By adrienne on December 20, 2009
Test your knowledge with The Orchid Boutique’s swimwear quiz! We’ve created this 10-question quiz all about swimsuits and swimwear. Good luck! No cheating!
How’d you do? When you’re all done, tell us what surprised you in the comments!
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged bikini history, orchid swimwear, swimwear, swimwear history, swimwear quiz, the orchid boutique
By adrienne on November 9, 2009
Back in the 1800s, hanging out at the beach had an entirely different meaning and method. Not wanting to violate the Victorian practices of being “proper,” men and women sea-bathed separately. It was a pretty big “no-no” for each sex to see the other wading in the water in swimwear — even though that swimwear [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged bathing machine, OndadeMar Swimwear, victorian era
By adrienne on November 4, 2009
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a bird and migrate someplace warm for the winter? Some of you may do just that, or, if you’re lucky, you live in a city where you feel the warmth most of the year. (So jealous!) It may only be the start of November and not quite cold enough [...]
Posted in What's New & Hot
By adrienne on October 19, 2009
If you’ve ever jumped in to the water with your t shirt on, you know how long regular clothes take to dry. Sadly, the women in the 50s had to put up with that feeling every time they went swimming. Why? Well, the very stretchy material that is now vital in all swimwear, spandex, didn’t really exist [...]
Posted in Fun Facts
By adrienne on October 12, 2009
It’s the end of the fashion week season and we now know what’s going to be in for Spring 2010. And we couldn’t help but notice one of the more palpable trends hitting the runways in New York, Milan and Paris: The surprisingly sophisticated look of neutrals.
We’re talking glamorous hues of your favorite neutrals: nudes, [...]
Posted in Designers, Trends
By adrienne on October 7, 2009
If you love Nina Garcia as much as we do then you know she’s published three fantastic, and almost instructional, books about fashion and style.
Well much to our liking (here comes the fun fact), the famed fashion editor has mentioned one of The Orchid Boutique’s popular designers in her 2008 wardrobe guide, The One Hundred: [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged Nina Garcia, OndadeMar Swimwear
By adrienne on October 5, 2009
Even if it’s a rarity, we all have a little pin-up girl inside us, a little “ooh la la” that comes out every so often. Case in point: the coveted pinup swimwear trend. What was made popular in the 1950s has been re-invented in the present (and re-popularized in swimwear), and much to our liking!
The [...]
Posted in Chic Tips
By adrienne on October 2, 2009
Whether you’re headed to Greece or Hawaii, any honeymoon destination is perfect for the always-stylish white swimsuit. And no, you do not need to worry if you plan to don your white bikini after Labor Day (that rule doesn’t quite apply anymore)! The classic white bikini is traditional but distinctive at the same time, playing [...]
Posted in Chic Tips | Tagged Despi bikini, white bikini, white swimsuit
By adrienne on September 30, 2009
No woman wants to be the girl in the Margarita Night vacation pictures wearing a great dress with an unusual neck accessory — tan lines. (And we’ve all been there.) After spending hours working on your fabulous bronze, the last things you want greeting you in the mirror are two stripes on your chest that [...]
Posted in Chic Tips | Tagged bandeau swimsuits, bandeau top
By adrienne on September 25, 2009
Last night’s episode of Project Runway was one of the more enjoyable ones, where the designers were challenged with creating a look for a specific movie genre. It is so spectacularly thought-provoking to see how these designers craft contemporary and interesting looks inspired by some old-timey genres. Let’s face it: Some genres just make you [...]
Posted in Designers | Tagged project runway, unique swimsuits, western
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