Author: Yolanda Edwards
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The Médoc List
Our guide to France’s salty and unspoiled coastline north of Bordeaux, where Yolo has deep roots.
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Raffia Shoes
Raffia is one of our summer staples in bags, but this season it’s showing up in shoes that are chic, lightweight and super packable. Here, a few of our favorites!
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Fisherman Sandals
A practical tool-of-the-trade turned childhood staple, the fisherman sandal is having an overdue fashion moment. We rounded up our favorite ones—from chunky and rugged to sleek and dressy—that we can’t stop packing.
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The Souvenir: Sun Print Paper Kit
It’s rare to find a kid craft activity that is also lovely and almost meditative for adults. And something you truly want to keep—or gift!
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Dressier Caftans
Nothing says summer quite like a caftan. These are the dressy kind that you can wear to a cocktail or dinner party on a hot evening with glasses clinking near a pool. You know—channeling the bohemian glamour of Talitha Getty or the drama of Diana Vreeland.
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Splendido Mare, Portofino
Chic and intimate, it feels more like a guest house than a fancy hotel, directly on the Portofino harbor
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Augustus Hotel & Resort, Forte dei Marmi
An old world hotel with an excellent beach club in Forte dei Marmi Italy
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The Crossbody Pouch
Like an external pocket that’s perfect for holding everything from a passport and credit cards to a phone and doggie sacks, we rounded up our favorite stylish carriers of small and useful things for travel near and far.
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The Souvenir: Painter’s Smock
You don’t have to be an artist to love a smock—it’s perfect to throw on for dirty work, or to pack as a summer cover-up/extra layer (it doesn’t hurt that the look channels Camille Claudel). Yolanda picked this one up in Brussels, but you can get it online, too.