As you head off to the beach consider supporting some of the 100+ beach accessories linked here from black owned brands. There are many TYPES of accessories to make your beach time both fashionable and comfortable. In this post we review the following. Click any category to go directly to products.
- Beach/basket bags
- Beach towels and blankets
- Coverups
- Slides
- Head wear (sun hats and swim caps)
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BASKET/BEACH BAGS
- Kenyan Crafts Company (advertisement) offers a selection of handwoven recycled plastic and sisal baskets with handles, and large and handwoven basket bags made of sisal.
- Maison De Mode (advertisement) offers a diverse selection of bags that work for the beach (e.g., straw and basket bags).
- Rufina Designs (advertisement) offers a selection of straw baskets with leather handles.
- The Motherland Plug (advertisement) offers a selection of pinstripe straw basket bags with leather handles.
- Ubuntu Life (advertisement) offers basket bags made of wool as well as recycled plastic. Get 10% off at checkout when using our links.
- Afrikrea offers a large selection of straw and woven bags in various shapes, sizes, and styles.
BEACH TOWELS AND BLANKETS
- Aleeya Marie (advertisement) offers a selection of beach towels and water resistant 50 x 60 inch picnic blankets.
- By Brije (advertisement) offers a selection of beach towels and water resistant 50 x 60 inch picnic blankets.
- DAMC Designs (advertisement) offers a selection of beach towels.
- Delux Designs (advertisement) offers a selection of beach towels and water resistant 50 x 60 inch picnic blankets.
- Dorcas Creates (advertisement) offers a selection of beach towels depicting the artist’s work.
- Jennifer Nikcole Pope (advertisement) offers a selection of beach towels and water resistant 50 x 60 inch picnic blankets.
- Morgan Harper Nichols (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic beach towels and 50 x 60 inch water resistant picnic blankets.
- The Pairabirds (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic beach towels and water resistant 50 x 60 inch picnic blankets.
- Tiare Smith Designs (advertisement) offers a selection of artistic beach towels.
- Vashti Harrison (advertisement) offers beach towels and 50 X 60 inch water resistant picnic blankets.
- XOJailynn (advertisement) offers botanical line and black and while beach towels.
- Afrikrea offers a selection of beach towels with Ankara and other accents.
- Izzy & Liv offers a selection of thematic fleece blankets and beach towels.
- Large Clothing offers a beach towel with the company logo.
- Pardon My Fro has culturally themed beach towels.
- Reign Entertainment offers a selection of artistic and culturally relevant beach towels.
COVERUPS
- Öfuurë (advertisement) offers a selection of floor length coverups in African prints that match and complement swimsuits.
- B Fyne offers a selection of maxi length coverups in prints and solids.
- Carlton Jones offers petal cape and Navajo tunic coverups.
- Chic & Curvy offers a selection of pool chic coverups.
- Mint Swim offers a Ling crochet dress and a romper coverup in several colors.
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SLIDES
- Chocolate Ancestor (advertisement) offers a selection of slides for men and women.
- DAMC Designs (advertisement) offers a selection of flip flops lined with a soft fabric.
- Negash Apparel and Footwear (advertisement) offers all over signature slides for men and women, and pink hieroglyphic slides for woman.
- Chris Chanel offers a selection of slides in various colors and styles.
- Hellwig by Tikia offers a selection of flip flops in various colors and themes.
- L.A. Savage offers white slides with the company logo.
- Lyfestyle Clothing offers a selection of slides for men in various colors and with decorative motifs.
- Milano Rouge offers black Simba slides with the company logo.
- Sole Rebels offers a selection of slides and flip flops for men and women in many colors and styles.
HEAD WEAR
SUN HATS
- Maison De Mode (advertisement) has a variety of straw sun hats made with sustainable materials.
- Afrikrea offers an assortment of wide brim and sun hats in African prints.
- Harlem’s Heaven Hats offers a selection of cotton floppy hats in three colors.
- Izzy & Liv has sun hats in several colors.
- Layd offers a selection of handmade straw hats lined with 100% silk.
- Tru Face By Grace offers a selection of handmade and raffia Meena summer hats in various colors.
SWIM CAPS
- JoRae (advertisement) offers a selection of swim caps for afro-textured hair and styles for children, youth, and adults.
- Lock Journey offers a selection of swim caps for dreadlocks and long hair. Caps are available for children and youth.
- Soul Cap offers a variety swimming caps for voluminous hair. Several sizes and color options are available. Products are also available on Amazon.
- Swimma offers a selection of swim caps designed for afro-textured hair and styles. Caps for children, youth, and adults are available.
- Swimmie Caps offers culturally relevant icons on their swim caps for boys and girls. Included are caps for afro-textured hair styles.
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In reviewing these companies and products, I hope you find beach accessories that work for you! Also, checkout our blog post on sunscreens and our swimwear page.
Happy Shopping!
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Great recommendations!
thanks for this list! I am going to purchase some items.
These are all such great recommendations. I’m a sucker for a good summer hat!