Hope you guys have been enjoying our styling videos with Brooke Shipley of Coquette Designs. We had so much fun in the studio that day pairing her vintage-inspired swimwear with Judith Bright’s classic baubles. Hope that our videos have inspired some of you to bring back the glamour in your swimsuits with jewelry. Swimsuits should not be a dreaded wardrobe! It should not be a competition with others to see who can reveal more or a competition with yourself to see which suits can cover, shield and tuck more.

The iconic beauties who inspired the designs of these suits like Brigitte Bardot, Liz Taylor and The Katharine Hepburn(shown above) were women who are remembered for their beauty and a kind of class that will never go out of style. They would shudder at the thought of the butt cleavage the stars of today bestow upon us. What is sexy about Kim Kardasian in a brazillian cut bottom? Her curves are what make her sexy when the details of her curves are left to our imagination. Beauties of this era were considered  gorgeous, statuesque glamazons and the best part is that they all came in sizes that would leave some similar-sized women running for a sarong.  But why? I think that we should bring back the glamour of swimsuits that are cut to flatter us all and lovingly hug our every curve without revealing every detail of it! And who doesn’t feel even more beautiful once they have their jewelry on? Lounging by the pool or hanging out on the beach was once an occasion women would dress up for. Don’t get stuck in a over-sized tee and Old Navy flip flop rut! Put a black sarong over The Katherine suit so your Black Spinel pendant isn’t covered. Don’t put your hair in a ball cap, but wear it in a classic braid to accentuate some dangly Brigitte earrings or highlight some Nest Post Studs!

The Katharine is a gorgeous one piece suit that changes from a pattern to a solid at the waist to better accentuate it. It gives a slimming effect without look boyish and shapeless like most one-piece suits. I imagine Katharine Hepburn wearing this piece since it can be considered more on the conservative side, but maintains an element of flirtation with the girlish bow on the back just above the derriere.

We paired it with pieces from the Gold + Rocks collection in Black Spinel gemstone. Around the neck we have the 14k Gold-Filled RockStar Wrapped Circle Pendant in Black Spinel layered with the MiniRocks Chain in Black Spinel. On her wrists are the Half-Wrapped Black Spinel Cuff with a Rockless 14k Gold-Filled Stacking Cuff and the RockStar Square-Wrapped Cuff in Black Spinel on the opposite wrist. Finishing the look we kept it simple with Black Spinel Nest Post Stud Earrings.