Beach Babes

It is about that time of year... Bathing suit season is fastly approaching. There are about 3 months left until it gets hot enough for us to lay on the beach! Personally I have always had a certain obsession with bathing suits, which most likely steams from living at the river and beach most summers. Since I have such a passion for the cutest bathing suits around, I decided to share with you one of my favorite places to shop for bathing suits. That place is Diane's Beachwear. I frequent the Long Beach location, but they have many other locations. And for those that do not live in California you can even order their cute swimwear online at http://www.dianesbeachwear.com/.

Diane's is one of the best bathing suit shops I have found in Southern California. Every time I go into the Long Beach location I have a great experience; everyone in the store is very nice and helpful.They carry anything you would need to hit the beach. Clothing, cover-ups, shoes, and of course bathing suits.

Diane's Beachwear is known for their bathing suits. They offer many different bikini brands for you to choose from: LSpace, Vix, Roxy, Volcom, Beach Bunny, B Swim, Becca, Body Glove, Vitamin A, and many others. The best thing about Diane's is that you are able to mix match your bathing suits, sizes and styles! Below are some pictures from designers 2011 collections that are available at Diane's.

Sofia By Vix

Beach Bunny Swimwear

Becca Swimwear

B Swim

L*Space

Vitamin A

Volcom

Roxy

As you can see from the photos above, many designs are in this season. Bandeau, triangle and halter tops are all in. There seems to be a lot of ruffles in this seasons designs as well. Polka-dots, patterns, stripes, solid color and even floral are hot this season. It is pretty much free reign as long as you feel beautiful in it! They carry the hottest brands and styles, I recommend everyone check them out!

 

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Californication

Southern California is not just a place it’s a lifestyle. What’s not to be envied... we have the best weather, extreme sports and there is always something to keep you entertained. So Cal also has its own sense fashion. Our weather and southern California attitude/diversity make for a relaxed sense of style mixed with the latest trends. This blog is focused on the beach communities that shape a lot of the Southern California lifestyle. We will tell you the latest on fashion, events in beach communities as well as places for a girl to have a good time. Winter is coming to an end and I am sure you have all started to see the new spring clothes appear in your favorite stores.  If you’re a local of a beach community you know this is our favorite time of year. We get to switch out our boots for strappy sandals and our dark flannel for bright bold dresses. Spring collections this year show a number of items that work extremely well in a California girl’s closet.

For clothes that are more affordable. H & M are coming out with a new line called Conscious which follows the green movement. All of their clothes are organic or made from recycled goods.

This is a dress from the new line. The loft has also captured some the newest trends and maybe easily accessible to all fashionistas.