Kimberley Garner posing for a swimwear shoot to showcase her latest line

Kimberley Garner looks every inch the boho beauty as she flaunts her long and lean figure in scarlet swimwear for festive shoot

She's carved out a career as a swimwear designer off the back of her stint in Made In Chelsea.
And who better to model her own designs than Kimberley Garner herself, posing for a sizzling swimwear shoot to showcase her latest line.
The statuesque blonde displayed her toned and trim physique in an itsy bitsy red bikini before slipping into a coordinating one-piece.



Kimberley's bronzed skin highlighted her well defined abs and tiny waist as she struck a seductive pose.

The blonde bombshell gave her look a boho twist thanks to some quirky accessories.
A red and gold ribbon headpiece adorned with giant bells fell behind one ear while a matching festive piece hung from a hook at the waist.



Continuing the festive theme, Kimberley jazzed up her ensemble with a plaid bow on one hip.
The halterneck swimsuit featured a rather racy Brazilian cut, ensuring her pert posterior was on show.
Kimberley's statement swimwear featured lace-up detailing at the bust and a gold lame stitching at the neck.



The starlet proudly ensures all the pieces in her collections are made in England and the Italian fabric is hand-cut in London - in a luxury touch to help her designs stand-out in the market.
Speaking to MailOnline, she said: 'I designed this year's swimwear collection all around the Island, with tropical-inspired hand drawn prints.
'I wanted it to capture that balmy, relaxed feeling of being on holiday.
'It's really cool being a young designer and I love the creative process, from design to seeing the final product. This collection is my favourite yet.'

Swimming Australia Splits from Longtime Swimwear Partner Speedo

Swimming Australia has partnered with Speedo for more than 60 years, dating back to the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, but that partnership will be coming to an end, effective Dec. 31. The two organizations announced the split in a press release Tuesday.

“The partnership with Speedo has been one of this country’s most successful. Some of the Australian Swim Teams’ most iconic moments have been in Speedo. We are forever thankful for Speedo’s commitment to the sport and to our organisation. The Rio Dolphins team were extremely proud to wear the Speedo green and gold suit and gold cap. We part ways respectfully and thank them immensely for their support of the Dolphins,” Swimming Australia CEO Mark Anderson said.

A press release announcing the split noted that Dawn Fraser, Murray Rose and Jon Henricks wore Speedo gear back in 1956 and how Eamon Sullivan, Libby Trickett, Leisel Jones, Stephanie Rice, Mack Horton, Cameron McEvoy and Emma and David McKeon have been among more recent top Australians to have Speedo sponsorships.

Speedo will remain a sponsor of the Australian Olympic Committee through 2028.

“It has been a privilege to have been a partner of Swimming Australia for many, many years. We would like to thank Swimming Australia and we wish them continued success. Whilst the direct sponsorship has finished, we will still be supporting the swim team through the next three Olympics and we will also continue to be inspiring people to swim by promoting participation in swimming for everyone,” Speedo Australia Brand Manager Graham Eyres said.

Recently, many Aussie swimmers have begun regularly competing in other brands. That list includes Cate and Bronte Campbell, Mitch Larkin and Emily Seebohm, all of whom have deals with Arena.

Speedo International Ltd. is an Australian manufacturer and distributor of swimwear and swim-related accessories based in Nottingham, England. Founded in Sydney, Australia, in 1914, the industry-leading company is now a subsidiary of the British Pentland Group. Today, the Speedo brand can be found on products ranging from swimsuits and goggles to wrist watches. The Speedo brand is manufactured for and marketed in North America as Speedo USA by PVH under an exclusive perpetual licence, who acquired prior licencee Warnaco Group in 2013.

A report from The Australian’s Nicole Jeffery indicates that Swimming Australia already has signed with a new swimwear sponsor, but the identity of that company has not yet been announced. That new deal will be announced sometime in early 2017.

Liar the Label swimwear

Saving the planet with swimwear? Designer creates bikini collection made from recycled plastic bottles and FISHING NETS
Nisha Abey is the driving force behind Liar the Label swimwear
The 29-year-old makes her bikinis using fish nets and recycled plastic
She said she started the business to have an impact on the environment
'It's not about making money, it's about spreading the word,' Ms Abey said

Designing bikinis might seem like an unusual way to save the environment.
But Byron Bay local Nisha Abey is doing just that with her new range of recycled swimwear.
The 29-year-old designs her bikinis using fishing nets and discarded plastic, saying she hopes to make a small difference within the wasteful industry.


Ms Abey started her Liar the Label swimwear range in 2014 as a way to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry.
'I've been working in fashion for nearly 10 years and I've always been interested in the eco side of things,' she told Daily Mail Australia.
'For me it's not about making money, but getting the idea across that it's easy to do eco-fashion.'


