Lola and I were recently lucky enough to spend four days aboard a beautiful Sunseeker on the stunning, totally turquoise water of Sardinia. We flew to Olbia, headed to the nearby marina and climbed on board. And while I was as reticent as any parent of a three-year-old can expect to be when staying on a boat with a child who can’t yet swim, what I didn’t need to worry about was sun damage. Donning either a swimsuit or a bikini by Sunuva, she looked good enough to eat. But better still, her skin was totally safe, because the swimwear itself has a sun protection factor of 50 actually built into the material.
Sunuva
All Sunuva swimwear is made from the highest quality UPF 50+ fabric, which blocks out more than 97% of the sun’s harmful rays and meets even the most stringent Australian and New Zealand UV guidelines. And, aside from being totally practical, it is also incredibly chic. After meeting and bonding over a mutual frustration of how little UV protective swimwear there was on the market, founders Emily and Sabrina launched Sunuva in 2007.
The 2014 collection
Inspired by a passion for global travel, this season you’ll find prints that feature beautiful Mexican embroidery, Chinese dragons, African Savannah animals and stunning Moroccan tile prints. Aside from the swimwear, Sunuva make adorable cotton additions, such as floaty dresses for girls and shorts for boys.
Boys will love the scuba divers, sea creatures and Mexican hot chilli peppers that adorn their shorts and t-shirts, while the girls’ collection is romantic and feminine, featuring pretty birds of paradise and butterflies. The range combines sorbet shades with hints of fluro that, in all honesty, I would wear myself if they made them large enough. And should you wish your children to match, the collection even features two sibling prints.
Loved by some of the world’s most stylish mums including Victoria Beckham, Madonna, Claudia Schiffer, Gwyneth Paltrow and Gwen Stefani, you’ll find this fabulous and highly practical label in major department stores around the world including Harrods, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Liberty, Barneys New York, Takashimaya Japan and TSUM Russia, as well as many independent boutiques and international luxury resorts, such as The One & Only and the Four Seasons.
For more info see www.sunuva.com
See our family-friendly guide to Sardinia here.