Are you tired of the cold? Do you dream of hopping a charter boat to go island hopping and basking in the warm rays of the sun? You start to see all of the fashion designer’s “resort” collections hit the floors filled with bright colors, and nautical inspirations. Oh how nice it would be to take a vacation right now to get out of the chill!

What many people don’t realize is where the idea of “resort” came from. It all started back with the transportation age set in. The railway system was put into place here in the U.S. around 1830. This new mode of transportations got people moving. New hotels and spas, otherwise known as “resorts” sprung up along the railway around the country as people began moving and going in search of hot springs. People also began traveling overseas on steamers. Each mode of traveling exposed the people to new activities and more social events, and each situation called for certain behaviors and certain attire.

In the new book, Resort Fashion: Style in Sundrenched Climates the author, Caroline Rennolds Milbank explore this glorious time of travel and leisure and how the fashions changed over the years to what we know it as today. Find the meaning of use of certain colors and the introduction of wild prints. You will never look at vacationing the same way again!

Resort Fashion: Style in Sundrenched Climates is on book shelves now for $65 from Rizzoli publishing.

Tags: Resort Fashion

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