Women’s Holiday
Packing List
Curate an essential holiday capsule, designed for every destination – a collection of swimwear, dresses and summer accessories for a wardrobe well-travelled.
Defined by an effortless sensibility, the COS holiday packing list is a curation of essential pieces that form the foundations of a timeless destination wardrobe. With an emphasis on travelling light, versatile ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories are retold through refined silhouettes, modern proportions and summer fabrics, offering fresh takes on the classics.
A palette of soft and saturated sunset tones with sandy neutrals lends a sense of easy sophistication, evolving the everyday wardrobe for drawn-out days on the beach, warm evenings and the simple holiday rituals of city explorations and leisurely strolls. Dresses that transcend day-to-night codes, swimwear in streamlined cuts, an elevated take on deck stripes and summer accessories combine to create an edit of women’s holiday essentials for every destination.
MODERN SWIMWEAR
Exquisitely simple shapes with considered design details define the season’s swimwear. Drawing from classic women’s swimwear silhouettes, triangle bikinis and one-pieces are rendered in a rich burgundy and black palette, punctuated by an impressionist wave print. Striking scooped and plunging necklines are balanced by low backs, while curved silver-tone metal and pearlescent beads add an elevated finish akin to jewellery. Adjustable ties and slender straps control the fit, allowing for versatile styling with a sarong or shorts by the beach.
EVERYDAY SHIRTS
A tailoring archetype grounded in the everyday wardrobe – the summer shirt is reimagined in airy fabrics for lightweight layering. In a fresh combination of blue and white stripes that signal summer, a shirt crafted from cotton with hints of linen features a slightly cropped hem to emphasise its casual appeal – style with the coordinating seersucker shorts or a contrasting pair in the season’s key Bermuda length. Designed for balmy weather, an oversized shirt in slightly sheer linen makes a perfect post-dip cover-up.
BAGS & ACCESSORIES
Exploring texture and technique, summer’s key accessories bring design and rich materiality to the fore. Hats, totes and bucket bags realised in distinctive straw and hand-woven raffia lend a tactile quality to beach outfits, evoking drawn-out days in the sun. The summer tote is redefined in linen and leather, spaciously designed for a full day’s exploration. Sunglasses capture the statement appeal of exaggerated proportions and angular shapes. Meanwhile, jewellery in sculptural, curved forms create new expressions; bangles and asymmetric earrings add the finishing touch to summer outfits.
EVENING DRESSES
Summer’s most desired dresses seamlessly transition from day to evening with a balance of lightweight fabrications and sophisticated lengths. The signature COS halterneck silhouette is reimagined with a new refinement through the art of pleating and volume in confident shades of pink and sunset red. Summer evening dresses incorporate gathering and ruching drawn from swimwear, creating a defined and elevated finish.
THE SUMMER TANK TOP
A wardrobe perennial that endures beyond the transience of summer – the tank top is redefined for the season in a lightweight ribbed cotton blend. Acting as a foundational piece for summer layering or a singlet for beach and city styling, the COS tank top is a signature of the collection, perfected with a streamlined shape and soft scooped neckline with wider straps that feel both practical and enduring. Classic white and rich burgundy shades coordinate with the season’s swimwear.
LIGHTWEIGHT TROUSERS
Linen textures and fluid wrap detailing renew signature trouser silhouettes with an easy sensibility. A summer alternative to a jogger-style shape, drawstring trousers crafted from lightweight linen and cotton are minimally detailed to ensure easy styling with tank tops, T-shirts, shirts and swimwear. Modernised from classic tailoring, the relaxed nature of lyocell trousers is enhanced by an asymmetric design with a wrap front that ties effortlessly at the waist.
SHORTS: A NEW-SEASON STAPLE
The classic summer foundation is refreshed for the season through relaxed cuts that channel an off-duty mood. Drawstring shorts with deck stripes in blue and white mirror the laid-back nature of the summer collection – coordinate with the matching shirt over a bikini for an instant post-beach outfit. The Bermuda short translates well for evening or can be dressed down with a lightweight linen shirt.
BEACH FOOTWEAR
Innovative craftsmanship defines the key footwear of the season. Refined interpretations of the classic ballet flat arrive in custom moulded jelly, serving as a practical addition to your beach wardrobe or as a statement accent to an easy summer dress. An essential of the beach holiday packing list, the classic flip flop is reimagined in supple leather, elevated through the simplicity of a square-toe silhouette with padded footbeds that bring comfort for exploring far-flung destinations.
CASUAL DAY DRESSES
Signature holiday day dresses evolve for the warm-weather season in fluid, summer fabrics. Reimagining tailoring codes, a casual linen mini dress is modelled on the archetypal waistcoat. A midi style in harmonious neutral pink stripes acts as the perfect beach cover-up, playing off classic shirting with the timeless appeal of a wrap dress, draped to fluidly fall at the hip for an effortless fit. The season’s twisted detailing reappears on an ultra-light linen mini dress in classic black, designed for balmy days with the daytime practicality of side pockets.
SUMMER SKIRTS
A study in simplicity and considered volume brings renewed interest to the summer skirt. An A-line style channels easy sophistication through the effortless drape of soft pleats in a refreshing optic-white hue; the midi length leans both casual and formal with minimal leather flip flops or the season’s statement cut-out jelly ballet flats. An asymmetric cotton midi skirt in the basketweave motif of the collection nicely offsets a simple white tank top for a lesson in day-to-evening style. The drape of a summer sarong is refined in a fluid midi silhouette, offered in a deep-burgundy hue for an elegant spin.
