Today is the shortest day of the year and, for anyone living somewhere cold, it is also the perfect time to fantasize about summer. Emilio Pucci's Leite Print Medium Canvas Tote is as bright and summery a bag as you can get. The tote is on the small side (12.5" x 9.75" x 5") and is made of canvas with white leather trim and contrasting pink studs. There is a snap closure at the top and a logo textile lining. What makes this even more summery is that there is a cute, matching bikini. Is it too late to ask for a trip to a sunny island for Christmas? Price: $475.

Even clothing designers like to take a break from draping fabrics over models and sketching like crazy, and in summer, their thoughts turn toward the beach just like everybody else's. Pucci's plush beach towel has a bright, retro abstract print in vibrant orange, pink and lime green. Unlike your standard towel, each Pucci design is completely unique, so the pattern will vary from towel to towel. Made of 100% cotton, it is absorbent and fluffy, which means that it's equally suited to sunbathing or drying off after a swim. It's not quite in the same price range as the Hermes beach towels to begin with, but they are on sale for $190 right now - what a deal!

This Pucci Flat Shoulder Bag is a great casual handbag. The Vivara-print design has soothing blues rolling across a soft terrycloth fabric in wavelike patterns. Polished, crescent-shaped silver discs hold the white leather trim together with the white leather shoulder straps, which, of course, have a few metal studs. The classic flat shape of the bag makes it very easy to carry under your arm and the soft leather makes it exceptionally comfortable. Price: $750.