If you're like us, this year you've resolved to become that person in control of their salinity. To meet your daily water quota, emphasis on daily, and in so doing improve your memory function, mental health and energy levels and let your skin cells be great. To transform into vision-board you. As for how to actually accomplish this, a fashion-minded water bottle may be the answer.
Once upon a time, lugging around gargantuan water bottles was seen as the purview of bursting-backpacked middle schoolers and selfie-stick-having tourists. Not anymore. What with the news of valley-sized landfills and nanoplastics in bottled water, these days a stylish designer water bottle isn't just another great bag or desk accessory, it's a sign of environmental- and self-love.
Design-y water receptacles allow us to be more intentional about our H2O intake, which, for the record, should be about 11.5 cups per day for women, 15.5 for men. And as January 1 draws further away, a water bottle you're proud to be seen with can help you keep up the good behavior. After all, when it comes to maintaining resolutions, support and fun physical reminders are everything.
Perhaps it'll even have a halo effect over your other health routines. Will you invest in a multivitamin subscription? Drink less caffeine? Eat a rainbow? Time will tell, but we suspect your haute canteen will inspire other good ingestion deeds.
Now, where does one find an elegant water bottle? Everywhere, it seems. Storied fashion houses including Prada, Christian Dior, Givenchy and Versace have all entered the hydration game. Minimalists will appreciate Prada's sleek, refined stainless steel offering. Maximalists might prefer Versace's all-over crystal embellished travel cup, if they've got $770 to spare after all that holiday shopping.
And for those looking to get the job done for under $40, Georg Jensen's unique asymmetrical design or KINTO's artful two-tone take are sure to please. Not to mention those cult-favorite, 40-ounce, stainless-steel tanks known as Stanley cups come in some rather chic colorways.
Shop our picks below.
Prada Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottle in Silver, $195 at Prada
Givenchy 4G Flask in Metal With Strap, $410 at Saks
Collina Strada Purple Pink Check Rhinestone Water Bottle, $100 at Collina Strada
Versace Pink & Blue Crystal Butterflies Travel Cup, $770 at SSENSE
Georg Jensen Sky Water Bottle in Dark Green, $39 at Georg Jensen
KINTO Lightweight Water Bottle With Silicone Strap in Red, $28 at Food52
Portland Design Works Purist Water Bottle in Yellow Roses, $11.95 at REI
HAY George Sowden Water Bottle in Blue, $35 at MoMA Design Store
Dior Aqua Bottle With Shoulder Strap and Oblique Stainless Steel, $880 at Dior
LARQ Bottle PureVis in Granite White, $117.95 at Williams Sonoma
S'well Azurite Marble Bottle, $35 at Bloomingdale's
Bkr Lala Big Bottle in Opaque Lavender Fog, $48 at Bkr
Byta Bottle in Supernova 1987a, $31 at Byta
Snow Peak Multicolor Titanium Aurora Bottle, $170 at SSENSE
Stanley Off-White The Quencher H2.0 Flowstate Tumbler, $60 at SSENSE
Memobottle A5 Memobottle in Original, $39 at Memobottle
OHOM Self-Purifying Straw Water Bottle in Polar Blue, $69 at Neiman Marcus
Kate Spade New York Stainless Steel XL Water Bottle, $38.95 at Neiman Marcus
YETI Half Gallon Water Jug in Cosmic Lilac, $100 at YETI
Iittala Meno Birch and Glass Water Bottle, $38.50 at Selfridges