The best holiday wardrobes are the smallest ones. A few considered pieces, chosen to work together, will always beat a suitcase you have to sit on to close. The trick is a tight palette and fabrics that forgive.

Start with a linen set

A matching linen set is the most generous thing you can pack. Worn together, it's an instant put-together look for dinner; split apart, the trousers go with a swimsuit and the shirt layers over everything. One set, three outfits, no ironing.

Keep the palette to the sea and the sand

Beige, olive, off-white, a wash of blue — a holiday capsule in natural tones means every piece talks to every other. Getting dressed becomes reaching, not deciding.

The five-piece escape edit

• A linen set you can wear together or apart.
• One easy dress for the evenings.
• A striped blouse that reads “vacation” on sight.
• Wide linen trousers for the plane and beyond.
• A throw-on layer for cool sea air.

Fold them, don't fret over them — linen is meant to look lived-in. Start your escape edit with the Linen Collection.