Head over there soon to choose from these suits and many more!  And while you’re there, check out the great BN Staff Picks for the summer from T-shirt bras to VPL-eliminating panties for all of your summer favorites from white pants to clingy dresses.  Happy shopping!

Surprisingly vintage, Andres Sarda’s University label is really looking glamorous as ever. I’m absolutely loving this line, so in stead of showing you a couple photos – here’s a boatload!

Bahamas

Crozet

Isabela

Zante

Kapaa

Mao

Papua

Sines

I’m so impressed by these photos, can’t wait to try some of these pieces on myself.

They embrace their “perfectly imperfect” aesthetic. They make sportswear, mainly swimsuits and cover ups with a “boy meets girl” styling. Supermodel Jodhi Mears is the designer behind this brand. Jodhi runs the Australian version of Britain’s Next Top Model.

Based in Australia, Tiger lily runs two operations in Australia and the US. The US operation is set to launch for Spring 2009. Here are some pieces from their 2009 collection.

The products are relatively easy to find in Australia. Surf Stitch carries many pieces, but I haven’t found US or UK retailers yet. In the UK, there is already a brand called Tigerlily, but they produce clothing for little children. This may be the reason Jodhi uses the split form of the brand name.

Photos courtesy of Tiger Lily

Her husband Rune joined the business in 1991 and managed the launch of the Tara Grinna Swimwear label. Grinna creates styles to flatter every figure. All swimsuits are made in the USA.

At the store in Myrtle Beach, they carry over 10,000 swim suits. The store carries all bra sizes, long torso, mature styles, mastectomy, plus sizes, maternity, children’s and preteen bathing suits along with bikinis, cover ups, resort wear, and custom swimwear. This is the Cherry Cheesecake on the left. It comes in a halter bra, knee length pareo wrap, slider halter, full length pareo wrap, high wasited bottom, underwire top, and the pictured twist tie bandeau. Prices range from $74 to $146 for the pieces. On the right, the Black Dahlia. It comes in the ring side hipster bottom, underwire and normal cup bra, halters, wraps, skirt, and even some pants. Pictured is the surplice with soft cups for $138.

On the left is the Hypnotize Me. Again, it is available in skirts, tunics, various bottoms, and many tops. Pictured is a mixed set from the collection. Each piece is around $75. On the right, is the Ozzies Peach. Pictured is the bandini which is $82.

The company offers many more pieces and it is worth stopping by the online store front to get a feel for the various cuts and styles. There is an eBay store that is run by the company. There are plenty of great bargains to be head. In addition, there are normal sale offerings at the company store.

Photos courtesy of Tara Grinna.

Most of the swimwear is made from eighty percent nylon and twenty percent Lycra Spandex. In fact, the special Xtra Life LYCRA® Spandex helps to prevent chlorine damage as well as keeping the shape of the garment intact. Each design is created with different women in mind. Some sport pretty empire waists like the Long Beach T in pink, yellow and white flowered bodice that can be worn with the flouncy skirt bottom or plain black bikini bottoms while others are bold and daring like the Long beach SB with V-crop top and V-pant in a green and blue print with solid black bands.

Other fabric prints include polka dots, silver foil, Corinthian and mermaid prints in a variety of colours all crafted to make a woman feel feminine and confident.

Do you get the hat?

The swimsuit is so beautiful — the bikini’s not so much in my opinion… Enjoy the photos!

More on Ed Hardy Swimwear on beachwear.cc.

Jo De Mer has just been added to Nancy Meyer’s stocklist and we’ve got pictures from them — enjoy!

Shopping at Nancy Meyer.

In fact, the new 2008 designs are available online. A brilliant aspect of that collection is the Tankini swimsuits in the nifty “meet and greet” sizing. Ideally the bottom of the tankini should meet and just touch the top of the bottoms to create the appearance of a one piece suit. The Anabel Tankini comes in a range of colours and patterns and is modeled after the 1940’s “sun top tank”. Complete with a sewn-in shelf bra, the tankini has matching bottoms and comes in sizes extra-small though extra-large.

Another adorable feature of the Popina™ collection is the swimsuit skirt, a cute mini skirt made from the same patterns as the other swimwear. The skirt can be worn over the bathing suit in the water and will hold its shape and dry quickly since it is made with bathing suit fabric.

What a timeless and elegant selection of swimwear!

For those of you like who’ve never heard of Ashley Paige, she is a well-known Los Angeles swimwear designer with her label in all the right boutiques around the world. The only problem is she is not a businesswoman and desperately needs funds to show her line in the Los Angeles Mercedes-Benz Fashion week.

Although I found the show interesting to a point since it was not overly hyped up like other reality shows, I found Ashley Paige to be a curious dichotomy. On one hand her label is worn by A-list clients and can be found in hundreds of shops but on the other hand, she complains about not having manufacturing monies. It behooves me to understand how she got her suits into so many shops to begin with if she has no money. It appears to be one of those catch-22 situations where she needs money to produce swimwear on a grand scale while at the same time her designs are incredibly popular. I would think that her financial success would come in spite of her lack of business skills.

I would say, though, you have to give her and her devoted team credit for their perseverance. Her entourage consists of her mother, a male knitter, an administrative assistant and a few other employees who obviously believe in Ashley and her swimwear. After watching the show, I realized the title Bikini or Bust had nothing to do with the bustline of the garments or women who wear the suits, but rather “going bust”. She either had to produce her bikinis for the fashion show or go bust.

Other than showing the knitter for a short period, the show did not really talk much about the process of making the suits or even the suits themselves. One thing that was interesting was the use of real vintage materials that were sourced from clothes on the racks at a neighbourhood thrift shop. And although I found the show to be somewhat boring, I will continue to watch so I can hopefully gain more insight into the bathing suits themselves.

Photos in this post thanks to Beachwear.cc which has an excellent post about the Ashley Paige Swimwear 2008 collection!