Swimsuit Season is Here...

{Photo via emily gilbert photography}

Here in the US, the unofficial beginning of summer was celebrated yesterday on Memorial Day. Which means...pools open and we pull out the swimsuits. Or try to find new ones! I was looking through J.Crew's June 2010 catalog, and found some lovelies:


I absolutely adore the seersucker in No. 1 and No. 2, and the little floral embellishment on the bikini bottom is the icing on the cake. Orange is such a fun color to wear by the pool too! I wanted to show you No. 3 because I have this thing for polka dots, and we all are loving turquoise this year. I threw in the hat because I've been eyeing cool hats while I'm out and about, but the only hats I ever wear are baseball caps and cold weather knitted ones. Normally I will try anything different stylewise, but for some reason I just don't think I can pull off a straw hat. Can you or will you?


Here again is another hat, this time a Panama hat with a more masculine feel. What do you think? This straw tote is perfect for carrying a book, your towel, sunglasses, and sunblock with you, and it coordinates perfectly with a purple halter bathing suit. Pulling it all together are these delicate bejeweled flip-flops. Love it!

This summer, my husband and I are not going south for vacation so there is not so much need to buy a new bathing suit (especially considering the number I already have! haha!). Actually, instead we are heading up north to Toronto! We've never been, do you have any suggestions on what to do, where to stay? Have a great Tuesday!

{Photo credits 1st montage: No. 1 Seersucker underwire top, No. 2 Seersucker pom-pom hipster, No. 3 Breezy dot tie-front tank, No. 4 Summer straw hat; 2nd montage: No. 1 Panama hat, No. 2 Sea urchin straw tote, No. 3 Jersey Lomellina ruched halter top, No. 4 Fortuna capri sandals}