Here we are at the beginning of August – some beach days behind us, and plenty still ahead….by now you can quickly pack your cooler, grab your beach chair, a good book and off you go! First things first: remember to cut off your bathing suit tags! Every time I am at the beach I notice countless women whose tags are sticking out of their bikini bottom, “taggin'” as I call it…..with a simple snip of the scissors you will have a much neater look.

Ok, now we are neat, let’s talk glam. Even in her later years, Ginger always was glamorous at the beach – usually a dramatic one-piece with a wide brimmed hat…..Glamour at a Caribbean resort or in Las Vegas is surely different than on a beach in Maine or on the Cape, but no need to be boring…..sometimes all it takes is a stylish cover up, or adding a scarf or jewelry….and while nice cover ups can be pricey, they need not be only for the beach – you can wear them as a top to get more bang for your buck!
In photo above, I started out my day with this gauze pink/orange scarf around my neck with a pink tee shirt over the swimsuit, intending to bike along the shore…it turned out that we walked on the beach instead and it was very windy, so I tried the scarf on my head – instant glamour! (I felt like Grace Kelly!) This scarf would also work well as a sarong, so very versatile….

Here is an example of a cover up I have worn both on and off the beach…it looks great over a turquoise bikini, and equally fabulous over white or blue jeans or even shorts…..because it is sheer, I wear a cocoa colored camisole underneath and belt it with a wide western belt – it was not a bargain purchase, so nice to get more use out of it.

This orange piece I found when vacationing in St Maarten – it came in many different colors and I wish I had another! It came with a self belt as seen above, but sometimes I will wear a wide leather belt, or pair it with jeans.

What is your favorite beach style or cover up? And, tell me, do you cut your tags off??? 🙂