Fabulous resort wear for your Winter Sun getaway to the Caribbean
Best Beach Cover-ups ?
Our floaty silk beach cover ups and the perfect style to wear to and from the beach as the light weight fabric is breathable and semi opaque.
Can a Kaftan be worn as a dress ?
Absolutely. Our silk kaftans are the ideal kaftan dress to wear at night in Barbados. Style with a skin tone slip dress for a resort wear vibe.
Do you Wear White in Barbados ?
Stay cool and stylish wearing loose fitting dresses in supple white cotton that is breathable and fluid, it drapes beautifully and is so easy to wear.
Luxury resort wear for Caribbean Cruises
Planning your day trips on your Caribbean cruise is so exciting but knowing what luxury resort wear to choose for different day trips in the Bahamas or a stay over in St Lucia and Antigua, can be quite daunting. We know you will need at least three Lindsey Brown garments for a two-week Cruise holiday in the Caribbean. With most of your holiday spent ashore for islands trips, you need cool comfortable and stylish outfits to take you from the boat to the beach. We have chosen the best outfits for your Caribbean Cruise, with daytime beach cover-ups, daytime beach dresses and fabulous silk cover-ups that you will most definitely need to pack.
We have a great variety of cotton designer kaftans, and resort wear, we are here to help and ensure that you pack correctly for your cruise holiday with our cruise wear for day trips guide by Caribbean Island. Lindsey Brown resort wear is a British brand, shipped from the United Kingdom. Any overseas orders with duty and taxes paid and will be on your doorstep in New York, Miami or Sydney in no time, as our delivery from the UK to Florida for example is two days. If you are unsure of the best shapes and style to suit you, please use our online chat or message us and one of our team can take you through the best styles to suit your body shape.
Best Beach Dresses for spending a day ashore on a Caribbean island. You are likely to be spending much of that time spent on a beautiful sandy beach, relaxing in the sunshine. Our designer beach dress called Paris is a perfect choice for a day trip to Antigua or Barbados. Paris is a flattering sleeveless midi maxi designer beach dress that is cool and floaty which is perfect for the beach, it is also fantastic as the tiered skirt gently flares out to slim to hips and legs, making this a very easy style for any shape to wear. This pretty dress can be worn straight from the boat to the beach, then onto lunch or sundowner cocktails. All without having to worry about changing your outfits. Complete the outfit with metallic sandals, a metallic beach bag and gold layered bracelets. Wear with or without the matching belt. The Paris beach dress in a floaty cool cotton is a super lightweight maxi dress that’s perfect to wear in very humid climates. The soft cotton fabric gently drapes across the body producing a slimming effect as the cotton fabric has a small amount of elastic which creates a very flattering shape on all dress sizes. You can wear this dress for dinner in a beach restaurant or a luxury resort, dressed up or down with the belt or worn loose. Available in both black and white, we handpicked the white beach dresses for your island adventures as they are so flattering on all dress sizes as the cut of Lindsey Brown resort wear is designed for every size in mind. If you are petite or prefer the style of a shorter dress, the Paris dress also comes in a shorter version called Toulouse, with adjustable straps allowing all heights to wear this pretty style.
Dress Features ~ Long enough to wear daytime and into town shopping. The cool sleeveless design is flattering and cool to wear. Even though its a beach dress, you will feel correctly dressed if you wander around Holetown in Barbados in the air-conditioned shops and department stores. If you decide to visit the Cliff for lunch, you can add a pop of colour with sandals and a hair scarf or hair band to add colour to the black or white beach dresses. Truly suits so many shapes as the dress is loose and floaty. Remember on holiday, loose fitting cotton dresses are better for daytime in humid sunshine.
Another style of Beach dresses to wear daytime for exploring is a drop waist beach dress with a blouson style bloused drop waist that is so flattering. Light weight cotton beach dresses are perfect for hot island weather in a cool crinkle cotton fabric is called Paloma. The clever drop waist gives the illusion of lengthening the body whilst hiding the hips and tummy. Paloma comes in white or black with a flattering v neck decorated with a pretty motif in timeless shades of coral and gold duck egg. This versatile beach drop waist dress is ideal to wear from beach to bar, dressed up or down. Paloma is a fantastic addition to your Caribbean Cruise holiday wardrobe. Shop our collection of drop waist beach dresses to choose your favourite.
