By mayra on August 12, 2010
We are glad to share with you our happy news: we’re moving to Miami! It’s no secret we’re beach bums, swimwear lovers, and fashion enthusiasts! So we’re packing our bags (and huge merchandise warehouse) and relocating to Sunny Florida.
This move has been years in the making! Our offices & shipping department will be located in [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged miami swimwear boutique, swimsuit boutique miami, swimsuit miami, swimwear boutique miami
By Katie on July 26, 2010
We understand most people don’t have personal stylists like our favorite swimsuit-wearing celebrities. But that doesn’t mean your swimsuit style has to suffer! We understand it can be daunting to find a swimsuit because there are so many things you have to consider: coverage, cut, color, chicness. That’s why on our new site we’ve taken [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged convertible swimsuits, orchid boutique trends, reversible swimsuits, ruffle swimsuits, shop by swimsuit trend, shop by trend, swimsuit, swimsuit trends, swimwear trends
By Katie on July 12, 2010
Ahhh, Mondays. The day when your swimsuits are hung up to dry and your beach towels folded away – we feel your pain. Although we can’t magically flip the calendar to the weekend, we can tell you all about the updated swimwear clearance section on our new website. Hopefully a little retail therapy for the [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged bandeau swimsuit tops, orchid boutique sale, skirted swimsuit bottoms, swimsuit, swimsuit halter tops, swimsuit sale, swimsuits, swimwear clearance, swimwear on clearance, swimwear sale
By Katie on July 9, 2010
In the past year, we gave up vacations in Santorini and Ibizia for the Santorini String and the Ibizia Bandeau. We did without sailing trips for the Ana Sailor Bikini. And we sacrificed tanning for our fluorescent office lights. And we would do it all again because it allowed us to create a better website [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged designer info and fit, orchid boutique features, orchid boutique new website, sharing orchid boutique products, swimsuit
By mayra on March 25, 2010
Ok, so here’s the deal. This is a swimwear blog, and as such, we write exclusively about swimsuits and beachwear accessories. We comment on celebrity swimsuit moments, the new swim trends, and what’s recommended for your body type. We showcase new designers and styles all related and circling around swimwear, which is what we love [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged orchid boutique, orchid swimsuits, swimsuits, swimwear, swimwear blog, the orchid boutique
By Haley on March 15, 2010
Ok, so here’s a bit of trivia on the monokini one piece. In 1964, the first monokini was designed here in the US by an Austrian-American fashion designer, Rudi Gernerich. It first appeared in Look magazine as part of an article about futuristic fashions.
We already told you about how Zoe Duchesne wore the fabulous Bendito [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged Grafitti Exoticae monokini, Maaji, Maaji 2010, maaji swimwear, monokini, swimwear, swimwear 2010
By stephanie on February 26, 2010
Animal prints are hot, hot, HOT in swimwear 2010 this year! You can find luxury swimwear in leopard print, tiger stripes, or even snakeskin print – whatever your animal fancy, swimwear designers are happy to provide (and so are we).
Animal print swimsuits were first seen in the 1950s. It was quite a revolution! Swimsuits had [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged animal print swimsuits, animal print swimwear, bikini history, luxury swimwear, sabz luxury, swimwear 2010, Vix Swimwear
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 stephanie on December 8, 2009
What does the word “bikini” mean, anyway? Does “bi” stand for “two” and “kini” stand for piece? You might think so (we certainly did!), but it’s not true at all. The word “bikini” comes from the name of a Micronesian island named Bikini Atoll. And the bikini wasn’t even invented there – it was invented [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged Bikini Atoll, bikini history, designer bikinis, Louis Réard, Michèle Bernadini
By stephanie on November 19, 2009
If you’ve never heard of Annette Kellerman, we’re hardly surprised. She’s not exactly the household name. But we, the ladies of Swim Couture, sing the praises of this 20th Century woman who did so much for women’s swimwear!
Born in 1887, Annette Kellerman was already making waves around the world by age 20, when she invented [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged annette kellerman, swimwear history, women's designer swimwear
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