DESPI Swimwear 2013 hits all trends and it is hawt!

The new 2013 DESPI Swimwear Collection is now on http://www.allwetbeachwear.com for pre-order. This collection of fashionable bikinis and cover-ups incorporates key swimwear and fashion trends: including fringe, colorful animal prints and skull jewelry accents.

DESPI Swimwear is known for being playful and sexy, while exuding nothing less than sheer sophistication. Despi will be doing an XL Top this season which is very exciting news for our DD customers!

DESPI's fringe offerings for 2013 are plentiful. Fringe accents DESPI triangle tops, bandeau tops, halter tops, one-shoulder tops and even one bikini bottom. A new swimwear silhouette that we didn't see last season is the asymmetrical cut fringe on the DESPI fringe diagonal top and bottom. 

The standout prints in the 2013 collection are colorful animal prints: cheetah and python print done in rich red, purple, blue and brown. To keep it modern, the animal print pieces are mixed and matched with solid and fringe tops. 

Creative swimwear details borrowed from popular jewelry styles including skull beads and gradient crystal covered baubles. The jewelry style details make a statement on bikinis and one pieces.This gorgeous collection is a must-see and is already getting a lot of attention on the All Wet Beachwear Facebook page. 

DESPI Swimwear is created by Brazilian designer Despina Filios and made in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The DESPI look is feminine and gorgeous, classic and refined. The fabrics and textures are always sensually soft, and the designs are carefully constructed to achieve that perfect fit.

Swimwear from the Ready-to-wear Runways

As fashion month finishes up in Paris this week, we took a look back at the swimwear that went down the runways in New York, Milan and Paris at the Spring/Summer Ready to Wear shows. It is always interesting to reflect on what these designers, who focus primarily on RTW, envision for swim. 

The Herve Leger brand has taken their signature knit bodycon bandage construction into swim but the elaborate mallots are more for posing poolside because unfortunately they aren't meant for water! This season the one pieces featured intricate embroidery and basket woven straps.

NYC designers Cushnie et Ochs had 2 brave white bikinis in their SS2013 collection. The style was a novel contrast of Gothic scalloping done in a white modern fabric.

Micheal Kors gave us a mod nautical one piece. Stripes were a big part of his show, Kors said his inspiration was "geometric glamour."

At Dsqaured2 in Milan the look was super 90's! The styling included biker hats, lots of gold chain and pearls channeling vintage Chanel. This look is not for the sheepish!

In Paris, Lanvin's designer Alber Elbaz always sets the bar for feminine, chic fashion. The lone swimsuit in his collection had an asymmetrical leg line with one very high cut leg and the other more moderate. The effect was very cool!

This season Missoni's swimwear options include a double layer suit with a lycra underlayer and the trademark Missoni knit layer above, a much better option for swimmers given that knitwear tends to get heavy and saggy when wet.

 

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New York Fashion Week Highlights

Fashion Week swept New York City last week as designers showed their Spring 2013 collections. Here are a few highlights from the shows:

Color was the statement at the Diane von Furstenberg SS2013 show. Color-blocked combinations of pinks, acid greens and yellows floated down the runways.

Cut-out dresses were the rule at Alexander Wang. Prada started the belly-baring trend with cropped bralets and knee length skirts at their SS2012 show. For SS2013 many New York designers including Wang,  Calvin Klein and Cushnie et Ochs made a more wearable version of this trend with dresses featuring cuts outs at the mid-drift.

Oscar de la Renta is known for opulent (almost stuffy) femininity. This season his collection was injected with a a girlie edge. Suits and evening gowns in salmon pink, magenta and teal were a welcome surprise. However, not everyone was enamored with the collection. NY Times fashion writer Cathy Horyn gave it a not-so-kind review calling Mr. de la Renta a "hot dog" and the show "wonderfully cantankerous." De la Renta shot back with an open letter to Ms. Horyn in WWD yesterday calling her a "2-day old hamburger" and ending this season on a hilarious note. What is fashion week with out a little drama?!? Already can't wait until next season!

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Luli Fama 2013: La Dolce Vita Miami

Luli Hanimian and brother-in-law Augusto Hanimian are team behind the swimwear brand Luli Fama. At Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Miami last month they debuted their 2013 collection entitled "La Dolce Vita Miami." You can watch the full Luli Fama 2013 runway show right now on the AWB homepage. 

As usual they sent a long list of looks down the runway. The signature triangles, wavey-side bottoms, halters, push-up bandeaus and twist bandeaus all made an appearance in a luxe new range of prints. Luli Fama also introduced some exciting new body styles: a thong bottom, high-wasited bottom, smocked bottom and a padded top covered in strappy details in contrasting colors. The print directions included pastels, florals, tribal prints and polka dots but the overwhlming trend at Luli Fama 2013 was scarf prints.  In the past year, scarf print has seen a huge revival celebs such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Miami work vintage Versace, Hermes, Ferragramo clothing and accessories in with scarf motifs into their wardrobes. Luli's bright and modern take on the scarf print is guaranteed to be a hit with the fashion crowd.

A range of floral patterns were worked into super-sweet 'kinis with lace and ruffles for the girly-girly girls out there. 

Luli Fama swimsuits are always infused with Latin sexiness and flair. The provocative silhouettes, vibrant colors and quality construction has made fans out of celebrities including Beyonce, Cindy Crawford, Shakira, Jennifer Aniston, Leann Rimes, Kate Hudson and  Kourtney Kardashian.

AllWetBeachwear.com will carry Luli Fama 2013, look out for it in our "What's new" section.

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Cia Maritima 2013: Aloha Hawaii

Cia Maritima's is Brazil's most sought after swimwear brand but this season Cia Maritima designer Benny Rosset turned to the USA's tropical outpost, Hawaii, for inspiration for his Summer 2013 collection. Cia Maritima's new collection of beautifully constructed swimwear incorporates prints with iconic Hawaiian imagery such as pineapples, palm trees, tropical ferns and hibiscus flowers.

Strappy accents and creative cut-outs add interest to one pieces and monokinis.

Cia Maritima 2013 is sexy, sophisticated and terrifically tropical. We will carry select pieces on www.allwetbeachwear.com very soon... stay tuned!

Agua Bendita 2013: Lovely Heros

Colombian beachwear brand Agua Bendita debuted their 2013 swimwear collection on the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Runways at the Miami Swim Shows last week. This season, the Agua Bendita designers Catalina Alvarez and Mariana Hinestroza dedicated the collection to their team of artisans who hand-make each garment. The collection was called "Lovely Heros" and it was inspired by the 700 men and women that collaborate with the two designers each season to create the innovative and ultra-embellished garments that we all love so much.

The hero inspiration is translated into cowboy, military and sailor prints and pieces. The trademark Agua Bendita beading, appliques and embroidery were all there. And to satiate our appetite for trends several pieces in the line incorporate neon and aztec prints.

Here are some of our favorite pieces from the collection:

 

 

We are very excited to carry the Agua Bendita line next season. Join our email list (use the submission form on the right side of this page or on our homepage www.allwetbeachwear.com) and we will send an announcement when this beautiful collection is in stock.

In the meantime, watch the full Agua Bendita 2013 runway show from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Miami: