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From the gorgeous mermaidgirl Tala Michelle, who pens her own blog Bathing News,a dreamy underwater concoction of swimwear fashion:
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kiki’s inspirashe!
one of my fave designers kiki of kikidoll swimwear sent me some of her oldies but goodies inspirashe following my vintage bikini pics, and i just looooved it! take a lookie at just a little peak at what makes the kikidoll tick (edie sedgwick, romy schneider, jennifer o’neil, francoise hardy, jane fonda, of course bardot although not featured)! designers…feel free to send your inspirashe of any kind over this way to share on bathing news we’d looooove to seeeee! xoxo to the doll kiki who’s got some amazing things involving birds and tropicals comin soon…ooohwiiii i can’t wait any longer!
From where this beach girl hangs, it does not look like any end is in sight for summer. Mind you that’s true in the tropics!
But, everywhere else other than on a paradisical beach, it seems that September beckons, and the dog days are winding down and into a back to school- back to work frenzy, and forward to Fall.
Labor Day–the traditional day to not work–is full of sales and even more closings. Close out the beach house, close out the pools, close out the holiday, last day at the seaside.
But is it really the end?
Indian Summer is not far away–that time of the early autumn when summer comes back for a drive-by–a last lingering glance at the love affair that was a full-on summer crush. Heat and humidity and sunshine roll in like a jilted lover taking over your life for a week or so. Then, poof–it’s gone, and what remains is often a frosty reproach!
Just like 5PM, though, 
remember it’s always summer somewhere!
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Whether poolside, seaside or outside this summer, hands and feet polishes have never been juicier or more mouth-watering. In shades of tropical fruits and dreamy citrus sorbets, there is a color for every taste.
For that ‘wakey, wakey’ early morning call, fresh citrus yellow hollers a zingy hello to those tips.
Chanel squeezed out a bright yellow polish ‘Mimosa’ –a golden bubbly yellow –and it sold out quicker than fresh OJ the morning after an all-night bar crawl.
For more golden yellow hello sunshine shades there are bursts of energizing yellows in OPI’s range with names to entice such as ‘The ‘It’ Color’—a dirtier, mustardy yellow– and ‘Need Sunglasses’ a yellow so bright it glares.
For those unwilling to embrace a long-term love affair with citrus, there is the mini-OPI range with tinier commitments in even tinier sizes. Tango with the Havana Nights collection and grab ‘Caliente Coral’.
China Glaze’s tropical fruit bowl of 6 Island Escape colors including the zesty ‘Electric Pineapple’ a neon limey-yellow and ‘Papaya Punch’, a hot orange, inject some other citrus hues other than yellow.
Essie with her vast Crayola box color range has a tangy tangerine ‘Brazilliant’, and for the truly daring the neon orange in Zoya’s ‘Paz’ looks ready to burst. OPI again goes nuclear with its ‘Atomic Orange’
Limes abound in CND’s ‘Super Sexy Lime Green’ or OPI’s ‘Bikini Envy’ and to avoid the ‘dead from the crypt’ look it is best to keep lime green sheer and clean.
All these sunshine rays of yellows, oranges and greens look so refreshing when teamed with gold metallic accessories and crisp whites.
Keep it fresh and juicy!
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What a week–hot, hot and more hot!
Miami was incandescent with heat, both in temps hitting 100 degrees, and on the catwalks and daily fashion shows previewing next year’s swim and beach fashions for all the world’s buyers, press and agents to see.
As in every year, prevalent themes emerge and others wane–the fash mag editors will be filing those pieces once they kick the sand out of their suitcases– but the overall feel was glamor, vintage and brights, with neon and animal still popping in.
Just two years old, Kikidoll 2012 is channelling an endless summer 70′s surf chick vibe–Day-Glo and Popsicle acid colors in solids and bold tropical flower-child prints; geometric Polynesian tattoo symbols and vintage native artisan crafts inform the signature Hawaiian prints all designed by Kikidoll’s founder Kiki Farmer.
Born in Honolulu, Kiki draws on her idyllic childhood spent on Waikiki Beach, where surrounded by the islands’ lush flora and sea life, she is continually inspired by the pristine elegance and barefoot chic of living in paradise.
The 2012 swimwear collection features racy pompom edging on cheeky cut bottoms; eyelet -laced hipster boy-cut shorts; cutaway or laced tanks with interchangeable separate bandeaux and drawstring bustiers. For after-beach wear, resort pieces reference the Hawaiian muu muu in an updated hippie silhouette with bohemian ruching, crochet, eyelet and laced ties. Beach skirts and silky hoodies to the knee all carry the look from beach to bistro. With elements of tie-dye, sun-faded plaids, embroidered appliqués, coconut shell beads and tiny sea shells, mingled with crochet—these make up all the iconic hallmarks of the 70′s laid-back beach style of Waikiki wahines.
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