Last Wednesday, supermodel Candice Swanepoel — all legs and glorious hair — made a visit to Bellevue Square’s Victoria’s Secret store to promote the Swim 2013 collection. (Despite bikini-wearing weather happening maybe two months out of the year, Seattle had rallied enough votes to win an Angel visit. Hooray Seattle!) Not even supermodels can avoid the traditional Seattle PR op: she also went to Pike Place Market and caught a fish.
The VS swimwear collection is not for the faint of heart; expect plenty of gold hardware, mixed prints, and cutouts. Candice’s favorite swimsuit is a leopard-print wrap monokini with “minimal bottom coverage,” which probably her and .5 percent of America can pull off.
Now’s the time to buy; swimsuits usually start going on sale mid-July or early August — which is perfect for us Seattleites. Mix and match with the handy Beach Sexy Bikini Mixer tool; most combinations won’t run more than $40. My best tip? Keep the prints for up top. Paisley or floral print on a bikini bottom is difficult to pull off. Candice also recommended the VS self-tanners — which I’ve heard good things about.
Attendees had the opportunity to pose for a photo with Candice and enjoy complimentary summer makeovers and a live DJ. Milwaukee and Orlando are the next destinations along the U.S. of Angels Summer Swim Tour.
MvB needs to write a regular fashion advice column. That is all.
Or Kelsey :) I was just so amused by the image of MvB at the VS store taking these pictures… Excellent point about the monokini / prints / solids.
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