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Tag: swimwear
Vintage Swimwear Patterns book by Jill Salen
Looking for a new swimming costume ahead of your summer holiday? If you're gifted with some needle and thread and a bit of fabric, you should still have time to fashion yourself something, with a little bit of help from the new book Vintage Swimwear Patterns by Jill Salen.
50s Contrast Halter Fuller Bust Bikini Set from ASOS
The vast selection of delectable retro swimwear available at both high end & high street prices means we're spoilt for choice with what to wear poolside this summer.
Kelly Brook Spotty Floral Swimsuit
Too early for swimwear? Not with this beautifully retro Kelly Brook spotty floral swimsuit.
Dolly Gingham Maillot from Anthropologie
Retro ladies are nicely catered for in the swimsuit department, with plenty of reproductions of flattering old timey designs available.
Stripe Bustier Bikini from Urban Outfitters
The 1970s was undoubtedly a decade of indulgent luxury, with the birth of the disco era and the popularity of decadent holidays in the Riviera sunshine. With that comes a striking fashion aesthetic that's captured well in this Stripe Bustier Bikini from Urban Outfitters.
The two piece manages to capture a contrasting hyper-femininity at the same time as creating a structural silhouette, capturing that later seventies love of daring shapes. The mix of stripe directions highlights the seaming structure, while the lines are kept clean and simple enough to carry the design.
It's available now from Urban Outfitters UK for £35.
