The following is a guest post from our friends at Lucky.

This post was no doubt inspired by last week’s heat wave–well, that, and my longtime fantasy of visiting Havana, Cuba (but circa 1950–so glamorous!). Here’s what I’ll be roaming around the streets of New York in this summer, while pretending I’m far, far away smoking cigars (or maybe just holding one since they are so gross), drinking coconut water out of an actual coconut (not VitoCoco!), dancing to music playing on a jukebox and–last one, I promise–tucking a flower in my hair.

So I’m not entirely sure that this type of flower is indeed indigenous to Cuba, or anywhere else for that matter, but let’s pretend my dark, handsome lover picked it out for me and placed it in my overly treated, sun-kissed hair.

Chiffon flower clip, Tasha, $38, Nordstrom.com

The color combination and shape of this skirt vaguely remind me of the citrus fruit print one that Stella McCartney did this season–since I’m a writer and not a banker, I was searching high and low for an affordable yet equally chic option. (Side note: the Stella one is now on sale at Bergdorf Goodman for $863, if that price is cool with you).

Tropical print skirt, Vanessa Bruno, $273, Netaporter.com

I don’t normally wear one-piece suits, but I thought I’d give it a whirl. This suit reminds me of something my grandmother wore in the ’80s–and I have one chic grandmother!

Tropical forest bandeau, Bergdorf Goodman, $178 Bergdorfgoodman.com