What to Wear in Nassau and the Bahamas — The Complete PP Wardrobe
What to Wear in Nassau and the Bahamas — The Complete PP Wardrobe
Nassau and the Bahamas — Paradise Island, Cable Beach, old Nassau, boat excursions.
The Harbour Island and Exumas article covers the Out Islands. This piece addresses Nassau specifically — the capital and the most visited entry point to the Bahamas, with the cable beach and the Paradise Island resort development, the colonial history of the old city, and the gateway role that Nassau plays for the broader Bahamian archipelago.
For Paradise Island and Atlantis. The mega-resort of Atlantis on Paradise Island — the water parks, the casino, the multiple hotel towers, the beach along the northern coast of the island. White PP linen for the beach and pool; a composed navy PP linen shirt with linen trousers for the Atlantis restaurant evening. Paradise Island produces the full resort occasion range from the most casual beach to a formally observed dinner.
“Nassau is the gateway to the Bahamian archipelago — Atlantis on Paradise Island, Cable Beach, and the boat excursions to the swimming pigs and the uninhabited cays. Natural swim shorts for the boat; white PP linen for everything else.”
— Pieter Petros, founderFor Cable Beach. The main beach of Nassau on the northern coast — the luxury resort hotels of the Melia Nassau Beach and the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar. White PP linen over natural swim shorts, leather sandals.
For Nassau old city. The colonial history of Nassau — the Queen's Staircase, the Christ Church Cathedral, the Straw Market, the Bay Street shopping district. A PP linen shirt in white or a warm natural with linen trousers or linen shorts and leather sandals.
For the boat excursions. The day trips from Nassau — the swimming pigs of Exuma (accessible by seaplane or ferry), the Blue Lagoon Island dolphin encounter, the Rose Island snorkelling. Natural swim shorts and a white PP linen shirt for the boat; leather deck shoes.
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