LE CATCH

What happens when your beautiful model friend, above, turns up at the beach wearing a new beautiful dress that she designed? See below! I literally had to buy one on the spot! (Leave it to me to shop, seaside!) Rendered in vintage (wrinkle-proof!) silk chiffon fabric, the Chasseresse dress is perfect over a swimsuit or a slip, and who better to show off its dreamy fit than its Malibu-based designer Raychel Roberts? (I mean, seriously!) BTW: She also sells the most gorgeous feminine-leaning vintage pieces from her masterfully-edited, decades-honed collection (see here). So, of course, I dipped into that stockpile too, and was further inspired by other beach style I spotted including this Outerknown men's blanket shirt that another friend bought for her husband and then borrowed to wear over a bikini (so Malibu-cool!), this summer-to-fall Eugenia Kim bucket hat, this tribal print Shein dress, and these pink Clare V sunnies. Busy beach day!

I'm totally digging summer's hottest hues. (Pastel proof here!) How could I not? They're candy-bright and sorbet-sweet--total mood-lifters! Plus, they are 100% suitable for fall! Of course, the color-loving Copenhagen girls are currently rocking these cool hues--and I'd love to, too, in any of these pretties by Rixo, Asos, Le Superbe, Bytimo, J.Crew, and Topshop (on crazy sale--see me already wearing it!)

P.S. The Danes are also going for white-bright sunnies, specifically these from Celine (sold out everywhere but here, pictured below) Saint Laurent and (less expensive) Le Specs.

What's big right now at Copehagen Fashion Week is... BIG! Clutches, dresses, blazers, prints--everything is large and in charge. Take for example: Bottega Veneta's oversized butter calf Pouch, pictured above and below (and everywhere in between!). However, less pricey options from Clare V and Zara are equally desirable. Also immensely tempting: maxi dresses from Baum und Pferdgarten, Keepsake, and Ganni; menswear-like blazers by Madewell (I also love the check print), H&M, and Rebecca Vallance , plus super splashy prints from Ulla Johnson, Lioness, and Topshop. (Yes, it helps that all the Danish girls are also whoppingly gorgeous!)

$129, h&m

Just think: you'll be so prepared and on point come fall's first chill. (Size down for a sleeker fit and consider subbing in a leather belt instead.)

1. Sea floral dress, $385, netaporter.com
2. H&M fringe coat, $129, hm.com
3. Clare V jaguar-sac, $299, shopbop.com
4. Kosas Kosasport Lip Fuel Lip Balm in Rush, $18, goop.com
5. Sydney Evan unicorn studs, $265, shopbop.com
5. Aquazurra suede knee-high boots, $1195, shopbop.com

I've only worn these truly great faux leather H&M pants once, and already I've had a handful of friends rebuke me for not highlighting them earlier on Le Catch. For the record: I did point out this score last week here! And now I'm giving you all another chance to pounce on them before they inevitably sell out.

$313, anthropologie

Another glorious summer day, another gorgeous dress!

1. Misa dress, $313, anthropologie.com
2. Bauble Bar ear cuffs, $32, shopbop.com
3. Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Lipstick in Patsy Red, $31, netaporter.com
4. Jerome Dreyfuss clutch, $230, barneys.com
5. Alexandre Birman sandals, $595, nordstrom.com

Last week was a very different kind of busy for me: I hiked to what seemed like another planet, Kauai's Kuilau Ridge Trail (see here), I bobbed for hours on end in wavy 90-degree waters, I sugar loaded on Sugar Loaf Pineapple, I tore through Three Women (best book I've read in a long time), played (and won!) Psyche with my family--and, for most of the while, threw on loads of cute dresses over my swimsuits, like the long English Factory, above. I also action-packed these pieces by Shein, Nicholas, Sea, FARM Rio and Faithfull the Brand. Aloha!

Print parade will march

I'm making the most of tank top time by wearing this season's freshest: narrowly cut on top, ribbed and fitted from H&M (in both black and white)!

You know what they say: Life's just a rodeo. Well, we now have help horsing around with fall's must-have western boots. Personally, I prefer the loose adaptations as they are more versatile and less costume-y--and the mid-heel makes it easy to walk in. My favorites so far include these by Schutz, Isabel Marant, Dolce Vita, All Saints, and Ganni.