No matter how much we try to love our rainboots and leather, winter in Australia is a sort-of sartorial moot point: We’re just not that into it.
So Sydney’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival, which wrapped up last week, serves as a double bonus. First, it delivers a chance to put your inner fashion freak on show for three whole days in August, celebrating and shopping the trends currently hitting stores. Second, those trends are spring/summer ones, meaning excitement levels are particularly amplified.
It’s little wonder that swimwear was the bright nylon jewel in the crown of this year’s event: Swim came thick and fast down the runways of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, and we’re veritable world champions when it comes to the important sport of bikini shopping. Here are five brands we’re dying to shop once things heat up.
Five Killer Swim Brands From Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival to Shop Now
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White Sands
Black and white prints on the beach are rarer than they should be. Shop the label here.
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Camilla
Cover-ups don't get much cuter (or more multi-functional) than this. Shop Camilla here.
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The Market HQ
Not your average Body Glove rashie. Shop the look here.
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We Are Handsome
Bicycle optional, but definitely recommended. Shop the We Are Handsome here.
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Emma Mulholland
Mulholland's runways are a guaranteed mind trip. Shop her label here.
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