Heavenly vintage style swimwear from La Luna

Cute swimwear ahoy!

Okay girls, get your credit cards ready. Swimsuit season usually proves disappointing for me as I try to find a swimsuit with vintage style flair. I've looked in vintage stores for 'actual' vintage swimsuits, but the fabric is usually horrible and worn out, and the fit is never right.

All the 'surfer girl' Hawaii 5-0 itsy-bitsy bikinis in the trendy stores leave me cold, yet the alternative sensible 'what my mom would wear' stuff from the Sears catalogue is even worse.

I want glamour! I want vivaciousness! I don't want to show off my entire butt cheeks!

Luckily for me, my beau sent me a link to For Luna - vintage inspired swimwear for the modern gal. This UK-based mail order company offers a great range of "I'd actually wear it!" swimwear for ladies with retro sensitibilities. Now I can swim like a Hollywood siren yet not feel like my entire assets are on show.

The range is not huge, but they have some really nice designs that should appeal to many. I broke down and ordered the cute red bikini below.

Black 'Esther Williams' one-piece (also comes in other colours)

Cute bikini - it comes in red, white, black, leopard and cherry.

A nice touch is that you can order the bikini tops and bottoms separately, so if you're not a 'perfect' size you can order the top and bottoms in different sizes (or colours!)

The prices are not outlandish (around US$75 plus shipping for the bikini) and I got an email within a day saying my order had been dispatched.

Of course, as I live in New Zealand we are just coming into winter right now, so bikini-shopping is a little bit off-season. But hey, there's always the local pool!