Betwixt and between the lush rain forests and secret beaches of the Jamaican coast, a carnival of cotton tops, dresses, and jumpsuits becomes almost second nature.
On a dreamy holiday in the Jamaican parish of Portland, nothing goes better with a bright and buzzy print than bare feet and a naked midriff. Model Selena Forrest wears a Marni top ($1,250) and skirt ($950). Top at Marni stores. Skirt at Marissa Collections, Naples, FL.
With their gently ruffled tiers and intricate embroidery, model Anok Yai’s Erdem mini dress and maxi skirt ($4,920; both at erdem.com) make light of a stately, Victorian silhouette. At far left, Forrest offers up a flower—and a heap of glittering gemstones—in a Weekend Max Mara shirtdress, $495; Weekend Max Mara, White Plains, NYC. Iradj Moini necklaces.
An exuberant, two-toned print and lots of volume through the sleeves and skirt help a Givenchy dress (givenchy.com) feel at one with the island’s abounding joie. Necklaces by Rosantica, Maryam Nassir Zadeh, and Kenneth Jay Lane.
Yai—wielding the simple yet strong combination of a tuxedo shirt from A Shirt Story ($125; ashirtstory.com) and Fendi paper bag
waisted trousers (fendi.com)—stands pretty.
With a pair of bijouen crusted Miu Miu frocks (miumiu.com), the common schoolyard jumper is glamorously reworked. Forrest wears a Carolina Herrera shirt, $1,290; Carolina Herrera, NYC. Oscar de la Renta brooch. Model Indira Scott wears a Maison Alaïa shirt, $1,450; Saks Fifth Avenue stores. RJ Graziano brooch.
A winsome Polo Ralph Lauren dress ($698; select RalphLauren stores) sets Yai peacefully—and romantically—adrift in Frenchman’s Cove.
If a cotton Dolce
Gabbana bodysuit( $1,245; select Dolce
Gabbana stores) isn’t quite fit for the surf, it cuts one very prettily printed figure on the turf. Rebecca de Ravenel earrings.
With subtle plays of tone and texture, two airy, belted shifts are made decidedly more sophisticated. Forrest wears a Weekend MaxMara shirtdress, $495; Weekend Max Mara, White Plains, NYC. Polo Ralph Lauren skirt, $398; select Ralph Lauren stores. Iradj Moini brooch. The Frye Company belt. Scott wears an Alexander McQueen dress and belt; Alexander McQueen, NYC. Rouge Rose necklace and bangles.
If anything can hold its own in such an explosively colorful place, a billowing Valentino gown in electric-orange taffeta can (Valentino stores). Eric Javits hat.
Jauntily dyed and layered with beads, the workaday jumpsuit, care of Dior ($3,800; Dior stores), is anything but. Etro shirt, $440; etro.com. Necklaces by Kinship Stories and Rogue Rose.
Derived from the iconic safari jacket (or “Saharienne,” as Yves called it), a lace-front Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello dress ($1,790; SaintLaurent, NYC) with a hiked-up hemline nods to the wild side. Erdem sandals.
Little white dresses from Salvatore Ferragamo (left, $1,250; Salvatore Ferragamo stores) and Max Mara ($1,150; maxmara.com) are as sweet as they are quietly striking. On both: Harlem’s Heaven hat. D’heygere earring.All photographs from Vogue March 2020.
Hair: Edward Lampley
Makeup: Grace Ahn
Produced by Maxine Walters Productions
Special thanks to Trident Hotel