And Speaking of Retro Swimwear...

photographs courtesy of Audre Rae Photography

In our last post, we featured swimwear from Brooklyn-based brand Hayden-Harnett, and now we have another Brooklyn designer to share with you: Elizabeth O'Brien Berg. We don't know too much about this brand, as it appears to be fairly new. Nonetheless, let the adorable pictures speak for themselves! If you are interested in purchasing one of these designs (or to see what else she has), you can email Elizabeth at Elizabethobrienberg@gmail.com.
What's interesting is that this is the 3rd Brooklyn talent we've featured this week; the other brand is The Lake & Stars. There's a lot of talent in that NYC borough!

Hayden-Harnett Swimwear

detail of the very cute 'boudoir' print suit

We recently discovered the brand Hayden-Harnett, a Brooklyn-based accessories and handbag brand that was established in 1999. Until recently, we did not know of the brand (where have we been?!?!), but all of that changed with the introduction of their swimwear line! The styles are very kitschy retro-inspired, and one of their swimsuits was recently featured in New York Magazine's (The Cut) article "Pinup-girl Style Makes a Comeback this Spring". With styles like this, no wonder the look makes a comeback!
Below is a picture of the brand's founders, Ben & Toni. We love that they included pictures of their cats on their website - they must be good people!

Retro Swimwear from Abaete

We've been doing our ordering for Spring 2009, and as far as swimwear is concerned, we are ordering a lot of retro styles! Almost every brand has the cutest high-waisted bikini briefs, or 1940s-inspired 1-pieces. But all of these new items come to our boutique in February...and we need to be hush-hush for now.
In the meantime, we found some retro goodness in these Abaete pieces! These items are available for purchase right now, with some styles on sale (even better!). Also check out the Abaete ready-to-wear collections while you're at it...