WHAT LIES BENEATH

SPLIT WAYS

Draw out the feel of languid days with long lines as per Valentino’s dual-tone split skirt. Knot at the hip and pair with a tote that will fit all for setting up camp on a lounger for the day – be it a laptop or (preferably) a summer tome.

Maggie Marilyn top, $70. Valentino skirt, $3,000. Tiffany & Co. necklace, $10,000. Saint Laurent bag, $2,435. Scanlan Theodore shoes, $650.

Skin and sun are the tenets of summer, so it follows that attire rooted in the conceal-reveal language of lingerie finds its way into our wardrobe. A lace camisole meets its match in a sun-bleached version of confectioner’s shades.

Zimmermann jacket, $1,350, bodysuit, $295, and shorts, $525. Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, $11,600, and ring, $32,300.

ALL OR NOTHING

The hero dress to emerge after a year dressing for comfort was always going to be the throw-on beach cover up. Airy, roomy, and, in a gossamer-light fabric, surprisingly flattering.

Matteau dress, $990. Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, $9,850, and ring, $32,300. Scanlan Theodore shoes, $450.

IN YOUR DREAMS

Pyjama dressing has firmly established itself in the modern style lexicon, and in the most delicate of silks, like Fendi’s barely there shade of bisque, its undeniable luxury deserves a turn outdoors for time offline.

Fendi pyjama set, $4,900, and swimsuit, $790. Scanlan Theodore shoes, $650.

WINNING SUIT

Suiting? In summer? It’s simple in a tailored vest that leaves arms bare, and the new hue, warm espresso, in place of sober black, for the inevitable return to work.

Michael Lo Sordo vest, $159, and pants, $590.Tiffany & Co. bracelet, $32,400.