Giftable summer style picks from Coach, Meta and SKIMS

Meta's new glasses made the clearest summer gift case: they launched June 23 with EssilorLuxottica in 26 styles, work with prescription lenses and start at $299, which puts an AI accessory in the range of a serious birthday present rather than a novelty buy. For the woman who already wears sunglasses like jewelry, they land as fashion first and gadget second.

Coach took a different route on June 16 with &Coach, an always-on content series co-created with Gen Z communities, creators and cultural voices. The brand said the project was built as a new model for luxury storytelling through participation and shared authorship, and its 2026 work is also framed around self-expression and storytelling. That makes Coach the right label to watch for the recipient who likes a bag or wallet with a point of view, not just a logo, especially if she responds to brands that feel plugged into how her generation actually dresses and posts.

SKIMS offered the most immediately shoppable color story. Its Color Spotlight edit centered on the season’s most-loved shades, with red, pink, white and navy leading the mix, and the summer direction extended into swimwear, cotton staples and getaway essentials. Product pages showed bras, thongs, camis, swimwear and capri silhouettes, while the red edit pushed swimwear, dresses and core basics into the foreground. That makes SKIMS the easiest pick for a summer birthday, a hostess gift, or a pre-trip refresh for someone who prefers useful pieces she will wear on repeat.

Taken together, the three launches point to the gifts that are working now: recognizable names, clear use cases and fewer pieces that sit unused. Meta is the best fit for the tech-first dresser, Coach for the shopper who wants her fashion to feel current, and SKIMS for the woman who reaches for the same elevated basics all summer.