Swim and resort · Spring · Summer

Black keyhole swimsuit with an embroidered ivory kimono

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They said the cactus garden deserves a walk. A black one-shoulder swimsuit with a keyhole front and a covered-buckle belt, under an ivory satin kimono embroidered tone on tone. Black espadrille wedges. I can see the garden from here. That counts. Wear it for the last hour of light.

A black one-shoulder swimsuit with a keyhole front and a covered-buckle belt, under an ivory satin kimono with tonal embroidery.

A black swimsuit cut on an asymmetric line: one wide strap crosses from the shoulder to a halter point at the neck and leaves a long keyhole down the centre. The waist is marked by a self-fabric belt with a covered buckle, and the leg is cut high. Over it, an ivory satin kimono with short wide sleeves and tonal embroidery at the shoulders, cuffs and hem.

It is worn open and left to fall off the daybed, with black canvas espadrille wedges on a jute sole. Black against ivory does the work; the embroidery only shows when the light comes in low, which in the desert is the only light worth sitting in. This is for the last hour by the pool from late spring to early autumn, with something cold in a glass.

I was told the cactus garden is worth a walk. I can see it perfectly well from here.

the pieces

  • Black one-shoulder swimsuit with keyhole frontbodysuit · black
  • Self-fabric belt with covered bucklebelt · black
  • Ivory satin kimono with tonal embroiderykimono · satin · ivory
  • Black canvas espadrille wedgesheels · cotton · black

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styling notes

  • Kimono open and off the shoulders
  • Belt sits at the natural waist
  • Espadrille wedges, nothing with a strap to fasten

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