How to Style a Beach Shrug: 6 Easy Looks

A beach shrug is the most useful thing in your holiday bag. It covers you up between the water and the café, keeps the sun off your shoulders, and looks just as good in the evening. Here are six easy ways to wear one.

1. Over your swimsuit

The classic. Throw a light, open shrug over your swimsuit for the walk to lunch. A bright print like the Yellow Floral Beach Shrug looks great against a plain black or white swimsuit.

2. With denim shorts

Pair a printed shrug with denim shorts and a plain vest for an easy day look. Our Cotton Denim Vest and Shorts Set works well here: wear the set, add the shrug, done.

3. Over a sundress

A shrug over a strappy dress gives you cover when you need it, for a temple visit, a sunset cruise or a cooler evening. Choose a solid shrug over a printed dress, or the other way round.

4. Belted as a mini dress

Longer, closed-front styles can be belted at the waist and worn as a short dress over your swimsuit. Shrugs with a tie or drawstring waist, like the Printed Tie-Waist Knee-Length Shrug, do this for you.

5. With a halter top for evenings

Swap the swimsuit for a halter top and wide pants, and your beach shrug becomes an evening layer. Try the Chain Print Halter Neck Top under a floral shrug.

6. As a travel layer

Airports and trains are cold. A light shrug folds small and keeps you warm without the bulk of a jacket. The Printed Coverup Shrug with Pockets even has pockets for your phone and boarding pass.

Quick tips

• Choose lightweight fabrics that dry fast and pack small.
• A print hides sand and water marks better than a solid colour.
• Rinse or wash on a gentle cycle after the beach to keep colours bright.

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