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Showing posts with label SWIMWEAR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SWIMWEAR. Show all posts

Friday, September 3, 2010

SUNFLOWER

Growing up at the beach, half of my wardrobe consisted of swimwear and cover-ups, and I still enjoy getting more wear out of them than most people do. It may be September, but I am intent on wearing my maillots as long as the weather permits. So far, based on September's weather, I've wanted to wear little else.


This is an amazing Escada swim outfit I found at The Trunk Show in Charleston, SC. It is a one-piece swimsuit with matching gauze skirt. I was so excited to find this set in my size and in such a sunny color.

The shoes are Sigerson Morrison lambskin heels with copper mesh (LOVE). This is my first time wearing them outside! The hat is by the San Diego Hat Company, the shades are vintage Ray-Bans, and the belt is from Goodwill.

The palette of this outfit and these photos keeps reminding me of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. It is not actually one of my favorite paintings, but it definitely reflects the mood, don't you think?


Long live summer!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

GAUGUIN/GAULTIER



I love Jean Paul Gaultier's tribal collections. The colors, the prints, the gauzy fabrics--to me, the perfect summer wear. The palette and the subject matter are so similar to Paul Gauguin's paintings from his time in Tahiti, and it's no secret that I'm obsessed with expressionist painting as well.
























Paul Gauguin's Ia Orana Maria (1891), Where Are You Going (1893), and Mahana No Atua (1894).



I'm wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier swimsuit, mesh miniskirt from the Salvation Army, and a Zuba Africa hat. These pictures were taken on the pier in Minnesott Beach, North Carolina.

[Gauguin images from janesoceania.com.]