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Made famous by the actress Jane Birkin in the 1969 film La Piscine, this style of bikini, with its oversized resin O-rings, is hereby revived with the following upgrades:
Without compromising the magically seamless appearance of the triangles, with no visible anchor points around the top's O-ring, I have managed to incorporate a continuous, strong, under bust band. Every Pride swimsuit, no matter how skimpy, should be suitable for body surfing, at least.
You will also find small O-rings in the backstrap. They're there so you can simply untie the halterneck and wear the top with regular backstraps.
The top features:
- an adjustable underbust band, that can be worn loose when sunbathing, and cinched tight when high diving or swimming in surf.
- an oversized resin O-ring.
- wear as a halter-neck, or tie the straps to rings placed in the back strap and wear it as a bralette.
- fabric lining as thick as the fabric on the outside.
The bottoms feature:
- over-sized resin O-rings
- fully secured lining throughout the seamless front and rear panels, for comfort and to ensure the seams remain straight.
- self-lining, front and back, to even anatomical contours and prohibit the ingress of sand
Materials
- Every strand of the stretch woven fabric has a core of elastane within a protective casing of strong nylon and polyester around it.
- The lining is the same fabric, but white, and 143gsm to support the smart tailored look and provide unrivalled figure control.
- Straps and bands are made from 190gsm Vita from Carvico in Milan. It is 78% Recycled Nylon and 22% Xtra Life Lycra.
- All threads are UV and chlorine resistant polyester.
- For elasticity and endurance, 0.63mm treated latex is ran through all straps, bands and opening seams.
- Oversized O-rings are made from cast resin.
- Small O-rings are nylon coated steel, the most durable hardware for swimwear there is.
Credits
- Each piece cut and sewn in Byron Bay Australia.
- Design and prototyping by Steven Fleming