Naturana launches eco-friendly swimwear collection

The swimwear collection „ Irma La Douce“ from Gomaringen based German company NATURANA will feature BIOPHYL, a sustainable ecotextile product from ADVANSA.

“Irma La Douce“ is a collection for the fashion-conscious woman, who sets a high value on extravagance and high quality materials. The integration of BIOPHYL follows the increasing demand for eco-friendly textiles. The offer comprises a Triangle Bikini with removable inserts as well as a Bandeaux-Neckholder Bikini with removable cups. Both models are characterized by distinctive beads applications.

The fabrics for the new products are supplied by Italian Piave Maitex, a manufacturer of circular and warp knits based in Feltre, who develops and produces in Italy since 1908 extremely successful quality fabrics for underwear and swimwear.

BIOPHYL fabrics are made of ECO-Polyester yarns, that are based on an innovative Polyester-Polymer. These yarns do not only guarantee a high colour brilliance and softness in touch but also provide the fabrics with an excellent stretch and recovery, ensuring a very pleasant wearing comfort.

Naturana launches eco-friendly swimwear collection

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Beach Bunny Swimwear: Mercedes-Benz Miami Fashion Week Swim 2011

Model turned designer Angela Chittenden presented her Beach Bunny Swimwear 2011 collection during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) Swim at the Raleigh on July 16, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Model turned designer Angela Chittenden presented her Beach Bunny Swimwear 2011 collection during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) Swim at the Raleigh on July 16, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.

This season the show made new waves with their sexy bikinis, hot one-pieces and sizzling loungewear.

In the signature style of Beach Bunny, voluptuous models strutted their stuff presenting the new looks that were tastefully enticing and feminine, with details such as jewels, lace, snakeskin prints, fringes, cutouts and ruching.

Solid, vibrant shades of purple and turquoise ruled the color hue. Some of the designs had glossy look of leather.

The show included designs from Kardashians for Beach Bunny Swimwear 2011 collection, developed in collaboration with Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian Odom.

Kourtney, Kim and Khloé, along with the teen star Selena Gomez, watched some of the world's top supermodels, including Sports Illustrated's Jessica White and Chrissy Teigen, scorch the runway in their debut collection.

"Even though Beach Bunny Swimwear has its own established collection, we each wanted to make sure we put our own twist on it and each were separated by our own personalities," Kim Kardashian said before the show.

Kim's Divinity collection includes tie-sides which are her favorite bottoms to wear that are accented with copper hardware to make it more glam.

Her sister Kourtney Kardashian went with the nautical look in her Sailor Chic collection which gives a Modern Day twist to the typical nautical theme with pieces in navy, white and solid orange. As a new mom, Kourtney wanted to design pieces that were sexy but still practical for chasing after her son Mason.

Khloé Kardashian Odom said she wanted pieces that were "fun, but a lot of coverage and still really young and sexy." Her Modern Majestic collection incorporates her favorite color purple and snake print that adds some flair. Khloé said her favorite design was a cool gun metal one-piece that looks like it has been shredded but still covers all the right areas.

The Kardashians for Beach Bunny Swimwear 2011 collection will have several release dates throughout the year with its first delivery scheduled for October 1, 2010. All designs from the Kardashian's collection will retail for $175 and will be sold on beachbunnyswimwear.com in addition to retail stores worldwide.

Angela Chittenden, who modeled swimsuits for several top magazines and catalogues and is based in Newport Beach, California, launched her own line of swimwear, Beach Bunny Swimwear in 2004.

With its unique concept of lingerie inspired designs, Beach Bunny Swimwear has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated, USA Today, US Weekly, Ocean Drive, Fitness RX, California Apparel News, Men's Edge, Essence, Stuff, FHM, Orange Coast, Riviera and Best Body.

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Do you dare to wear the monokini?

If there's one thing we can count on the fashion industry for, it is an ability to expand our vocabulary. Of course, we're not talking high-brow prose here but rather the ridiculous terminology adopted by fashion folk to describe the season's must-have piece of clothing.

First there were jeggings, then carrot-top trousers and, lest we forget, the late Nineties skirt-over-trouser phenomenon, the skouser. This summer, to our delight and amusement, there's a new piece of fashion vocabulary occupying the style pages: the monokini.

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High fashion swimwear meets luxury shade

Shade specialty company, TUUCI, will take center stage with swim fashion sophisticates from Aqua Di Lara and QISS QISS at this weekend’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swimwear event in Miami, Fla.

Two 11-foot Ocean Master Razor parasols by TUUCI will shade the end of the brightly lit runway, highlighting the glamour of the 2011 swimwear collection adorned by Aqua Di Lara and QISS QISS models. The parasols’ canopies will be constructed with TUUCI Tuff-Skins Sharkskin Silver fabric and will create a peak over the catwalk.

“Our shade structures are the perfect accent to an outdoor fashion event, especially one that involves swimwear,” said Dougan Clarke, founder and CEO of TUUCI. “Reyhan Sofraci’s Aqua Di Lara and QISS QISS lines are made with an edgy style that matches the architectural design of our parasols and engages the eye at first glance.”

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