Made in the Shade.

This season it's hip to look beach-ready even when you're stuck at the office. A boom in sea-inspired accessories, from flip-flops to sarongs to sea-urchin cuff links, has made it easy to sport that surfer look without getting sand in your shorts. A Tip Sheet roundup:

Urban Beach Feet: Shops are awash with wet-suit-inspired dresses and swimsuit-material tops. Match them with heeled flip-flops. Sigerson Morrison's rubber kitten-heeled thongs ($85; sigersonmorrison.com) and Jimmy Choo's fresh-flower stilettos (made to order; www .jimmychoo.com) lengthen the leg while maintaining a look of unstudied castaway grace. For men, walking shoe-trainer hybrids from Gordon Rush and Kenneth Cole ($69.98 to $160; kennethcole.com and www.gordonrush.com) are a great way to show off a bit of casual summer style without losing the professional edge.

Tourist Diva: Sure, we've all snickered at those Hawaiian- shirt- wearing tourists; but now it seems they were on to something. Designers from Dolce & Gabbana to Anna Sui are delving into kitschy patterns and themes. Grab a bold Hawaiian-print canvas bag from Miu Miu's collection ($515). Or try Lulu Guinness's beach-scene tote. ($195 at Lulu Guinness or nordstrom.com). Both are perfect for storing this season's other must-have accessory: oversize sunglasses by designers like Bottega Veneta and Morgenthal Frederics ($280 to $295). Match tourist print bags with sun hats--like the black-and-white palm-print one from Seafolly ($26.50; seafolly.com).

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