San Francisco Chronicle

PACK A BAG FOR PARADISE

- — Kimberly Chun

How to stuff a hot beach bag? Toss the battered flip-flops and instead keep it cool, collected and chic with a touch of Paris Fashion Week. The wares at three new stylish boutiques at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay selected by retailer Seaside Luxe can help you feel the vibe. “We can’t get enough of bold colors from Lanvin and tropical prints from Missoni,” says Jessica Grant, Seaside Luxe’s director of product. “They will pop at the pool and are great any time of the year for the laid-back island lifestyle.” Add in the reality check of reeffriend­ly sunscreen, locally sourced lip balm and a Hawaiian survival handbook, and you’re set to make a splash — or simply bask. Wild style: Banago provides the bag for your covetable haul, $105. Here, Hawaii’s bold tropicals are subtly refined and taken to the next charming level, thanks to this eye-catching sexy Missoni bikini (seen reversed), $470. Ray-Ban aviators look particular­ly sweet by the sea, as well as this season’s high-’70s styles, $145. Flats are very much back, so step lightly with eminently versatile yet thoroughly chic thong sandals by Joie, $125. All at www.fourseason­s.com/manelebay, www.hualalaire­sort.com, www.fourseason­s.com/maui. The I-Can keeps up to 18 ounces of a chilled drink icy — and a hot one toasty, for when you’re back on the mainland. $20 ($25 with drink), Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas, Maui. www.westinkaan­apali.com. For fans of “Survivor” as well as of page-turners, Brother Noland’s breezy “The Hawaiian Survival Handbook” shares island skills like avoiding riptides and shark attacks, and making fire and netting fish. $17. www.books hawaii.net. Made in Hawaii with locally sourced ingredient­s, including organic beeswax, Ola mango natural lip balm softens you up with a taste of the islands. $6. www.hawaiianbo­dyproducts.com.

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