Her garments were locally manufactured to reduce their carbon footprint and were made out of old plastic bottles and recycled fishing nets.
'They get recycled plastic bottles and fish nets and they break it all down into a fibre,' Ms Abey explained.
'The fabric stretches well, is sun-safe and is chlorine resistant.'
Ms Abey works full time as a designer for a men's wear company and runs the label herself in her spare time.


Although being ecologically friendly was an important part of Liar swimwear, Ms Abey said she was also focused on designing bikinis people wanted to wear.
'A lot of it is about style. People are first and foremost shopping for a design they love.
'They love the eco stuff, but if your garment isn't wearable in the first place, then you're just creating more waste.'
Ms Abey said a good summer month might see her sell $5,000 worth of product.
'We've been trying to change the perception of eco-fashion,' she said.
'We're trying to do something a bit more cutting edge - making garments that are better quality and a bit less expensive.'

How the burkini debate boosted sales of modest swimwear in Israel

A Jewish woman and a Muslim woman pose on an Israeli beach wearing modest swimwear produced by an Israeli company.

One of the most jarring images of the summer was of French police demanding that a Muslim woman on a beach in Nice remove parts of her full-bodied swimsuit, known as a burkini.

The photo ignited a debate over French values and religious liberty but also sparked curiosity worldwide. Why do women cover up on the beach? Is it their choice? And does it really matter what swimwear people wear?

Even after a French court overturned the ban, many Israelis felt quite smug when they heard about France’s burkini debate. Although Israel is not known as a bastion of religious tolerance, people here are quite accepting when it comes to religious attire. And it’s not unusual to see ultra-Orthodox Jewish and Muslim women fully covered on Israeli beaches, sitting next to the scantily clad.

At the SunWay warehouse in Hod Hasharon, near Tel Aviv, Anat Yahav does not refer to her line of full-coverage swimsuits as burkinis. To her, they are just modest swimsuits for anyone of any religion, shape, age or size — and for any reason.

“Who decided that women should go to the beach in a bra and panties?” Yahav said on a recent Sunday afternoon, sitting in her airy office at the entrance to SunWay’s colorful warehouse. Orders for her modest swimwear line have increased since the controversy last month, she said, and interest has certainly piqued. Her suits are widely sold — through distributors in Miami, department stories in Greece and online globally, as well as in outlets in Israel.

Yahav started the company nearly two decades ago with a line of UV swimwear to protect babies and children from the harsh Middle East sun. The all-in-one bodysuits she made for children were so popular that mothers began requesting something similar for themselves. Yahav started to make the onesies in bigger sizes 12 years ago, and word soon spread to religious women looking for something that offered full coverage and was less form-fitting.

Inside the SunWay warehouse and showroom, which sits in the shadow of this central Israeli town’s high-tech park, Yahav receives customers of all backgrounds: ultra-Orthodox Jewish women, Muslim women, others who want to protect their skin and those who just don’t like showing off too much skin.

The full-coverage suits come in a variety of styles, plain or patterned, black or bright pink. The ones most popular among Muslim women include a few parts: a hooded bodysuit that is covered by a contrasting swim dress or skirt. Others opt for a swim dress with either long or shorter sleeves, paired with leggings; or perhaps leggings, a skirt and separate top. They are not cheap; each part costs as much as a full swimsuit.

“There is no one popular style. Everyone chooses what suits them,” Yahav said. “Even though they are covered up, the women still want to look good and fashionable.”

Hadas Kan, 50, who had come to shop from a town nearby, said that she is not religious but at “my age, I don’t feel comfortable in a bikini.”

“It’s not that I don’t like my body, I just don’t need to show it to everyone,” she said.

Kan has bought swimming leggings and a swim T-shirt, but no skirt.

“I’m going on vacation next week and this is what I am going to wear,” she said.

The debate over what women are wearing to the beach “is another attack on women,” Yahav said. “If you look at history, if you look at the swimsuits of the past, women were much more covered up, so why is there a problem now?”

Victoria's Secret abandonne les maillots de bain

Victoria's Secret, la référence américaine de la lingerie, a décidé de mettre fin à sa collection de maillots de bain.

La marque avait déjà annoncé, il y a un mois, une restructuration de son activité et la suppression de 200 emplois mais sans préciser où se feraient les coupes. Une note confidentielle récupérée par le site américain Buzfeed a révélé qu'à la fin de la saison, la marque préférées des Anges cesserait de vendre ses collections de maillots de bain en magasin. L'espace libéré sera dorénavant consacré au sportswear.

Les ventes de cet accessoire indispensable de l'été étaient pourtant florissantes jusqu'à l'an dernier. Le chiffres d'affaires de la branche représentait 500 millions de dollars par an et 6.5 % des ventes de la marque. Victoria's Secret avait même lancé depuis deux ans un programme spécial Maillots de bain, alter ego tout aussi sexy de son show annuel de lingerie diffusé sur CBS.