Christmas is a fine time to give somebody a trip to look forward to, and Sea You Soon makes the things that go in the suitcase. Founded in 2013 in the seaside suburbs of Athens, the independent Greek label draws on Mediterranean living, a love of travel and the freedom of getting away: hand-woven bags, pareos, beach towels, swimwear and easy resortwear, all with an unmistakably Mediterranean character.

None of it is tied to a season. A woven bag works as well on a winter weekend somewhere warm as on an island in August, or back in the city in March, and a pareo can wait in a drawer until the tickets are booked. That is rather the idea: a small piece of the next journey, handed over before anyone has decided where it will be.

Sea You Soon is offering readers of The Aficionados 15% off with the code AFICIONADOS15.