Fashion: Swimwear

Summer is definitely here in JHB and that means that today I will feature my swimwear designs.

Photographer: Stephanie van Rooyen (Exposure Photography) http://www.exposurephotographysvr.blogspot.com/

Designer and Seamstress: Bianca van Rooyen (Just Bee)

Models: Matt Simpkins and Lauren Emmerich

Calling on Summer

My Summer Designs for 2012: 

All Boards by Bianca van Rooyen (Just Bee)

Swimwear Trends 2011

In our sewing lessons at college we are currently working on creating a swimwear piece, so here are the current trends for 2011.

Popular colours this year include blues and greens, especially turquoise, burnt oranges and pinks and then the nudes. Patterns are also trendy again this year especially tribal patterns and animal prints. The most popular silhouettes are the monokini, the bandeaus, one shoulders and obviously the bikini. Swimwear this season includes a lot of texture; designers achieved this using roughing, gathers, ruffles, studs and plaiting to name a few. Cutouts were also often seen on the runway this season.

image : http://www.millionlooks.com/tag/swimwear/

image : http://womens.asianscent.com/

 image : http://www.glamourvanity.com/spotlight/rio-fashion-week-lenny-swimwear/