Left, Bill ruched swimsuit and right, Vogue Mio lace swimsuit, both at net-a-porter
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We are seriously indebted to TWR reader Sandra Halliday, Editor in Chief of trend forecasting website WGSN, who has told us about the Norma Kamali range of swimsuits at Net-A-Porter. Sandra is a very stylish Editor in Chief, she is hard to please and extremely knowledgeable about her brands due to her job, so if she says the Bill ruched swimsuit is good, then it is.
In fact she said "I'd almost given up hope of ever wearing swimwear again ( Sandra is over 40) but that suit is A-MAZ-ING. It pulls you in and pushes you out in all the right places and draws the eye away from the cellulite in a way that high cut swimsuits don't seem to do. I will, of course, now be changing my name to Norma Desmond and only wearing it with a turban and cigarette holder. Please recommend it in your blog to any woman of a certain age who isn't happy with simply looking invisible but wants to look better than all the lithe young twenty-somethings on the beach."
You have been told. By someone who knows.
I also love the big knicker bikinis, which I think are fabulously flattering. Before you all get out your credit cards I have to warn you these are expensive costumes. The Bill swimsuit is (deep breath) £340, BUT how often do you buy a swimsuit? Does it not make sense to invest in something that makes you feel like the queen of the beach? For those who might find this a laughable amount, then you might look to Toast, who also have excellent 'Norma Desmond Lite' version of these beauties.
Bill embellished halter neck bikini top and briefs, both at net-a-porter
Lace bikini top and briefs at net-a-porter
That is a very lovely black swimsuit;it's already been in my basket at N-A-P once but it had to come out:£340, I just couldn't...btw I found your blog last week and I love it.regards Sue
Posted by: Sue A | June 03, 2011 at 06:45 AM
Thank you Sue, and it is a stonkingly large amount of money, but it's a lifetime swimsuit I think. And glad you like the blog! We're pleased you are reading. Ax
Posted by: amanda | June 03, 2011 at 07:54 AM
Oh God yeah! They are wonderful, gorgeous, so Marilyn! And......and..... AND you SO need curves to wear these (no skinnies in these please!) Sod the money, they're worth it.
Posted by: steffi | June 03, 2011 at 06:03 PM
Beautiful but sadly a bit out of my price range
Posted by: That's Not My Age | June 04, 2011 at 09:29 AM
gorgeous! those black swimsuits are beautiful, I want it so badly.
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Posted by: UGG Boots | August 08, 2011 at 01:45 AM
Smoldering!!! they are so mysteriously sexy... i want to wear one tonight!!! Wish i could find some discount on them.. :(
Posted by: Free Coupon | December 28, 2011 at 08:04 AM
So gorg! Seeing a lot of swimwear that reads lingerie. These lace high waist briefs are exactly whats happening in underthings right now!
Posted by: Danielle | January 24, 2012 at 12:23 AM