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Last Updated on July 9, 2024 by Eve Dawes
The best beach and swim coverups to elevate your beach outfits this summer
Beach cover ups for women have had some serious upgrades over the last few years. Gone are the days of swimsuit cover ups meaning a simple sarong! Replaced by super trendy beach cover-ups. Think breezy scarf and shirt dresses, classy Kimonos in fun colors and prints, crotchet dresses, matching sets and golden goddess like sheer maxi dresses. These are the gorgeous swim cover ups, beach dresses and matching sets that I’m eyeing for day clubs and leisurely lunches on our beach trip to Rhodes and Croatia.
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25 best swim and beach cover-ups for women
What makes the best beach cover-up? Fashion and function. As much as I like long sleeve swimsuit and beach coverups for when I want to coverup more and for extra sun protection, it has to be made from lightweight, breathable fabrics.

Best designer beach cover ups for women
Designer swim cover ups always make a statement and are an elegant way to cover up in the sun. Versace, Balmain and do some of the most fashion forward, stylish iterations.
Versace’s Tresor De La Mer is one of those iconic, instantly recognizable prints and this one’s on sale. Tell me you wouldn’t want this as your vacation outfit?
White Maxi Beach Cover Up Dresses
If you’re looking for a classic beach cover up, it’s hard to beat a white maxi dress. Made from a lightweight fabric like lace, broderie anglaise, crochet or linen.


Trendy beach cover-ups
If you’re looking for a trendy beach cover-up look for:
- Crochet dresses
- Fringe detailing
- Sheer styles
- Metallics
- Designer prints
- Cut outs
- Chic matching sets
The best thing about a lot of these trendy beach cover-ups is that they also work as summer vacation outfits so that you can pack less. Like this sexy, sheer, gold maxi dress.
Crochet beach cover up dresses
Cover-up dresses are a great option as a swimsuit coverup for going from the beach to lunch, day clubs or sunset drinks for a more elevated look. Especially some of the beautifully cut styles, crochet or luxe metallic fabrics around this Summer.


Matching Sets
If you’re like me and really love coordinated looks, there are so many great matching sets and bikini cover-ups that match the swimwear for a really put together, chic look.
If you’re worried about tan lines, a strapless dress or 2 piece swim coverup is a great option and easy to pull on and off at the beach or pool.
Elegant beach cover ups for women
I’ve already started stocking up as you can see from my photos but as soon as I saw this jaw dropping matching sparkling blue pareo and one piece swimsuit set it hit my wishlist. The slight sparkle to the bathing suit and wrap skirt material would look absolutely in the sunlight and I love blues for the pool and beach vacations, especially in Greece.


Beach & swim cover-ups with sun protection
For a little extra coverage for sun protection or modesty look for long sleeves and/or long length dresses.
There are styles and materials with ultraviolet protection factor like Coolibar or Athleta UPF wear. However, they’re not the cutest styles but sometimes you have to take function over fashion. Especially if you burn easily or are doing water sports.
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Elevate your beach and resort wear with these trendy beach cover-ups. From sexy maxi dresses to matching sets and designer sale finds like the Versace beach dress.
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Eve Dawes is a Las Vegas-based fashion and beauty editor, content creator, luxury lifestyle blogger and founder of Best Luxury Handbags, the number one fashion blog in Las Vegas. With over 15 years of industry experience spanning professional performance, fashion styling, beauty formulation and fitness, Eve brings a level of genuine expertise to her content that goes well beyond standard blogging. Beauty and skincare expertise: Eve's beauty device coverage is backed by direct brand access that most independent reviewers don't have. She has had one-on-one training with Melanie Simon, founder of ZIIP Halo, giving her a deeper technical understanding of microcurrent and nanocurrent technology than any spec sheet can provide. She has had in-person education with CurrentBody directly and attended an exclusive Zoom masterclass with Dr Jason Diamond on the launch of his Metacine Eyelift. She is also the founder of Dawes Custom Cosmetics, a triple award-winning cruelty-free luxury cosmetics line - winning Best Custom-Blended Cosmetics Business USA and the LUX Customer Service Excellence Award Las Vegas, which gives her professional beauty formulation training that informs every product review she writes. Every recommendation on this site is based on genuine long-term personal testing, before and after photos included. Fashion and styling credentials: Originally from England, Eve trained as a ballerina at Central School of Ballet and London Studio Centre before touring internationally as a professional dancer with the Vienna Festival Ballet, in musicals, on TV, in music videos, theatres, casinos and cruise lines, and in films including Burlesque and Burt Wonderstone. This performance background gave her a unique eye for style, fit and how clothing moves on the body - which underpins everything she writes about fashion. She has collaborated with Revolve, Faviana, and designer Debbie Carroll, and has over 50 designer bags in her personal collection, making her designer handbag and luxury fashion coverage genuinely authoritative rather than aspirational. Fitness and wellness credentials: Eve is a NASM and REPS certified Personal Trainer, Sports Massage Therapist, Yoga and Spin instructor, a graduate of Premier International London, and a WBFF Professional Athlete who won her Pro card competing at the highest level of women's fitness competition. She is also Mrs. England World 2020 and Mrs. Nevada United States 2017, placing Top 15 at Mrs. United States, and was awarded the Nevada Community Service Award for two consecutive years. She studied the Art of Rhetoric and Persuasive Speech at Harvard. Press and media: Eve has been featured in Vogue, Rolling Stone, LA Times, Modern Luxury Magazine, Huffington Post, Oxygen Magazine, Iron Man Magazine, Strong Magazine, Fit and Firm Magazine, E!, BodyBuilding.com and Beast Games, among others. She has appeared in commercials, music videos and films, and previously worked as a content creator for Google Web Stories and is a Mediavine publisher. What you'll find on Best Luxury Handbags: Best Luxury Handbags covers luxury fashion and style, beauty devices and skincare, designer bags, travel and wellness - all through the lens of someone who has worn, tested and lived with the products she recommends. Nothing on this site is written from a press release.


