The light on Lake Como is filtered — the pre-Alpine humidity, the reflective surface, the latitude of 46 degrees — and it rewards white PP linen, Oyster, and Violet above all other colourways. The warm vivid Amelia colourways (Coral Orange, Hibiscus) belong further south; the northern Italian lake register asks for something cooler and more contained.

For Villa d'Este. The most celebrated luxury hotel on Lake Como — the 16th-century cardinal's villa at Cernobbio, the floating pool directly on the lake. A PP ladies linen set in white for the hotel pool and the floating pool; the Amelia linen dress shirt in Oyster for the Villa d'Este restaurant evening. The Renaissance garden and the lake setting reward the most restrained and most composed PP women's combination.

For the Grand Hotel Tremezzo. The 1910 Belle Époque hotel on the Tremezzina — the most photographically celebrated facade on the lake, with the pool extending over the water. White PP ladies linen set for the hotel pool; the Amelia in Oyster or Violet for the hotel restaurant evening.

For the Tremezzina promenade and the Villa del Balbianello. The car-free path between Tremezzo and Lenno — and the boat to the Villa del Balbianello on its headland, the most filmed villa on the lake. A PP women's linen shirt in white with linen trousers and leather shoes for both the promenade and the villa garden visit.

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