Sunny Side Up

Meaningful protection for surfers, paddle boarders, and beach bums, this blocks about 98% of UV rays with a crop that keeps it from looking like your kid’s rash guard.

Very Venus Williams at the Met Gala, but with UPF +50 sun protection, this ribbed polo has a stylishly lean fit.

If you want to imitate a Bond girl in scuba gear, this is your costume. It protects against the sun but also looks glamorous and sneakily sexy.

Sophie Buhai, the jewelry designer, recommended this hat in Air Mail. The brim is enormous, blocking out the sun and unwanted attention.

A silky, lightweight cream with SPF 40, this Korean sunscreen is an elegant alternative to the thick, goopy stuff.

Dermatologists love this sunscreen for its mineral and chemical protection, appealing texture, and ability to calm redness and blemishes.

A powerful mineral sunscreen with pigments that adjust to become a lightweight foundation. This also works as a primer under makeup.

Unlike American sunscreens, this French formula has two chemicals (yes, doctors say they’re safe) for thorough protection, without a thick, chalky cast.

A lip balm with SPF in ice cream flavors—vanilla, peppermint, and strawberry—that reminds me of summers in Watch Hill, R.I. before Taylor Swift arrived.

A new mineral sunscreen with encapsulated pigments that burst as you rub it in. The result is an even skin tone with antioxidants and SPF protection.

Summer’s version of ski goggles also work as a disguise. They cover so much of your face that they almost double as sun protection.

Other extreme: Tiny sunglasses that looked as if they walked off the set of Friends—or Timothée Chalamet’s face.

In cotton canvas with a fisherman’s brim (longer in the back to protect your neck) and an adjustable strap, you could wear this to catch marlin.

Fashion’s take on the classic and charmingly dorky Tilley hat. This comes in cotton linen that’s easy to pack and shape to your style.

Nothing says summer like a pair of flip flops, especially in leather. As Laurel Pantin writes in her excellent Substack, “they are elegant and louche in equal measure.”

With a soft side to remove makeup and a textured one to take off sunscreen (or exfoliate before self-tanning), this cleans up nicely.