9 Beach Outfit Ideas to Steal Now for Your Next Vacation
A beach trip is the rare occasion that gives you permission to have actual fun with your clothes, which is exactly why beach outfit ideas should be the brightest, boldest part of your packing list. It is the one occasion can wear the print, the color, and the accessory you would normally talk yourself out. So before you default to the same three black swimsuits you always pack, consider this your sign to reach for the yellow balloon pants instead.
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9 Trendy Beach Outfit Ideas For Women
Shopping for beach outfit ideas should be easy, but somehow you end up standing over a half packed suitcase the night before, second guessing all of it. The swimsuit feels over worn, the cover up you bought last year feels boring, and you have no idea what to actually wear from the sand to lunch. We rounded up nine looks that take the guesswork out of it.
Below we are breaking down nine beach outfits for the woman who wants to enjoy getting dressed on vacation. There is something for every part of the trip, from the casual beach day outfit to the matching set you wear to the beach club to the beach dinner outfit you save for the last night. We pulled in bright one pieces, striped cover ups, breezy pants, and straw bags, and rounded out the looks with summer shoes and the summer outfit ideas worth bookmarking.
Below are nine beach outfit ideas to copy straight onto your packing list, color by color and look by look.
1. White Tee + Green Shorts + Woven Sandals
The easiest beach day formula there is. A crisp white graphic tee, green flirty printed shorts, woven sandals, and a pair of retro green sunglasses to pull it together. Throw it over your swimsuit and you are set for the sand, the boardwalk, or the lunch spot after.
2. Pink Bikini Top + Matching Pant + White Sandals
A pink swim pant and matching bikini top is the kind of set that reads like a whole outfit on its own. Add white sandals and a heart shaped straw bag, and you have a look that can hold it’s weight at any beach club.
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3. Green Bikini + Beach Pants + Straw Hat
Green is the color of the summer, and a tonal green bikini and pant set makes the case. A straw hat and woven bag keep it grounded in vacation mode, whether you are walking the shoreline or settling in under an umbrella for the afternoon.
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4. Brown One Piece + Striped Pants + Straw Bag
Layering a brown one piece under easy cotton pants is the kind of move that other peopel are goign to wish they thought of. Add a bucket hat and a roomy bag, and it becomes the outfit you wear from the beach to a late lunch without thinking twice.
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5. Black Triangle Bikini + Track Pants + Slides
For anyone who swears she cannot do bright colors, here is the black beach outfit that still feels like vacation. A black triangle top, track pants, slides, and a shoulder bag big enough to fit a towel. Sporty, easy, and good for the travel day too.
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6. Cover Up Dress + One Piece + White Platforms
A striped cover up is the piece that makes packing easier, the one item you throw over any swimsuit and call it done. Style with white platforms for a trendy look you can only get away with on vacation.
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7. Yellow Bikini + Sequin Mini Skirt + Jelly Sandals
Yellow, blue, and turquoise have no business looking this good together, but here we are. A yellow bikini, an aqua sequin mini skirt, blue jelly sandals, and a turquoise wristlet make the case for going all in on color. Save this one for a beach party where the dress code is basically be fun.
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8. Red Gingham Bikini + Eyelet Shorts + Flip Flops
This is the outfit for the day you are not overthinking it. A gingham bikini, white eyelet shorts, flip flops, and a woven beach basket for everything you drag to the sand and back.
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9. Balloon Pants + Chunky Necklace + Bandana Tote
Save the trendiest look for last. A blue bikini, yellow balloon pants, a green bandana tote, and a chunky heart necklace add up to the kind of beach outfit you want on the day you want to have fun with your style.
Beach Outfit Ideas Worth Overpacking For
The truth about a beach trip is that nobody remembers the outfit you played it safe in. They remember the yellow pants, the heart shaped bag, the cover up you wore three days straight because it made you happy. Pack for the version of the trip you actually want to have.
At Currently Popular, we think a beach trip is the one place where a heart shaped straw bag counts as a personality trait.
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