option) // similar bag // silver hoops

After dinner, we walked outside to get a better view of the sunset. It was stunning, far more lovely than an iPhone can capture, but of course we had to try.

On our last day there, I did actually re-wear one of my swimsuit/cover-up combos, so I didn’t take another picture. And I wore this causal outfit to hang out at the house for dinner that night, and again the next morning to drive home.

Golden Hour Tee (L) // KUT from the Kloth shorts (8) (option) // Birks (39)

And that about covers it! I clearly did not need as many clothes as I brought, but I was glad I had all of the options, not knowing exactly what our plans were going to be. I actually was wishing I’d brought one more dressy-casual top to wear with my denim skirt, rather than the black sheath. Anyway! Clearly, it all worked out just fine.

I hope this post gives you some vacation packing inspo, if you have any trips coming up, or just some everyday outfit ideas for the rest of the season.

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