A Post from Sunny ... Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

I can hardly believe (thrill!) that I'm the first of the girls to blog!
There I was, lying on the beach,
considering what fabulous thing to post about,
when I received a call on my cell from the artist,
requesting that I pose by a pool for a fun new card entitled,
Sunny Days!

I quickly ran home and stepped into my dressing room
to consider which swimsuit would be the lucky one ...
being a California girl with invitations for fun in the sun often,
I've collected quite a variety choices.
I was in a retro mood ... a vintage cute mood,
so I slipped into my yellow polka dot bikini,
tied a chic scarf around my hair,
and with the addition of hoop earrings and shades, I was off!

It's a tough job, but somebody's ... oh, you know.

Sunny Days Card Illustration by Sandy, artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection - glittered card will be available on the Ooh La Frou Frou website Wed., 8/25/10.  Inside message: I'm a summer girl all year round.

The other girls and I like to travel to exotic places together  

every chance we get (St. Tropez, are you ready for us?) 

and they often ask me where I shop for my 

glamorous, old-Hollywood-movie-star bathing suit styles.  

These are a few of my secret favorites I've shared with them:

Anthropologie has a very darling ruffled  

Rosy and Dotty bikini by designer Nikki Poulos 

that comes in floral (Rosy) or polka dots (Dotty).  

I also look for suits that make me feel rather Marilyn Monroe 

and the Natalie black one-piece by Seafolly, 

with its sweetheart neckline and shapely ruching would do it ...

I think kitten heels would be a must poolside with this one!

Dotty Bikini

Rosy Bikini

The Natalie

Shopping Bag Illustration by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection

If you tell your friends you'll be getting
Undrest by the Sea,
they may raise their eyebrows!
Undrest by the Sea recently opened its new flagship store in Venice Beach. 
Designer Maria Paz Navales takes her inspiration
from the places she loves most ...
Paris, Biarritz and Rio De Janeiro to name a few.
Two of my personal favorites are the
Malibu Halter Monokini and Malibu Cinched Halter with Ruffle Heart Hipster

Malibu Halter Monokini

Malibu Cinched Halter with Ruffle Heart Hipster

Cabana Illustration by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection

And, for a very sophisticated old Hollywood look,
I adore the always fabulous Norma Kamali.
The lovely Halter Mio with its oversized black and white polka dots
and the elegant Bill swimsuit in black mesh
will have agents trying to book you for the next hot movie!
Top off your suit with the glamorous
One-Shoulder Modern Sculpture Mesh Top
and ... what can I say ...  you'll be simply fabulous!

Halter Mio

Bill Swimsuit

Umbrella Illustration by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection

I'd slip on a pair of glamorous sandals

add a ruffled beach towel to my bag,
(all from Beach Bunny Swimwear)
and I'd be glamorous-vintage ready!

Beach illustration by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection

I'll wrap up my late summer vintage swimwear post with a
little present of a fun website you simply must visit
whenever those leaves start to fall and you miss sand between your toes.
The Pistol Panties website
will take you to the beach even in the dead of winter.

One click and a beach scene starts small, with a plane
pulling a banner over a sandy faraway place.
Then it grows and grows to include a whimsical view of
private cabanas with flashing neon signs overhead,
as well as a sand castle being built by bathing beauties
and clouds floating by ...
all with a soundtrack we all probably secretly hear
as we walk down the beach with the waves crashing around us!
Simply by hovering your cursor over the items on the beach,
you'll be able to visit other areas of the website where you'll find
more lovely vintage swimwear ... of course!

Credits:
All artwork in this post by myself - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou: Summer Days card illustration, Anthropoligie bag illustration, cabana illustration, umbrella illustration, sand/water illustration.
All bathing suits and swimwear photos came from the respective websites: Anthropologie; Undrest by the Sea; Norma Kamali; Beach Bunny Swimwear.