At this point, Veekee James could show up in a bath towel and still make it fashion — but thankfully, for her recent trip to Cape Town, she went with something a little more breezy: crochet, crochet, and more crochet. Three separate looks. All fire. All proof that vacation outfits hit different when the person wearing them knows exactly how much she’s serving.

Look one? A riot of colour. A rainbow-stitch drawstring crop top with a chevron skirt so perfectly paired it felt custom (and probably was — this is Veekee, after all). She threw in a pink beaded handbag that had enough attitude to qualify for its own influencer account. It was flirty, fun, and very “I dress for dopamine, not weather.”

Look two came in softer. Pink and purple, ruffled sleeves, and a skirt with just enough drama to make you pause your scroll. It gave “sunset cocktail by the pool” but with designer edge. The kind of outfit that makes people on the trip text their group chat: ok so Veekee packed different this time.

And just when you thought she might give us a repeat vibe — boom. She pulled out a turquoise and navy set that whispered, not shouted. A bandeau. A shrug. A floor-length skirt that floated above the beach like it had an agenda of its own. If look one was “main character,” and look two was “hot girl with a hint of sweet,” this one was “calm luxury by someone who knows she’s the reference.”

Wearing crochet three times in one trip is a bold choice — and Veekee somehow made each one feel like a different chapter in a style novel. No copy-paste vibes. No “influencer starter pack” energy. Just vibes. And taste. And range.

So while the rest of us are still trying to figure out if crochet is back (spoiler: it never left), Veekee James already packed it, wore it, and made it look like the future of vacationwear.