Summer Essentials: The Black Bikini

 































With less than a month to go until my summer sojourn to the Côte d'Azur, my thoughts have turned to the dreaded topic of swimwear. Never an easy task, this year I have vowed to keep it chic and simple inspired by Romy Schneider's little black numbers in Deray's cult classic La Piscine. Pared with a crisp white shirt as a coverup and a battered pair of brown leather sandals, this look should see me through summer. Nothing left to do except pray for sun!

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Film: Manhattan

Woody Allen's Manhattan, 1979

Recently I have been inspired by films of the late seventies and eighties; Meryl Streep in Kramer vs Kramerand Out of Africa, Diane Keaton in Annie Hall. Last night I watched Woody Allen's Manhattanand was inspired by Meryl Streep's long skirts and tucked in silk shirts, Diane Keaton's tweed blazers paired with shirts buttoned all the way up and Mariel Hemingway's combination of loose fitting striped shirt with a man's pull over draped over the shoulder. A must see.

What films are inspiring your style?

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