REPORTER Lanvin Ultimate Hottie S un, sand, sea and style: this year’s holiday season is all about making a fashion statement. Set- ting the mood are Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz, whose s/s 11 runway featured tailored one-piece designs with off- the-shoulder capes, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s bikini favourite Violet Lake with its vintage- inspired swimsuits. Meanwhile, DSquared2 is giving the more-is-more-sexy ethos a mod- ern take with its slashed-to-the-navel designs. Set to be the namedrop sunglasses of the summer are the shades in Polaroid’s new her- itage collection, Best Under the Sun. Its best-of reissue features ten designs, from 30s-style to a Bianca Jagger disco look. And there’s no reason not to dress up your toes either. Stella McCartney brings high heels to the promenade with a dressed-up slant on the Scholl sandal, while the Shellac system by Creative Nail Design includes a From sizzling swimwear to perfect pedicures, find your hot spot this summer with our guide to beach chic DSquared2 Swimsuit, Violet Lake £145 Towel, Emilio Pucci at Net-a-Porter £380 Holiday essentials: beachtomato.com and (right) In-Flight Entertainment by Helen Simpson ( £7.99, Vintage) Stand out from the holiday crowd Sandals, Stella McCartney £495 sunny sounds by T4 On The Beach presenter Jameela Jamil Bob Marley (right) Could You Be Loved MIA Paper Planes Jason Mraz I’m Yours Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Mark Ronson & The Business International feat Boy George Somebody to Love Me Otis Redding Try A Little Tenderness Feist (left) Inside and Out Contours Do You Love Me? T4 On The Beach is on 10 July. For tickets, go to channel4.com nail varnish that’s applied during your salon manicure like a polish, but sets like a gel un- der UV light. Best of all, it lasts for two weeks. So where to escape the crowds and kick back? Be different. Bookmark new holiday website beachtomato.com for top tips on out-of-the-way escapes. Our favourite: Bloemendaal Beach in the Netherlands. A 20-minute train ride from Amsterdam, it’s been dubbed the Dutch Ibiza and is the very definition of laid- back beach style. Now don’t you wish you were there already? Sunglasses, Best Under The Sun by Polaroid £85 Shellac nail polish by Creative Nail Design, from £25 for a manicure Cool people, hot places, must-watch film & TV – Reporter has it covered in