The best beach vacation outfits are the ones you can put on once and stop thinking about, and this Farm Rio Souvenir Scarves dress is the rare piece that does it. The print is the whole reason I wanted it, peach and butter yellow with shells and little sailboats and palm trees inside scalloped borders, like a vintage souvenir scarf someone folded into a maxi. The skirt has real volume, enough that it moves in the wind instead of pressing flat against you, and the length goes all the way down. I will be honest about the bodice, because it was the part I was unsure about. Those twisted, gathered cups looked strange to me before I put it on, and then on the body they made complete sense. The gathering gives a full bust an actual place to go, and there was none of the gaping I usually fight in a thin strap maxi. I am 5’5″ and a size 14 in an XL, and it is one of the prettiest necklines I have worn.

Farm Rio Souvenir Scarves Dress Sizing & Midsize Fit

Outfit Details: Farm Rio Souvenir Mixed Scarf Multicolor Sunset Patchwork Midi Dress, (similar necklace) By Alona Calypso Necklace, (similar Earrings) PAVOI 14K Gold Plated Seashell Stud Earrings, Summer Straw Shell Shape Shoulder Purse (similar purse) Coastal Shell Clutch

How to Style a Statement Resort Maxi for Vacation

I wore it on the sand in Hawaii with a beaded gemstone necklace to pull out the blues in the print, a small woven bag, and bare feet, and that was the entire outfit, because a print like this does not need help. It is the kind of resort wear that carries you from the water to a late lunch without a single change, which is what I want from summer dresses when I am packing light. The exact dress goes quickly, so I have linked it below along with the same print in a different silhouette that is on sale right now, plus the necklace and the bag. If you are putting together beach vacation outfits for a trip, this is the one I would give the suitcase space to.