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!
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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Hello Ashley, thanks so much for your lovely comment over on our latest post, I absolutely adore those striped bikini bottoms, I want to wear them out on the town as short shorts! The editing on these pictures is also really dreamy. Good luck with the blogging I will make sure to keep reading
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Aw thanks for visiting, lovely ladies! I, too, am tempted to wear the bikini as plain old goin-out clothes...too bad that's too scandalous for San Francisco's blood! XO, Ashley Pamela
Deletesuper cute! the chevron bikini is the best. I love the Mondrian one too. You got some great pieces!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! when i found that chevron bikini on etsy i just about had a heart attack! and the Mondrian is from good old La Rosa... there are plenty more in my collection but maybe that will be another shoot for another day!
Deletestop hogging all the babe from the rest of us!
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