“Summer is where the girls go barefoot and their hearts are just as free as their toes.”
– Unknown
JUNE 21 OFFICIALLY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER! GO AND HEAD TO THE BEACH AND GET SOME SAND IN YOUR TOES. PHOTO HERE
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THINGS WE LOVE | KIMI & LI BIKINI
OUR BEAUTIFUL FRIEND LISA DORIAN HAS JUST LAUNCHED THE SITE FOR HER ADORABLE BIKINIS, KIMI AND LI FOR BABIES AND GIRLS. THESE SUITS ARE A MUST HAVE FOR ALL BABY GIRLS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO SUMMER. THE SUITS MAKE THE PERFECT BABY GIFT (I JUST GOT TWO FOR OUR FRIEND’S BABY GIRL NEWBORN) AND WILL LEAVE YOU WISHING THEY CAME IN YOUR SIZE…THEY ARE OFFERING A 20% PROMOTION CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF THE SITE! ENTER: friendsandfamily AT CHECK OUT!
WE LOVE YOU, LISA!
CHECK OUT THE SITE HERE
SHOP HERE
LADIES WE LOVE | DAIZE and DAISYS X FREE SPIRITS
WHEN YOU GROW UP WITH THE NAME DAIZE (PRONOUNCED DAISY), YOU KNOW YOU ARE BOUND TO BE A FREE AND BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT. MEET DAIZE SHAYNE GOODWIN- CAREFREE, CARING, AND GYPSY MOMMA. THIS PRO SURFER MEETS TRAVELER TURNED MUSIC ROCK STAR TURNED MOTHER TO TWO BEAUTIFUL BABIES AND WIFE IS ONE OF THE LADIES WE LOVE AND ARE INSPIRED BY. LIVING NOW ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU, HAWAII, WE LOVE GETTING TO SPEND TIME WITH THIS AMAZING WOMAN.
Q+A WITH DAIZE
Where is your favorite place to travel?
Australia and Fiji
Favorite Beach?
In front of our house on Kauai and a secret East side spot on Oahu
Most exotic thing you have ever eaten? Where?
Ummmmm, not big on exotic mystery things
Tan lines or no tan lines?
No tan lines
Best surfing memory?
Taking my son surfing when he was 1 and half… and winning the world longboard title twice in Costa Rica
Favorite MIKOH suit?
Just one… Impossible!
Plans for the future?
Going around the world with the fam starting July with a super talented group of filmers and making an amazing movie of it
Biggest accomplishment in life so far?
Having two healthy babies with a man I want to spend my life with.
DAIZE IN THE PATRICK TOP
PHOTO: michaelsterlingeaton.com
THINGS WE LOVE | OUR FAVORITE HEART SHAPED ISLAND
EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT. WHETHER IT BE HAWAII, THE CARIBBEAN, OR THE SOUTH OF FRANCE… TO EACH THEIR OWN. OUR FAVORITE GETAWAY IS A TINY HEART SHAPED ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC AND PART OF THE FIJIAN ISLANDS. TAVARUA, WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES OFF THE COAST OF THE FIJI COAST IS A HEAVENLY DREAM. THE WAVES ARE PERFECT AND AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD, THE ISLAND’S WORKERS ARE THE NICEST PEOPLE AROUND, AND THE SUNSETS COMPETE FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SUNSET EVER WITH THE PRIOR NIGHT’S SUNSET, TAVARUA IS NUMBER ONE ON OUR DESTINATION LIST (NOT TO MENTION, WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO SPEND A WEEK ON A HEART SHAPED ISLAND?).
CHECK OUT TAVARUA HERE AND PREPARE TO SPEND DAYS IN THE SUN, SAND, AND BATH TUB TEMPERATURE WATER… WWW.TAVARUA.COM
THE RENOWNED SURF PHOTOGRAPHER TOM SERVAIS TOOK THESE SHOTS OF US ON OUR THREE DAY GETAWAY TO THE ISLANDS…FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TOM AND SEE HIS BREATHTAKING PHOTOS HERE: http://www.tomservais.com/
WE EVEN LOVE THIS ISLAND SO MUCH, WE NAMED ONE OF OUR SUITS AFTER THIS MAGICAL PLACE:
THINGS WE LOVE | NOWNESS.COM
WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SITE NOWNESS.COM. OUR FRIEND SHELBY TURNED US ON TO IT MONTHS AGO AND WE JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF IT. TID BITS OF FASHION, LIFESTYLE, AND ALL ODDS AND ENDS ARE HIGHLIGHTED FOR A DIFFERENT AND ENTICING BLOG THAT WE LOVE. HEAD TO THIS BLOG EVERYDAY TO FIND SOMETHING NEW… THIS IS DEFINITELY A SITE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO BOOKMARK.
