Springbreak Heartbreak

I have been so excited to share the most recent shoot that I styled for Hana Haley. By now you've seen us collaborate twice before and not to brag or anything, but i feel like every time we work together, magic is made. When Hana asked me to style a shoot featuring my vintage bathing suit collection, I knew this was going to be something special.

The model, Hannah Duggan, was so perfect to work with and such a trooper - in addition to handling the aggressive attention of onlookers like a pro, she barely blinked an eye when asked to wade into several feet Stowe Lake's murky green man-made waters. And looked like a complete babe the whole time. 

I love that Hana always has a story behind her shoots, and i thought this was in particular was really perfect: a young girl spends Spring break at the same lake every year. Last year she met and fell in love with a boy at this lake - this year she returns alone, lovesick, and everything reminds her of him. 

Water Babies

I've mentioned before that I am a true California girl. Give me palm trees, give me late night drive-thrus, give me sunshine and swimming pools and hollywood glamour!! Due to my ghostly pallor and literal sun allergies, I don't spend as much time soaking up rays as I would like - I suffered one too many brutal sunburns as a child on Orange County's beaches to make that mistake again. Not to mention the bay area's beaches aren't exactly that kind of beach. And forget about finding a pool! So these days I find myself living out my aquatic fantasies by indulging in an excessive amount of impractical vintage swimwear. In vintage shops I always find myself drawn to the itty bitty bikinis and elegant maillots, pieces i purchase and end up hanging in my closet never to see the light of day. Well that, my dears, is why photo-shoot adventures exist! Show me a reason to dress up, and I'll show you a handful of my most beloved vintage bathing suits!

So my trusty/favorite photographer and I ventured down to Aquatic Park and took a few glamour shots of just a couple of my favorite suits - it was actually quite foggy, cold and sticky but these photos make it look like a dream! I should probably mention that these photos were shot on REAL FILM and unedited - same will go for most of my photos unless they are obviously from an iPhone!

look #1: vintage 1930's pajama tie-top worn with non-vintage hat and shorts

look #2: 1960's Cole of California pastel chevron-striped bikini, worn with vintage cardigan

look #3: 1960's union-made Mondrian inspired maillot

* all worn with Aldo shoes & Karen Walker sunglasses

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