Dinner on Canouan is the moment the island comes into focus. The day’s wind drops, the reef on the windward side turns from turquoise to grey, and the guests on the island gather at tables on Godahl Beach or on the terrace above Grand Bay. It is a small society, and what people wear to it is noticed without anyone saying so. Begin there, and the rest of a Canouan wardrobe follows.

For that hour, the Monte-Carlo Male in Oatmeal, with its walnut buttons, and the PP Trousers 100% Linen in White are quietly correct. For women, the Amelia linen dress shirt in Dubarry, worn as the dress it is, with flat sandals that cope with sand underfoot. Both are handmade, and both are finished with natural buttons.

The island is about three and a half miles long, with a ridge of hills rising to Mount Royal at around 270 metres. Much of the northern half is a single resort estate, with the Mandarin Oriental on Godahl Beach in Carenage Bay and the villas of the Canouan Estate on the slopes above; Soho Beach House sits on Grand Bay, nearer the village. Guests move between them by buggy, and the pace is set by the sea rather than the clock. The southern half holds the village of Charlestown and a small airport able to receive private jets from North America.

Afternoons are spent on the water. The Tobago Cays, a cluster of uninhabited islands inside Horseshoe Reef, are a short boat ride south, and turtles graze on the seagrass off Baradal. PP natural swim shorts in Black, in 100% Belgian linen, are worn on the boat and in the water; a Laos Short Sleeve Linen Shirt in Coral Orange goes over them for lunch on Petit Bateau. More on the archipelago is in what to wear in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Mornings are slower. The golf course climbs the hills above the estate, with views over the reef from almost every tee, and the walking trail to Mount Royal climbs through forest to the island’s highest point. A Bliss Linen Shirt in Lemon Yellow, long-sleeved, and the PP Casual Linen Trousers in Vanille suit either. For women, the ladies linen set in Lemon, its blouse worn open in the afternoon over a swimsuit.

Canouan sits at the heart of the Grenadines, with Mustique a short flight north and Petit St Vincent to the south. Each island keeps its own manners, and our note on what to wear in Canouan covers the island in more detail. In the Caribbean, the PP collection is presented at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Puerto Rico in Río Grande, and the PP linen shirts are also available online.

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