How to be Pool Perfect

Here are all the gorgeous pieces for poolside perfection, all chosen from the brilliant brands on the SoSensational Directory...

Basket Basket

BasketBasket brings St Barth’s and St Tropez-style chic to your poolside outfits with their range of gorgeous, leather-trim baskets.

The Hampshire-based, family-run business sources their eco-friendly, and beautiful baskets in Morocco and Ghana, where they are made by artisans using all-natural materials. BasketBasket operates a fair-trade policy, paying a much higher rate for the Ghanaian baskets than the women who make them receive in the local markets, so all baskets purchased by BasketBasket help to improve their lives. 

As well as looking utterly chic, these beautiful baskets, available lined or unlined, are perfect for all your beach essentials. And these are brilliantly priced, too, with big baskets from £20. SHOP BASKET BASKET NOW

CHIC & SEEK

Tara Nash-King, founder of Chic & Seek, works with some of London's chicest women to recycle fabulous designer items from their wardrobes through Chic&Seek. She meets all the sellers personally and hand-selects every item, allowing her to personally ensure quality and authenticity.

New items are added to the collection every week, providing  affordable luxury all year round, including the holiday season, when there are stunning sandals, such as Robert Clergerie wooden-heel mules at £95, or Louboutin wedge sandals at £220, a Matthew Williamson beaded clutch at £200, or Diane von Furstenberg dresses at £120. And there are amazing bargains in the Chic&Seek Flash Sale which ends on Saturday, 28th July.

Enter discount code FLASH at checkout for up to 40% off

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HOLLY AND RUBY

Holly and Ruby is a treasure trove of beautiful, hand-made creations including totally original and gorgeous clutch bags that are the perfect accessory for tropical evenings under the stars.

All the bag designs are a fusion of vintage and contemporary styling, underpinned by Holly and Ruby’s love of surface pattern and embellishment such as vintage buttons, trimmings, applique and embroidery. Each bag is lovingly made to a high standard and no two are exactly making each bag a little artwork. Prices are good, too, from £60.  SHOP HOLLY AND RUBY NOW

LILYLOLA

LilyLola is the exclusive online beachwear boutique offering exquisite beachwear collections from a slew of top swimwear designers around the world, selected so that you can look totally fabulous by the pool and at the beach.

They offer an extensive range of beautiful collections of swimwear and cover-ups from leading designers including Spain’s Andres Sarda, Despi,  Emamò, Heidi Klein, who creates an entire holiday wardrobe, from barefoot beach chic to super yacht glamour, Hawaiian label Letarte, Italy’s Masquenada, Nicole Olivier from France, South American label Ondade Mar, Shell Belle, Tashia and Tatjana Anika. SHOP LILYLOLA NOW

POSH TOTTI CLOTHING

PoshTotti clothing specialises in beautiful, hand-painted sarongs made from pure silk or cotton. Generously sized and in stunning colours and prints, they are the not only the perfect beach cover-up, but are large enough to fold and knot into a stunning dress or a wrap skirt or can be used as a scarf or a pashmina to ward off cool, evening air.

To complete your holiday packing list, they offer kaftan tops, maxi dresses, linen trousers and beautiful jewelled sandals. SHOP POSHTOTTICLOTHING NOW 

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