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It is not your imagination that Granny’s trusty G-Hook is being employed with multi-colored Crayon colored cotton threads into this season’s surprise trending item–all things crochet–for beach and leisure wear.
No longer just the purvue of table-top doilies or those kitschy dolls camoflauging the toilet paper roll, crochet has earned its fashion chops and come of age.
Channelling the 70′s and Boho Hippie vintage ponchos, capes, shawls, and pull-overs, the knotting fascination has even produced form-fitting and wearable bikinis!
Yes, crochet is swimmable! Thanks to the combo of some poly in the cotton, crochet can get wet, though, mind you, it is not an endurance fiber with the 4-way muscle of spandex, and certainly will not withstand the rigors of windsurfing, wake boarding or heavy shredding.
But with some strategically placed lining and careful tying and adjusting, crochet as beach wear is a total runaway hit and must-have for summer 2011. And, fab for posing!
Tight weaves are the norm for bikinis and even beading, shells and feathers find their way into the mix. Add a chunkier, open weave poncho or skirt in bright dayglo colors, and even Janis Joplin and Jimmi Hendrix would be jealous!
Relaxing and fun, crochet has become the go-to stress buster on the beach. It is not uncommon among the surf crowd to see both genders busily hooking and knotting a bracelet, beanie or bikini into shape.
So, get started on those ‘Granny squares’ and see if you can fashion a wearable, beachable, swimmable piece for this summer!
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Spring is springing up and the sun is shining on the beaches.
Banish the sweaters and treggings, and get out those teeny tiny eeny meany mine-y string bikinis.
Better yet, grab a copy of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011 in advance of the first beach outing, and in some 20o pages, you can drool over the array of swimwear that is coming to a boutique near you soon. The 2011 collections of the world’s most coveted bikinis and suits are gorgeously photographed on what might be the most perfect 17 female forms on the planet.
Kikidoll has 4– count ‘em– 4 bikinis of her new 2011 collection in this SI Swim issue!
The mag and Kikidoll’s Aqua Coral String Bikini both helped to launch the rookie of the year, Kate Upton, with her abundantly ample charm, into the spotlight. Kate appears on the cover as ‘Kate the Great’ and none would disagree!
Five year veteran of SI Swim, Julie Henderson wore two of Kikidoll’s bikinis in the issue, both on location in Fiji. Julie said in her video interview that she liked shooting those scenes with the grass skirt the best of all her looks. Here she is in Kikidoll’s Hibiscus Kapa String Bikini–and grass skirt!
After all her twirling around and hula lessons, Julie looks more comtemplative at sunset stretching out her nearly 6 foot native Texan frame against a curvy palm in Kikidoll’s Coral and Tiki Halter Balconette Bikini.
And on Kikidoll’s home turf, SI Swim photographed its final location shoot in Hawaii nei.
They had intended to only film video there, but apparently with its neon theme, the paradisical setting, the uber-models themselves and the photographer, Bjorn Iooss, son of SI Swim vet Walter Iooss, he fortuitously decided to take a few still snaps. Good thing he did–one ended up on the cover with cat-eyed Irina Shayk!
And here is Alyssa Miller in Maui, another bombshell rookie with the looks of a 1940′s starlet, wearing Kikidoll’s Neon Shock Cutaway 1-piece.
Like the Geico ad, you’d have to had been living under a rock not to have seen, heard or known about the eponymous launch of the much twitted and long-awaited mag, such was the clatter (er, twitter) on the boards, on the TV, on building-sized posters, subway ads, iPad and iPhone apps–well, there’s even a 3D Sony Playstation video. Of course! We are all living in the social network!
From one splendorous tropical beach to another–with sites such as Singapore, Fiji, Maui, Boracay and the British Virgin Islands–and themes of corals and oranges, seaglass blues and greens, Oriental koi pond gardens, earthy animal and botanical prints and acid candy colored neons, the fashion shorthand for beach attire for this coming season is: 1) tinier the better, 2) bold colors matter, 3) strings rule, and 4) embellishment is a must. Oh, and tanned and toned–essential accoutrements.
And now, some 30 days away ( April 5) from now, Surfing Magazine launches its laid-back, insoucciant version of the best swimwear available in its stand-alone Swim issue. More au naturel but nonetheless glamorous in its trademarked kicked-back way, Surfing took its beach beauties to the Dominican Republic for its shoot this year. Channeling an Austin Powers palette of bold 60′s psychedelic prints in neons and pop art tones of oranges, yellow and tans, the mag never veers far away from its board-based roots, featuring real bikinis that real surfergirls can really surf in. Like, really!
With its edgy video teaser by Victor Pakpour and sneak peeks photos coupled with beachy crochet giveaways in the lead-up, Surfing is bringing up the rear–literally–from SI Swim‘s buzz on beach bikinis.
Word out is hitched up, ruched up and hiked up bikini bottoms are the be all, END all for this summer!
Really!
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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
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Here comes a Hawaiian beachgirl secret. Oil. Enough said.
If you have not discovered or stockpiled an arsenal of these Polynesian oils, then get going!
Kukui nut oil, coconut oil and monoi (coconut oil and tiare (jasmine)-you just gotta have them all.
Use them in the shower, in the bath, on dry skin, on your hands and feet, and in your hair. Kind and gentle to the most delicate of skins, even babies soak the stuff up.
Known for their healing and soothing powers as well as super-hydrating quality, sunburn, skin irriations, scrapes and even pesky acne are no match for their effects.
Monoi Tiare Tahiti make a ‘cosmetic oil consisting of pure coconut oil and the fragrance of tiare, the Tahitian Gardenia. The product is a refinement of an ancient Polynesian beauty secret and has been manufactured commercially since 1942. Centuries ago the people of Polynesia discovered that pure coconut oil is an essential secret for beautiful skin and hair. Coconut oil is a natural replacement for your body’s skin and hair oils. The coconut oil used in Monoi Tiare Tahiti is so highly refined that it is quickly absorbed by your skin. ‘
Oils of Aloha make the best kukui–with or without a scent. A little dose will go a long way so go easy on the squeeze. Even Kikidoll’s pupster gets some on his paws or when he tangles with a sea urchin.
Keep your skin moisturized, your hair conditioned and your cuticles at bay. Slather any or a combo of these oils on while still damp from swimming or bathing and you will never see flakey skin again.
Add to those oils the divine fragrances of gardenia, pikake or plumeria and paradise is just a sensory moment away.
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