Summer Holiday Fashion: White Flower Vest and Indian Bangles, Dorothy Perkins.
Packing your holiday clothes can be a nightmare and there's never enough space in your suitcase for all those summer fashions you want to squeeze in.
Female First bring you the five key fashion essentials to help make sure you have the most stylish holiday wardrobe this summer.
Ethnic Print Dress
Kenyan Print Dress, Oasis, £45. Indian Print Halter, Miss Selfridge, £25. Macielsa Floral Maxi,Boohoo,£20
An easy-to-wear ethnic print dress is perfect for a beach holiday. Choose a light cotton kaftan style for throwing on over a bikini or add a pair of heels for an instant night time look.
Ethical prints are set to be huge this summer so dresses with Indian florals and paisley designs or African tribal prints in gorgeous bright summer bright colours are all over the high street.
Gladiator Sandals
Gold Galdiator Sandals, New Look, £14. Brown Leather Gladiator Sandals, Red Herring, £25. Jhai Thong Sandals, Faith, £25.
Flat gladiator sandals are a great alternative to flip flops and are great for strolling around those Spanish markets or chilling in a bar with a few cocktails.
They look great with a simple pair of denim hotpants in the day or choose a metalic pair with a printed dress for a laid back summer evening look.
Something Nautical
Stripe Vest, Republic, £12.99. Nautical Shorts, Matalan, £8. Rope Stripe Bag, Dorothy Perkins, £25
A nautical item is another essential suitcase item this summer. Simply pack a pair of navy-inspired shorts to wear with a plain vest top or over a bikini or a even just a stripey rope bag to accesorise a daytime look.
We also love this nautical vest top which is easy to throw on after a few hours on the beach to make sure your bang on summer trend at all times.
Checked Shirt
Red Checked Shirt, Topshop, £25. Green Checked Shirt, Red Herring, £16. Red/Orange Tie Shirt, Dorothy Perkins, £20.
This is another easy summer trend that is perfect for holidays. A crinkle style checked shirt can stay at the bottom of your beach bag all day and is great for keeping away that evening chill on the walk back from the beach.
Loose boyfriend-style checked shirts look cool worn open over a vest and denim cut off shorts while a fitted shape can even be worn for a few night time drinks.
Striped Bikini
Floozie Bikini, FrostFrench@ Debenhams, £26. Candy Stripe Bikini, Matalan, £9. Seafolly Twist Bikini, Asos, £65.
Obviously a bikini is essential for any summer holiday and this year it's all about horizontal stripes.
Curvy women typically run screaming from horizontal stripes because they tend to make everything look bigger. However if you choose a wider stripe, like this bandeau Seafolly bikini, you will avoid the fattening effect.
Caz Moss- Female First