Spending the day at a luxury beach club or resort hotel in Barbados, our light weight and floaty silk beach cover-ups are so flattering. In stylish light weight silk, the vertical hand tie patters create a shapely and stylish silhouette on every dress size. The bloused waist of the Monterey garments have a subtle line of gold beads and sequins that gently glisten in the sunlight. In bright colours of orange and yellow and more subtle colours of aqua. The black and rose-pink tie dye colourway matches every skin tone as this is a fabulous neutral colourway. You can wear over swimwear and for lunches for a day trip off your Cruise ship.
If you prefer a shorter beach coverup style, our signature Manhattan silk garment in black is the perfect choice for a glamourous lunch in the Caribbean. Light and airy with floaty butterfly sleeves decorated with hand crafted sequins interlocking. The stylish deep v neck is super flattering, and the waist is elasticated so very comfortable to wear. Our Manhattan silk beach cover ups are super stylish and glamorous.
Dress to wear at night on your Caribbean Cruise ~ we have many silk dresses to wear to dinner on holiday like floaty like the Santorini silk maxi dresses, made from eight meters of our luxurious hand dyed silk with a unique ombre dip dyed hem. Santorini flares out from the waists giving a full and floaty skirt, just spectacular. If you prefer to cover your shoulders and arms, you may love the Mykonos resort wear dresses that can be worn in many ways. Wear one shoulder, one arm in one arm out, off the shoulder, on the shoulder, strapless, belted, or loose. This floaty soft silk georgette dress has a gentle bronze tie dye pattern making Mykonos a flattering dress to wear. These silk dresses are perfect for a special island dinner.
Resort wear for Barbados
Can a kaftan be worn as a dress?
Yes, you can wear our silk kaftans as dresses as all our garments are designed with that versatility in mind. Add a skin tone slip dress that matches your skin colour, or skin tone underwear if your kaftan is opaque. Silk kaftans are the ideal kaftan dress to wear at night in Barbados as the constant temperature feels more humid at night when you are dining al fresco away from the beach.
What do you wear at night in Barbados?
For evening dinning in Barbados, you will need a variety of dresses. Dining in a luxury resort like Sandals or Sandy Lane, a floaty maxi dress would be perfect for special evenings eating al fresco under the stars. If you prefer a loose-fitting dress for humid nights our loose printed silk crepe dresses are perfect to be dressed up or down for a walk through Holetown and a Friday Night lime at Lime grove, meaning early evening drinks before dinner. A loose floaty maxi dress can be worn with flat sandals for a relaxed look, as sandals are ideal for Barbados in winter months when its dark at night as the pavement can be a little uneven in parts.
If you prefer to cover your shoulders and arms, you may love the Mykonos resort wear dresses that can be worn in many ways. Wear one shoulder, one arm in one arm out, off the shoulder, on the shoulder, strapless, belted, or loose. This floaty soft silk georgette dress has a gentle bronze tie dye pattern making Mykonos a flattering dress to wear. These silk dresses are perfect for a special dinner.
Beachwear to pack for a week in Barbados?
Beach dresses are always a good option. Choose two cotton dresses that you can wear to breakfast and brunch that you can rotate on your two-week holiday to Barbados. Our bloused cotton Paloma dress is just the prefect holiday dress. Light to pack and flattering drop waist style it suits all ages. If you prefer to cover up you can wear our Provence long sleeve kaftan dress or Bermuda, which has a
matching belt.
What to wear to a hotel brunch in Barbados?
Dress to Impress ~ the locals dress impeccably in workwear and dress up for Sunday brunch and dinners in luxury hotels so it’s important to feel dresses correctly. Our cotton collection of black and white beach dresses are perfect for days when you are unsure what to wear in Barbados. You will see ladies who lunch in Holetown wearing a loose-fitting white dress, like our
Melbourne cotton beach dresses. For a resort brunch in Sandy Lane, you can dress up in our vibrant and colourful dresses like our printed silk sleeveless dresses and feel correctly dressed for the location and lunch time occasion.
Can you wear a beach cover up for happy hour drinks ?
For happy hour drinks at your beach bar, of course you can wear a floaty loose beach cover up. Whatever your dress size, a floaty loose beach cover up is perfect to wear to and from the beach, to sit for drinks at the pool and to jazz up with sunglasses and sandals for happy hour cocktails. Our light weight printed beach cover ups are so easy to wear in the one size options. All heights can wear these as the clever cut of Lindsey Brown resort wear is not bulky on both petite and larger dress sizes. Shop beach cover ups in sizes Small through to 5XLarge.
