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In its first year, the luxury Hawaiian designer of women’s swimwear Kikidoll has produced two collections–’Signature Shell’ 2010 and ‘Honolulu Honi’ 2011 plus a capsule Cruise and Resort collection, ‘Bikini in a Bottle’.
Now the eternal beach girl is no longer alone waiting to catch a wave in her Hawaiian printed bikini.
Kikidoll is launching her new men’s surf and swim wear line ‘Kanaka’ at the world’s largest board sport show next week, Surf Expo 10-12 September in Orlando, Florida, where the power brokers and big players in the world of water sports discover whazzup new in the water.
Taking her eponymous Pacific themed and Hawaiian-inspired prints, Kikidoll has manned these prints and colors up an edgier notch for a fiercer take on the most powerful sport in the world, surfing. Taking the Tiki god Ku as its logo motif, Kanaka has surf gear for the Big Kahuna.
The Kanaka ‘Kohana’ (Hawaiian for naked) men’s board short is just that. Bare. Slim to the body, no drag, no bag– this unfussy ‘Hawaiian cut’ is truly sleek as a shark cutting through the water. Made of 100% poly psycho-suede and imprinted with Kiki’s tough tribal tattoo prints and Tiki god logo motifs, these boardies have only a clip inside for keys. Who needs to carry a pocket full of water when you are ripping, riding or shredding?
Classic grommet laced and dipped waist, shorter on the leg for maximum movement with a Velcro closure, Kanaka’s Kohana board shorts fit like second skin and are available in four vibrant island colorways.
To top off the Kohana, Kanaka goes twinsies with Kikidoll’s take on unisex silky spandex rash guards in bold tropical colors. These rashies are distinguished by their Hawaiian print panels designed by Kiki with contrast overlocked stitching. Again, mindful of the fit and utility, they are cut close and cropped to the body to eliminate water drag.
Kanaka Kohana board shorts (30-38) and rash guards (S, M, L and XL) are available for wholesale delivery 4-6 weeks from order placement, as well as on-line retail at www.kanakasurf.com beginning October 2010.
More summer crushes and ‘tropical romances’ (big mahalo to Tami’s fabtastic SugarHigh tee) on Juli B fashion blog featuring Kikidoll’s collection of surf-perfect bikinis and cover-ups. Big rollers and endless days. Fireflies and rainbows and afternoon rain. Sun-streaked hair and tanned toes. August is when the light bends and the sand shimmers and all is well on Planet Surf.
Whether ripping, shredding or riding smooth, grab a board and a Kikidoll bikini and get out there in the big blue.
Juli B showed Kikidoll’s signature printed Shell string bikini in Aqua Pool, above. Also available in Shell Pink, Cocoa, Banana or Coral print, this iconic cutaway shell symbol is Kikidoll’s registered trademark logo. Seen on her eponymous sofa and cushions, beach bags and tees, it conjures up those dog-eared memories of summer, once autumn slides in to overtake August’s reign.
Kiki keeps a few of these shells on her desk, in her car and in her bag for just those times when reflections of summer brighten any day.
Surf’s Up!
Juli B: ‘Blue Crush‘- Kikidoll: http://bit.ly/drhHs6
Back at the beach during Miami Swim Week, the sand was hot and the nights hotter. Records showed it was the hottest days ever registered in Miami and talk of heat indices well over 100 degrees was routine. Never before did those vitamin laced waters go down so quickly as models fainted and make-up melted under the glare of the relentless sun.
Nights were not much cooler and even though cafes and ocean spot venues were throbbing, everyone sought out a fan or a cooling AC blast. Sushi and blue martinis were tucked into like camp food, and maybe it was the heat, but no one felt a thing, until, of course, the morning after when the rush for a Starbies was legion.
With the cameras clicking and the film crews rolling designers threw pool parties and trotted their new lines for 2011 in the sand–in stillettoes. And these were not shoes made for walking. Not even a sliver of those ubiquitous Loubie red soles could be seen as the models sank in up to their gladiator straps.
The nightlife music in Miami is everywhere and the Latin undertone so engaging, like a heart beat. With the in-your-face combo of food, sun, heat and urban rhythyms, Miami wears a wahine out.
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Kikidoll just brushed the sand off her suitcases after a week spent in South Beach, Miami for the largest, oldest and by far most prestigious of the swim shows in the world, Swim Show 2011.
Staged during the Mercedes Benz Swim Week, hotels, beach-side venues, clubs and swanky candle-lit restaurants all play host to global glitz and glitter as supermodels, celebrities, designers, buyers and press all descend to mingle over a couple of local cocktails por costumbre– those minty/lime mojitos–at pool or beach side, while previewing next year’s fashions for swim and resort wear.
Toney hotels stage showcased fashion shows and events around the clock. Built alongside The Raleigh, Mercedes Benz erected a tented catwalk in a number of days. Famed for its 1940′s Art Deco decor and one of the- if not the- largest and deepest shaped swimming pools on the beach, the jewel-box Raleigh screams out old Hollywood glamor and style. Black and white photos of previous guests–Clark Gable, Janet Leigh and the beachiest babe of them all Brigitte Bardot adorn the Raleigh’s walls. Service is on first-name basis, the rooms are jazzed up for the new era of high-tech guests in soft peaches and cream. Munching on their French fries alone is pure pool-side bliss. Kikidoll test-drove a few of her 2011 pieces in the pool with her models during a local shoot there before the hub-bub began, and found it hard to leave their comfort zone.
Down the way at other hotels, The Standard, Mondrian and W, other swim events and showings were buzzing.
Sneak peeks? Neon is hot, ruffles and pretty are strutting their stuff and metallics have fizzled. Bikinis were flirty and sexy and one-pieces were cut out and away. More later, but for now safely deep-six the animal printed tank, in the deep end.
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Kikidoll’s Bikini In A Bottle
Whats Kikidoll’s bikini in a bottle all about ?
Kikidoll is preparing to ‘launch’ her capsule Cruise Collection of swimwear for 2010-2011–literally–drifting towards a beach near you sometime this autumn.
Filling 21 bio-degradable sea-worthy bottles each with her newest 21 Hawaiian-inspired printed string bikinis that she just previewed at Miami Swim Week for next year, Kiki is sealing them up, ready for a voyage of a lifetime.
Releasing them from her native Waikiki Beach, Honolulu next month, Kiki is relying on the very same equatorial currents that guided the Pacific peoples of the Marchesas and Tahiti to the islands of Hawaii several thousands of years ago by canoe and paddle.
It is estimated that each bikini in a bottle, will hit land between 60 and 90 days, using the current map, above, as a guide. Watch this space for updates and photos of the launch and any sightings when they hit landfall. Photos are invited from any lucky beachcombers!
The Southern currents will push the teeny bikinis in a bottle towards the Pacific rim basin–Australasia and Pacific islands. Northern currents will take the bottles towards the Americas, north, south, Latin and central. The West wind drift will push them towards Europe and the Pacific drift will send some aloha to Canada.
The rule of finders-keepers applies, so get out there in time to scoop up a Kikidoll bikini amongst the shells and treasures of the ocean!
Kikidoll Womens Swimwear Cruise 2010-11
