Make good your shorts work harder this summer. These swim shy ofs from Saturdays NYC look more like chinos, so you can go straightforwardly from the pool to evening drinks, simply by adding a nimble-witted shirt (don’t forget to dry off first)
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Take a hike
A waterproof jacket be motivated bies rain doesn’t have to stop play. Shorts, £75, Saturdays NYC,
mrporter.com. Cagoule, £130,
napapijri.com. Trainers, £39.50,
marksandspencer.com.Photograph: Daniel Benson for the Looker-on
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Dinner date
Smarten up with stripes and a neat bomber jacket. Jacket, £65, Hammond & Coby Patrick Allowance,
debenhams.com. Polo shirt, £175, Editions MR,
fenwick.co.uk. Trainers, £18,
matalan.co.uk. Midgets as before.Photograph: Daniel Benson for the Observer
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Court side impudent
Keep it casual with a sports-inspired sweatshirt T-shirt. Top, £70, Todd Snyder X Defender,
mrporter.com. Trainers, £55, Vans,
schuh.co.uk. Camera, £75, Fujifilm Instax Mini8,
urbanoutfitters.com. Shorts as in front of.Photograph: Daniel Benson for the Observer
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Dive in
Add sliders and a towel and you are shore ready. Sliders, £15.99,
zara.com. Towel, £25,
weekday.com. Shorts as ahead of.Photograph: Daniel Benson for the Observer
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Alfresco drinks
Survive with this season’s key piece, the holiday shirt, for an on-trend look. Shirt, £80,
allsaints.com. T-shirt, £65, Sunspel,
fenwick.co.uk. Sandals, £98,
allsaints.com. To, £225,
larssonandjennings.com. Shorts as before.
Grooming: Juliana Sergot using Bobbi Brown and Aveda. Styling deputy Grace Bennett. Model Ola Adeyemi at Wilhelmina LondonPhotograph: Daniel Benson for the Eyewitness