Comfy for at-home working, laidback for lounging: you don’t have to hit the beach to make the most of this summer’s staple
Comfortable and flattering, linen bermuda shorts are your hot weather hero. Shorts, £69.95, waistcoat, £139, and sandals, £79.95, massimodutti.com. Necklaces, from top, £89, missoma.com, and £5, uk.accessorize.com. Left hand: pearl ring, £33, karayoo.com, and multi-band ring, £24.95, seolgold.com. Right hand: ring, £80, bonvojewelry.com
Wide-cut with a paper-bag waist, these skim over the hips to flatter curves and add shape to boyish silhouettes. Shorts, £110, palonesofficial.com. Shirt, £325, equipmentfr.com. Earrings, £225, dinnyhall.com. Rings (on left hand, from top), £30 and £35, pandora.net. Sandals, £85, collectionandco.co.uk
The shorts suit is an investment piece and a great alternative to a dress. Shorts, £150, blazer, £275, and top, £195, lkbennett.com. Earrings, £125, aeyde.com. Infinity ring, £35, and thin bands, £55 each, and bracelet, £60, pandora.net
Not just sleek with a shirt and heels, this belted pair are also a smart choice for elevating a vest and slides. Shorts, £60, boden.co.uk. Shirt, £59, cosstores.com. Earrings, £175, monicavinader.com. Necklace, £95, deborahblyth.com. Ring, £89, georgianascott.co.uk. Mules, £49.99, zara.com
A slouchy shorts and jumper combo looks put-together but feels relaxed. Shorts, £180, harriswharflondon.co.uk. Jumper, £270, joie.com. Earrings, £30 each, byalona.com. Necklace, £20.95, seolgold.com. Infinity ring, £35, pandora.net. Sandals, £129, kurtgeiger.com
Styling: Joanne Toolan
Photographs: Elizabeth Gibson
Fashion assistant: Stephanie Sofokleous
Make-up: Frances Prescott Skin using Daniel Sandler
Hair: Sven Bayerbach at Carol Hayes using Kiehl’s
Model: Magdalena Leifsdottir at Elite London
Production and casting: Lucy Coghlan
Shot before lockdown on location at Kurumba, Maldives, kurumba.com; kuoni.co.uk offers seven nights at Kurumba in a Deluxe Bungalow including breakfast, flights on Emirates from London Gatwick and transfers in resort. Selected departures in October 2020 based on two adults sharing from £1,679 per person