Written by The Strategy

We’ll be the first to admit it – apart from maybe 2 or 3 snowstorms, this winter has been mild at best. But still, as we slip on our Porte & Paire suede boots and hope they survive another day of salt and slush, we wish we were on a tropical island getaway. We’ve been enduring winter for the last 4 or 5 months and have 1 or 2 left to go.

Seeing countless holiday pictures populate our Instagram feeds and “Vacation Shopping Guides” on our favourite shopping sites, we decided to inject a little holiday into our wintery lives by way of accessories. Sure, we may not be on an actual beach, but the delicate touch of a pearl anklet and banana leaf earrings take us away to the sandy shores of the Maldives or Tulum.

Here are the pieces Team TS is accessorizing with to give us that tropical beach getaway feel, or if you’re one of the luckily ones, pieces to accessories your “vacay mode” look: