The Beach Cover Up – Why They Are Worth The Investment

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Whenever our family goes on a beach holiday, I always seem to over pack. The good thing is we arrive home and only need to wash half the clothes we packed, but the annoying thing is we travelled with extra clothes we just didn’t need!

I lived in my swimwear for most of the week when we went away. The only time I changed into clothes was in the middle of the day for rest time or out at night for dinner.

I mainly wore my favourite beach cover dress over my swimmers. And I’m so glad I scouted down this Tigerlily dress a few years ago.

I saw the dress in an Instagram photo shared by Retro Mummy while she was on holiday at Noosa.

I LOVED the dress.

So I looked online for it and my size had sold out everywhere.

So I looked for stockists of Tigerlily in Noosa and rang two of the stores who had the dress in my size, Large.

The dress was over $150 and when I got it, it clung to all my rolls. I was disappointed. But then found out I was pregnant with Phoebe.

So I kept the dress in my wardrobe, hanging up with it’s new tags until I wore it to our beach holiday last year. It was a little clingy still.

This year it fit perfectly since I’ve lost a few kilos. #winning

tigerlily beach dress

So there is proof that some regrettable purchases can in face redeem themselves over time.

When looking for a quality beach cover up dress, I look for a dress with sleeves and easy to chuck on and off.

beach cover up

I’ve sourced a few beach cover up dresses from online, varying in budget.

beach cover up

  1. Jets Classique Shirt Dress $99.95
  2. Calatheas Cotton Kaftan $69.00
  3. Adrift Kalypso Dress in Aztec Pink Stripe $99.95
  4. Eb & Ive Kaftan in Watermelon $35 (on sale)
  5. Tigerlily Vervou Dress $169.95
  6. Lula Soul Koda Dress in Navy $109.95
  7. White Carnelian Kaftan $69.95
  8. Freez Pocketed Dress in Mint $49.95

I’m making a note to myself for next year to only pack dresses because that’s pretty much what I lived in while away.

Are you a chronic over-packer when you go on holidays?

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