Best resort wear for women
Resort wardrobes fail in a predictable way: too many single-purpose pieces. The clothes that get worn are the ones that cross from pool to lunch without a change.
Start with cover-ups that are also clothes
A cotton kaftan works over a swimsuit and over nothing else, which is two uses from one garment. That is the test worth applying to everything else you pack.
Natural fibers only
Cotton and linen breathe and dry. Polyester resort wear photographs well and is unpleasant by eleven in the morning.
One bag, one pouch set
A quilted cotton tote for the beach and the market, a three-piece pouch set for everything small. Then kaftans and resort wear for the rest.