I have been long wanting to try out my 1920s makeup and styling skills and today I had the freedom to do just this. I have a lovely sparkly black skirt with fringe on the bottom, a white faux fur coat, some beads and a little vintage hat. When all this is put together with some dramatic make up this is what happens.
Ahhh yes the time of the year that people seem to never stop talking about! All year everyone seems to be working to reach perfection A.K.A. a summer body. Vogue has quite "helpfully" made a swimwear 2013 list entitled "Dive In: Vogue's Guide of 45+ Swimsuits for Summer". You can read this posthere!
This article is full of bikinis that are the same cut with different patterns and they did feature a high wasted swim shorts but don't worry about being to covered up in this piece because apparently the top is optional.
If none these are catching your eye you can opt for the ever so complimenting Lady GaGa/Katy Perry style of swimwear.
The point of showing you these "trends" is to simply reinforce the fact that we all know is true, eighty nine percent of us will never wear these summer trends and for some reason eighty five percent of us will feel terrible about our bodies. I'm not saying we should all wear bikinis just because we can, what I'm saying is weather you think "modest is hottest" or you want to show some skin this summer, do it. Not because Vogue or anyone else tells you what is trendy this summer do it because it makes you feel good. After all summer is suppose to be all about good times.
Vogue does offer a fun article on 31 Ways to Make the Most of Summer. If you are worried about being "trendy" and in style just remember that much like history, fashion repeats itself.
Here is a lovely post of swimwear through the ages posted on LuLu's Blog, you can read it here!
My summer song is Folding Chair by Regina Spektor, I choose this song because it is beautiful and I love the line where she says " I've got a perfect body 'cause my eyelashes catch my sweat." So as we embark to ever dreaded pools and beaches let us remember the small but ever so important perfections we all have.
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