While New York City may run the trends in ready-to-wear, Miami never fails to turn up the heat on resort wear every year at Paraiso’s Swim Week. This season, both veteran and up-and-coming designers from around the globe gathered in South Beach to showcase what’s next in the market for swimsuit trends.
From Colombia Runway Show’s designers offering fresh twists on haute hues and bold prints to fan-favorites Poster Girl, Peixoto, and Riot Swim showing off their signature beach-to-bar pieces, Miami once again solidified itself as the city to watch for upping the swimwear game.
Ahead, discover the newest It color (surprisingly, it’s not hot pink), the retro-inspired aesthetic dominating the collections, and cover-ups that work just as well for lounging by the pool as they do dancing under the moonlight at the beach club.
Get a headstart on next season’s must-know swim trends by shopping them now.
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Metallic Swimsuits
Even at the beach, the party doesn’t have to stop when high-shine fabrications come to play. While typical metallics (gold, silver, bronze) are still popular, what will really turn heads come next season is the more subtle approach to shine –– often seen in an unexpected pastel like on the runways of OneOne, Beach Bunny, and Brasilia.Photo: Courtesy of OneOne.
Jade Swim Livi Bikini Top, $, available at FWRD
Jade Swim Bare Minimum Bikini Bottom, $, available at FWRD
Monday Swimwear Maui Top, $, available at Monday Swimwear
Monday Swimwear Tamarama Bottom, $, available at Monday Swimwear
Cupshe Luminescent Twist Plunge Back Tie One Piece Swimsuit, $, available at cupshe
Aqua Blue Bathing Suit
Blue? For swimwear? Groundbreaking, I know. Hear me out, this aquatic hue feels fresh once again with its electric undertones. Luli Fama had this color headline her Almalfi-inspired collection while Bahama Mama and Cupshe matched it back to other brights for a punchy palette. Photo: Courtesy of Cupshe.
DANNIJO One Piece Swimsuit, $, available at Shopbop
JMP The Label Barcelona Top, $, available at JMP The Label
JMP The Label Rio Bottom, $, available at JMP The Label
Athleta Deep Sea One Piece Swimsuit, $, available at Athleta
Lingerie-inspired Bikinis
Lingerie-inspired dressing is having a ready-to-wear moment, from slip dresses to camis — and now, in swimwear, too. Sweet-meets-sultry details like dainty bows, lace trim, and ruching reminiscent of underpinnings were swoon-worthy on the runways of designers like PQ Swim, Kittenish, and Beach Bunny. Photo: Courtesy of PQ Swim.
Revel Rey Ezra Underwire Bikini Top, $, available at Saks Fifth Avenue
Revel Rey Lennon Cut-Out Bikini Bottom, $, available at Saks Fifth Avenue
Peixoto Amore Bikini Bottom, $, available at Revolve
Poster Girl Green Meryl Richards Bikini, $, available at SSENSE
Retro Swimsuits
Nostalgia has been top-of-mind within the fashion industry lately, and the latest swim rendition is part ‘70s disco fashion, part glam pool party. Just Bee Queen and Luli Fama offer swim and cover-up silhouettes classic of the era like halters and billowing-sleeve tops dosed in retro prints. Photo: Courtesy of Luli Fama.
Luli Fama Drawstring Loop Crop Top, $, available at Revolve
Luli Fama Drawstring Tulip Midi Skirt, $, available at Revolve
Beach Bunny Risa One-Piece, $, available at Beach Bunny
Kittenish Shape Print Bikini Top, $, available at Kittenish
Kittenish Shape Print Cover-Up Pants, $, available at Kittenish
Swimwear-as-outerwear
When chatting collections in South Beach, no conversation was complete without the mention of beach-to-bar dressing. Think: versatile cover-up dresses, flowy pants, and matching sets that can take you from a casual day at the beach into the evening, through a simple swap of accessories. For proof, see the runways of Riot Swim and Just Bee Queen.Riot Swim Photo: Courtesy of Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Rebecca Vallance Cefalu Front-Tie Bra Bikini Top, $, available at Bergdorf Goodman
Rebecca Vallance Cefalu High-Rise Sailor Pants, $, available at Bergdorf Goodman
Summersalt x Markarian The Mini-Ruffle Wanderlust Bikini Top, $, available at Summersalt
Summersalt x Markarian The Poolside Poplin Button-Down Shirt, $, available at Summersalt
Summersalt x Markarian The Poolside Poplin Pull-On Shorts, $, available at Summersalt
Waimari Reina Top, $, available at Revolve
Waimari Sara Mini Skirt, $, available at Revolve
Swimsuits In Unexpected Fabrics
While prints will always be focal in swimwear, this season we saw a shift to experimentation within fabrications instead. There were far fewer materials typically suited for the sea (like neoprene) and more that are synonymous with ready-to-wear –– like lace, terry cloth, crochet, and denim –– that lend an innovative touch to the water-ready collections. Photo: Courtesy of ImaxTree/Poster Girl.
Swimsuits For All Crochet High Neck One Piece Swimsuit, $, available at Swimsuits For All
Good American Denim Tiny Ties Top, $, available at Good American
Good American Denim Tiny Ties Bottom, $, available at Good American
Fashion to Figure Danice Terry Cloth Crop Top, $, available at Fashion to Figure
Fashion to Figure Danice Terry Cloth Wrap Skirt, $, available at Fashion to Figure
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