The 5 Best Bikinis on Brisbane Beaches

The 5 Best Bikinis on Brisbane Beaches

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Posted 2012-01-01 by Sean Goedeckefollow
[SECTION]This Summer's Best Bikinis[/SECTION]

There's nothing wrong with showing a bit of skin, or even a lot of skin - but show too much in Queensland, and you'll be in a spot of trouble. The bikini is an acceptable compromise: just enough fabric to be legal, but not enough to actually qualify as an item of clothing.



If the current trend continues, the bikinis of 2012 will be even bolder and more colourful than last year's: look out at Sandgate and Nudgee beaches for pastel neons, vibrant prints, and lingerie-inspired designs. Here's some advice on what to wear from a guy who dabbles in fashion in his spare time.

[SECTION]Mara Hoffman Bandeau[/SECTION]



This Mara Hoffman one-piece is more of a tankini, drawing attention to the torso and hips with some cut-out detailing. The back sits low, providing a muted contrast to the beaded extravagance of the ethnic design. It looks about as expensive as it actually is, so you'll be drawing attention from all corners of the beach. Make sure your beach body's good enough to show off, otherwise guys will be too entranced by the stylish beading to pay any attention to the woman inside the bikini. You can't blame them - after all, as everybody knows, this is the standout bikini from the Mara Hoffman 2012 collection. Don't worry too much, though: black is a very slimming colour and works amazingly well with tanned skin.

[SECTION]Mara Hoffman Cheetah[/SECTION]



If you're looking for a more revealing and less recognisable Mara Hoffman bikini, go for the Cheetah two-piece. It continues the African motif with three colourful strips – one under the top half, and two on the edges of the bottom half. They'll draw attention to where it'll do the most good: the understated halter top with crossover straps on the back. Wear this at the poolside and you're guaranteed a continuous string of guys, all with the same question: are these vibrant prints and lingerie-inspired looks the seeds of a fashion revolution? Go on, be a little naughty and give them what they want – a rundown of the Aqua Di Lara bikini range, which takes swimwear fashion in a whole other direction.

[SECTION]Aqua Di Lara[/SECTION]



This is Aqua Di Lara's signature design, and it's easy to see why. Classy without being boring; sexy without being too revealing – the play of fabric over this one-piece bikini is like nothing else. The central diamond is placed just above the belly button, and it gives the illusion of a lot of fabric while still being very revealing. That's the one disappointing feature of this bikini: it focusses too much on the wearer and doesn't do enough to bring out the vertical ruffles. Perhaps if it were larger – covering much more skin – Aqua Di Lara would have had more scope to design. This is a bikini that makes you wish that, instead of a woman inside it, there was another bikini. After all, a woman's soft curves can never match the beauty of perfectly matching colour and fabric.

[SECTION]Jogo Beach[/SECTION]



Finally, here's an example of what not to wear. This offering from Jogo Beach is a bold but ultimately failed attempt to put the less-is-more principle into practice. It's a plain white two-piece, cut to accentuate the curve of the hips and reveal the shoulders, with a u-shape in the middle of the upper piece. You have to wonder what the designer was thinking here: why would you make a bikini that aimed at making the woman wearing it more attractive? From a distance, you can barely see any of the distinguishing features of this outfit at all. Men, if you see someone on the beach wearing this, stay clear – there's almost no chance that she'll want to talk about the aesthetics of fabric choice or the merits of halter tops over bandeaux. And what on earth else would you want to discuss?

[SECTION]Going Retro[/SECTION]

Here's Micheline Bernadini, modelling one of the first modern bikinis. The Age talks about a current trend towards retro bikinis: bombshell bikinis, with bright colours and polka dots. If you've got the courage, why not go old-school this summer, drive down to Coolum Beach, and wear what will probably be the most fashionable bikini of 2012:



People not brave enough to travel back in time can follow other, less adventurous, fashion directions.

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