How to Tie a Sarong

The multiple ways of wearing a sarong or pareo give your bikini ensemble a dressy appearance. These convertible bathing suit cover-ups are the most flexible garments as you are in charge of experimenting with their neckline, sleeves, and length. Follow the step-by-step instructions for transforming a sarong into dresses and tops.

How to Wear a Sarong: 8 Different Ways to Tie

1. Halter Neck Dress Style

• Keep the sarong horizontally behind your back by holding two corners of it
• Put them in front by passing two corners under your armpits
• Exchange them by holding the right corner in your left arm and vice versa
• Take them at the back of your neck and tie

2. Twisted Halter Neck Dress

• Hold a sarong horizontally at your back with two edges in your grip
• Bring them in front from under your arm
• Twist the two edges with one overlapping the other
• Gently tie the remaining part around your neck

3. Side Knot Mini Skirt

• Either fold a full-length sarong in half or take a mini sarong
• Wrap it around your hips
• Tie the ends in a way that the skirt has a triangle shape

You may use coconut clip as buckles for further securing the knot.

4. Long Wrap Sarong Skirt

• Cover your hip horizontally with a full-length sarong
• Bring the loose ends to the side, under your waist
• Tie them subsequently, leaving the slit on one side

You can make the knot in front as well, but it will have a corresponding slit below it.Instead at the waistline, you can cover up your bodice using the same technique for a strapless tube dress. If you are attending a luau party, then choose a Hawaiian sarong for a suitable look.

5. Sarong Kimono/Cardigan

• Wear the sarong like a shawl, covering your arms
• Tie the loose part around the arms in a way that it looks like a full sleeve dress
• Keep the remaining part just the way it is

6. Over-the-One Shoulder Toga Dress

• Horizontally cover your torso and pelvic zone with a sarong, starting with one side of it
• Bring back another side from behind your back
• Tie the remaining first and second end on your one shoulder

7. Backless Daring Top

• Wrap a mini sarong or fold a full-length sarong in half
• Keeping the sarong vertically on your torso you will have four corners, two on the top and two at the bottom
• Now tie the top corners around your neck and the bottom corners around your waistline

8. Harem Jumpsuit/ Romper

• Grasp a sarong and keep it in a vertical position aligned to your body
• Take the two upper corner and tie a double knot, passing it through from front to back, under your arms, covering your torso
• Clutch the remaining bottom part of your sarong and pull it back through the legs
• Bring back the part to your front from your waistline and tie a double knot

Bikinis, monokinis, and tankinis are a must for your beach fashion, so are sarongs. From playing beach volleyball to attending a luau party, you can spice up your look with different outfits every time with one piece of sarong.