Style Journal by Elan

What to Wear to a Destination Wedding: A Style Guide for the Whole Weekend

Front view of the black Ember Midi Dress with open-knit yoke and gathered drop waist skirt, worn for a destination wedding guest look

By Elan Team

A wedding across town asks for one outfit. A destination wedding asks for a wardrobe. By the time you factor in a welcome dinner the first night, a ceremony the next afternoon, and a reception...
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What to Wear in Turks and Caicos: A Style Guide for Grace Bay and Beyond

Woman standing in the black Ryle Top, an off-shoulder blouse with a tie front, and zebra-print shorts

By Elan Team

Turks and Caicos doesn't ask you to work very hard for a good outfit, and that's part of its appeal. Grace Bay's twelve miles of sand are some of the softest and whitest in the...
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What to Wear in Palm Beach, From Worth Avenue to Sunset by the Water

Smocked halter maxi dress in a blue and white abstract print with a tiered ruffle hem, worn with white sandals

By Elan Team

Palm Beach dresses differently than the rest of Florida. It is pastel stucco and green-and-white awnings, a barrier island narrow enough to walk end to end, closer in spirit to a Mediterranean seaside town than...
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What to Wear in the Bahamas: A Style Guide for Nassau, Exuma, and Everywhere in Between

Zaza top in black and cream zebra print with matching wide-leg pants on a woman glancing to the side

By Elan Team

A packing guide for the Bahamas, from Nassau's straw markets to Exuma's swimming pigs, built around ELAN's women's resort wear.
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What to Wear in Tulum: A Style Guide for Cenotes, Beach Clubs, and Jungle Sunsets

Woman wearing the white Soraya Maxi with a deep V neckline and lace trim tiers, standing by a woven side table

By Elan Team

Tulum moves at a different pace than the rest of the Riviera Maya. Skip the all-inclusive strip along the highway and you land somewhere quieter, a beach town wedged between mangrove jungle and turquoise water,...
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What to Wear on the Amalfi Coast: A Style Guide From Positano to Capri

Woman in the Cantina Dress, a pink and natural stripe mini with a V-neck, standing in profile with woven sandals

By Elan Team

There is a particular shade of morning light that hits the Amalfi Coast somewhere around eight o'clock, when the water goes from navy to turquoise and the lemon groves above Positano start to smell like...
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What to Wear on a Caribbean Vacation: A Style Guide for Beach Days and Balmy Nights

Aleki Crochet Maxi in blue with green, black and white square motifs and fringe hem, worn with tan sandals

By Elan Team

Miami has its Art Deco skyline and Greece has its whitewashed cliffs, and ELAN has written a style guide for each. The Caribbean is its own thing entirely: turquoise water so bright it looks retouched,...
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A Resort Wear Packing Guide for Every Warm-Weather Getaway

Raja Dress in black with a deep V neckline and ring detail at the waist, worn with a wide-brim straw hat

By Elan Team

There's a specific kind of packing anxiety that sets in around day two of any warm weather trip: you've already worn your favorite dress, the resort restaurant turns out to have a dress code you...
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Beach to Dinner: Outfit Ideas for Your Next Vacation

Coco Dress, a tiered blue and white mini with geometric print and thin straps, shown on a woman facing forward

By Elan Team

The pieces that make a beach vacation easier: resort dresses, rompers, and tops versatile enough to wear from the sand straight into dinner, no outfit change required.
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