Planning a late summer escape? Whether you're a pool or beach person, we suspect that your style travels with you from home to escape destination. Even if you're staying in Chicago and biking over to Montrose beach, a lush towel with gorgeous patterns can make a comforting difference in your swim day. Decadent? Yes. Details below:

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• Gucci geometric floral towel, "on sale" at Bluefly.com for $375.99.


• Warhol's beach towel by Diane von Furstenburg via Style.com. Designed in collaboration with the Andy Warhol foundation. Available for $120 in October so this one is strictly for winter beach escapes or next summer...


• Kissing Blowfish terry beach towel, $125


• Missoni Hagos towel at Saks, $125

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