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THEY EVEN DID A LITTLE STORY ON MY MAIN MAN… CHECK IT HERE:
http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/8/17/902/kelly-slater-cresting-the-wave
THINGS WE LOVE | NOW READ MORE HERE: http://www.nowness.com/
BIKINI BIRD TREND REPORT | ENFANT SAUVAGE
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GO-TO BIKINI SITES HAS DONE IT AGAIN… CHECK OUT THIS BIKINI BIRD TREND REPORT OF ENFANT SAUVAGE, WHICH MEANS “a person given to naive, undisciplined, or unpredictable behaviour, largely because of youth and inexperience” SO THROW YOUR INHIBITIONS TO THE WIND AND LET THE ENFANT SAUVAGE IN YOU TAKE OVER…
READ MORE AND SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE: http://bikinibird.com/archives/4124
LADIES WE LOVE: GYPSETTER MOMMAS
INTRODUCING THE AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL SYBIL STEELE…
ABOVE: SELF PORTRAIT OF THE FABULOUS SYBIL
ABOVE: A COUPLE PHOTOS SYBIL SHOT FEATURING THE SANTORINI ONE PIECE
IF YOU LOOKED UP TRIPLE THREAT IN THE DICTIONARY, THERE WOULD BE A VERY STYLISH PHOTO OF SYBIL STEELE PICTURED NEXT TO IT. NOT ONLY IS SHE AN INCREDIBLE MOTHER TO TWO OF THE CUTEST KIDS WE KNOW, SHE IS ALSO A TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER AND ONE OF THE MAIN MASTERMINDS BEHIND THE ALWAYS FASHION FORWARD THE STYLE COLLECTIVE. THIS CITIZEN OF THE WORLD WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CALIFORNIA, BUT HAS LIVED AND TRAVELLED TO ALL CORNERS OF THE EARTH- BALI, AUSTRALIA, AND PLANS OF EUROPE…WE CAUGHT UP WITH OUR AMAZING FRIEND SYBIL HERE IN BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA, WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY LIVING WITH HER HUBBY (HUB IS RENOWNED SURF CINEMATOGRAPHER TAYLOR STEELE WHO INTRODUCED THE NEW SCHOOL MOMENTUM GENERATION) AND BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
Q+A WITH SYBIL
Where is your favorite place to travel? India hands down. I just went last year for the first time and the colors in Rajasthan blew my mind. Candy colored turbans everywhere, the most beautiful people, textiles and the flavors and spices. Also the religious festivals are incredibly visual and so inspiring to photograph. I can’t wait to go back.
2. Favorite Beach? It’s a toss up between Caribbean waters and where I live now in Byron Bay. The beaches here are some of my favorite. I love how the sand squeaks and shorelines are so dramatic looking. Plus there are secret beaches and surprises everywhere.
3. Most exotic thing you have ever eaten? Where? Probably some stuff where I wasn’t actually sure what it was in Japan or Morocco. I’d rather not know, it’s all in the past.
4. Tan lines or no tan lines? I’d prefer none but I got some.
5. Best surfing memory? At our wedding in Tortola with all of our best friends, cruising all day on longboards, cocktails in hand on the beach. I remember it like a super 8 film, a dreamy memory.
6. Favorite MIKOH suit? The Reunion top and Bali bottom is the perfect blend of chic, sexy and comfortable.
7. Plans for the future? I have big plans! This is the first time in a long time I’ve felt settled somewhere so slowly taking the right steps to make a few career dreams come true. Fashion photography is a passion and women’s causes/non violence is where my heart is. If I could channel my photography to help bring awareness to some of these programs, that would be the best laid plan.
8. Biggest accomplishment in life so far? My gypsy family/girls who have traveled the world, made some amazing friends, love art and music and are really sweet girls, with some spice thrown in there too of course! The first time Oleema and I hung out in Bali, we must have talked about moms and daughters the whole time-I think I asked her 100 questions about how you guys were raised. It’s very special!
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SYBIL HERE:
http://www.dripbook.com/sybilsteele/splash/
THINGS WE LOVE: BALI BUDDAH
ON OUR LATEST TRIP TO BALI, WE ENJOYED THE WEATHER, THE HEALTHY FOOD, AND CLOCKED SOME MUCH NEEDED POOL TIME. BETWEEN MEETINGS, DESIGNING, AND ENDLESS INSPIRATION FROM THIS COLORFUL CULTURE, WE GOT TO SNAP A FEW PHOTOS AT OUR VILLA. DREAMIN’ OF BALI…
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OLEEMA AND KALANI
OLEEMA IN THE SANTORINI ONE PIECE IN KELP SAND
KALANI IN THE SUMATRA TOP AND ST. TROPEZ BOTTOM IN TIDE PALM
THINGS WE LOVE: SIGAL GERBER
ARE YOU LADIES LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF BEACH AND CHIC? I LOVE THE MIXTURE OF HAND PICKED SHELLS (BY SIGAL FROM AROUND THE WORLD) AND SPARKLY DIAMONDS (AFTER ALL, DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND!) EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET THEIR HANDS ON ONE OF THESE BEAUTIES!
SIGAL GERBER HAS MIXED AND MATCHED THESE TWO ELEMENTS TO PERFECTION. THEY ARE PERFECT TO DRESS UP OR DRESS DOWN. I RECENTLY GOT THE SAN SEBASTIAN (PICTURED ABOVE) WHICH HAS THREE SHINY DIAMONDS AND IS ON A ROSE GOLD CHAIN (MY FAVORITE!) AND I FIND MYSELF WEARING TO EVERYTHING FROM DRESSY DATE NIGHT TO EVERYDAY WEAR. I THINK WE’RE IN LOVE…
BEACHSIDE IN HANALEI, KAUAI
CHECK OUT SIGAL HERE: http://www.sigalgerber.com/
OR HERE ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sigal-Gerber-Jewelry/132781570111514
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’S BRUNA SCHMITZ X MIKOH SWIMWEAR
MIKOH IS HAPPY TO SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL FRIEND BRUNA WEARING MIKOH SWIMWEAR IN THIS YEAR’S ISSUE OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIM. WE HAVE KNOWN BRUNA FOR YEARS, SO SEEING HER ALL SEXY ON THE LAKES OF CANADA, WE COULDN’T BE MORE PROUD.
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