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Some of the hot beachwear this season includes fashions with a retro look, styles that conjure up images of pin-up girls and poolside beauty contests of the Forties and Fifties. The fashion industry’s rising interest in vintage clothing has extended to include vintage swimwear as well. Designer swimwear 2012 runways are featuring both bikinis and monokinis that echo styles of a bygone era. Many of these everything-old-is-new-again looks are offered by Swimwear 360, in sizes and styles to suit every taste. The vintage look in swim suits is not really about trying to recapture the past; it’s about a desire to wear clothing that emphasizes a woman’s femininity. It’s about styles that celebrate a woman’s curves without being overtly sexy. Savvy designers are using cuts, colors and construction conventionally used in the fashions of the Forties and Fifties to help modern women achieve the look. Chic women's swimwear with a vintage look include styles that enhance the figure, such as two piece swimwear with bottoms that resemble boy’s shorts, a modest yet flattering look. The same lowered hem is featured in one piece swimwear that evokes Betty Garble’s famous pin-up girl monokinis of the 1940s, equally flattering to the legs. In two piece swimwear, tops can extend beneath the bust line, too, an especially flattering look for curvy women. Designer swimwear 2012 has a lot in common with designer swimwear 1942 and 1952.Colors for chic women's swimwear is taking a backwards look as well. Candy-colored bikinis and brightly colored one piece swimwear that recall the “Technicolor” look of Hollywood are dominating the trends for 2012 hot beachwear. Retro motifs are popular, as are prints that evoke post-war summer weekends spent at the family beach house. Both bottoms and tops swimwear feature ultra-feminine pink, purple and rose prints, including polka dots and floral. Tops swimwear with a retro feeling include ruffles and bows that enhance the bust line. Vintage swimwear also reflects the current Fifties trend in fashion, with a more formal construction that emphasizes each detail of the female form. Gone are tops that look like one single piece of fabric. Designer swimwear 2012 is all about showing the details of construction. Even monokinis are featuring stitching that highlights cup detailing. It’s vintage with an upscale, resort look. Styles are feminine, but also tailored. Swimwear 360 features all the latest looks, from the cutting-edge designs of the future, to the vintage styles that evoke the glamour and sophistication of the past. |
