Archive for February, 2011
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| A digital collage by Smilebox |
Julie Henderson in Kikidoll Coral and Tiki Balconette in Fiji
Kate Upton in Kikidoll Aqua Coral Branch Bikini with star fish
Kate Upton in Kikidoll Aqua Coral Branch Bikini in Boracay
Julie Henderson in Kikidoll Kapa Bikini with grass skirt
Julie Henderson in Kikidoll Kapa Bikini
Julie Henderson in Kikidoll Kapa String Bikini in Fiji
Julie Henderson in Kikidoll Kapa Bikini and hula skirt
Alyssa Miller in Kikidoll Neon Shock Cutaway Swimsuit
Alyssa Miller in Kikidoll Neon Shock Cutaway Swimsuit in Hawaii
Kikidoll featured 4 Hawaiian bikinis from her ‘Honolulu Honi’ collection 2011 on 3 of the world’s most gorgeous supermodels in sublime locations of Fiji, Philippines and of course Hawaii nei for the much-lauded and long-anticipated ‘Academy Awards of Swimwear,’ Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011 issue launched 3 days ago amid speculation as to who would grace its cover.
Flanked by 9 other perfect #10 models, exotic Russian beauty Irina Shayk was told live on the David Letterman Late Show on Valentine’s Eve complete with the customary unveiling of a skyscraper-sized version of the cover in still-wintry New York.
Tens of thousands of miles away in those paradisiacal tropical climes, the 17 models and uber-devoted SI editors, headed up by veteran Diane Smith, with Senior Editor MJ Day and Associate Editor Darcie Baum had spent the better part of the last 8 months filming and snapping for the multi-media editions of the magazine. One journey required 40 hours of travel and the body painting of the 5 rookies took hours and hours–some 24 for one brave girl- under the brush and lens of the world’s most talented team. SI’s artistic eye crafted a storyboard that depicted faraway islands, tropical aquamarine seas with colorways of peachy skin corals, hot house oranges, sea foam greens and deep-water blues.
Julie Henderson, a long tall Texan and veteran of SI Swim for five years, is wearing coral and pink ‘Hibiscus Kapa’, a Polynesian tribal print in a classic string style. While on Fiji she was playful with the woven grass skirts of the islands effecting her own swirling hula. On the same shoot she wore Kikidoll’s Coral and Tiki Gods print Halter Balconette on a deserted wind-swept beach under a curvy palm tree and a setting Pacific sun.
Kate Upton, at 18 the youngest model in this line-up and a rookie for SI, as a Florida girl was right at home in Kikidoll’s angel skin coral and crystal beaded Aqua and White Coral Branch print Bikini on the beaches of Boracay, Philippines. Nonchalantly, she plucked two willing starfish to stand-in for the string bikini top. Voted ‘Rookie of the Year’ creamy dreamy gorgeous Kate already stars in Guess ads and models Beach Bunny lounge wear, too.
Another rookie with serious eyebrows and raven haired looks that recall drama icons of the 40′s, Alyssa Miller looks every bit slated to bloom under SI’s guidance. She wears Kikidoll’s Neon Shock Cutaway Swimsuit with mesh halter showing curves in all the right places. Alyssa was filmed in Hawaii, homeland of Kikidoll.
All Kikidoll suits seen in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011 can be seen in its magazine, web edition and videos/apps, and are available for pre-order on www.kikidoll.com
Related articles
- A Few Minutes With SI Swimsuit Issue Rookie Alyssa Miller (withleather.uproxx.com)
- Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011: Meet New Swimsuit Model Kate Upton (bleacherreport.com)
- Julie Henderson: Rolling Around In The Sand Feels Like Being A Sugar Donut (VIDEO) (huffingtonpost.com)
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit video of supermodel Julie Henderson in Kikidoll Coral Tiki Halter bikini
She’s such a bikini girl! And she says she likes her bikinis ‘the tinier the better’
Right after Julie Henderson says the mantra of all beachgirls, she is photographed in Kikidoll’s Coral Tiki Halter Balconette bikini by a palm tree.
Hope this brightens your day– Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue for 2011 is launched the day after Valentines on 15th February, with pre-order available at Barnes & Noble.
Watch the Late Show with David Letterman the night before, Valentines night, after you smooch with your sweetheart over a romantic meal–10 of the 17 supermodels will be on air as they announce live the model who will grace the eponymous cover.
Julie likens herself to a sugar donut rolling around in the sand–sounds yummy, no?!
