By ELLEN LEWIS
I am just back from the New York Intimate Apparel trade shows with over 600 images nestled in my camera. First on the agenda, and as a precursor to next week’s very, very large lingerie shows editorial, I decided to publish this teaser highlighting Spring/ Summer 2025 swimwear. Previewed at both the NY Curve and Evolution, these styles, as often is the case in the swim … Read More
Swim with style and lounge in luxury in Lise Charmel’s Spring/ Summer 2025 Swimwear Collection. It’s hard to wrap one’s mind around the sheer breadth of this offering. In this expose, we have culled through fourteen groups to showcase six ranges of swimwear that are resort, beach and pool ready. Once again Lise Charmel extrapolates their signature bra and panty shapes to create a plethora of choices; mix and match … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Calling all fans of high leg cuts and bold colors in their beach looks – there’s a new swim brand in town! Just (re)launched today with a collection titled Revival, Thicks and Bones is an independent British label created by Tosin Bodija, a full-time model who’s been photographed for the likes of GAP, ASOS and Figleaves, and who knows a thing or two about fashion.
By ESTELLE PULESTON
When it comes to swimwear, few brands are as visually impressive or have such as impressive founder as ANDREA IYAMAH, the luxury resort wear label founded by Nigerian fashion designer Andrea Dumebi Iyamah when she was just 17 years old.
Growing up immersed in the world of luxury fashion thanks to her mother’s boutique store, a teenage Iyamah began sketching and hand-sewing clothing, which she shared … Read More
What sets the Leonisa Swimwear Collection apart? The combination of fit, flair and function. This season the brand launches a stunning assortment of bathing suits that deliver the shaping power for which Leonisa is renowned. Each piece offers hi-tech details camouflaged by innovative design details. For example, the multi-way swimsuit can be morphed from a skirted style into an asymmetrically draped silhouette. Further it transforms into a belted alternative that … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I Just arrived at my home in Los Cabos, ions away from the fidgety Northeastern weather patterns. Los Cabos is located on the Mexican Baja skirted by ocean and embraced by the desert. It is forever sunny (except during hurricane season). There are as many swimwear shops here as there are nail salons in NYC. The entire beachwear category dominates the dress code here. Despite the plethora … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
With a glimmer of spring finally in the air, I’m briefly turning my attention from lingerie to swimwear to introduce you to La Libellule (meaning The Dragonfly in English), an independent French brand that Ellen discovered at the recent Salon International de la Lingerie.
Architect Marthe Botros was inspired to create the brand after giving birth to her first child; desiring a different swimsuit style to … Read More