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A summertime 'don't' for you today, courtesy of newlywed WAG Alex Curran.
White bra under white vest top? No, no, no. You see, this is why we are always banging on about investing in a nude t-shirt bra to wear under your white tee.
Avoid doing an Alex: shop here for nude t-shirt bras in the UK; in the US.
Red magazine put together its holiday checklist in the July issue; one of its top three "versatile bikinis" was this turquoise set with rings by celeb favourite (Jessica Alba wears it, y'know) Vitamin A. Yours for £45 (top) and £44 (bottoms).
Life & Style rounded up the season's best one-pieces for its July issue. It's verdict on the Miraclesuit? "So slimming! We love how the clever ruching visually trims inches from thicker waistlines!" So that's a go-buy, then.
Simon writes: I'm not the best air passenger in the world, but if you wanted to get me 33,000 feet above the ground there are few better ideas than this one. An Ecuadorean airline, ICARO, is giving its passengers a 10 minute lingerie catwalk show mid-flight. Makes a change from "Tea or coffee sir", that's for sure...
Ooh look, Amy Winehouse has a new bra. After showing off her blue and yellow Sloggi here there and everywhere, she turned up at Glastonbury in this new and equally zingy Flirt balconette, also from figleaves.com. Still loving those bright straps for summer, everyone.
image: bigpicturesphoto.com
Our essential guide to men's swimwear etiquette around the world:
Any more need-to-know swimwear tips you've picked up on your travels? Share them with us.
Here at figleaves.com we're big fans of Suze Yalof Schwartz, US Glamour's executive fashion editor at large and makeover expert extraordinaire (click here to see her talking about Miraclesuit on The Today Show recently). She'll also be familiar to viewers of Oprah, Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America and The Early Show.
Suze knows her stuff when it comes to swimwear and will be blogging live on glamour.com today, Monday 25th June, to answer all your what-to-wear-on-the-beach dilemmas. Got a question? Post it here.
Here at figleaves.com we're always on the lookout for divine new lingerie in DD+ sizes, so today's pic is of the Amelie range by Fauve - a deluxe new label with arty credentials (it's named after the Fauvist movement, apparently) from the people who brought you Fantasie and Freya. Just arrived on the site today, this particular set features floral applique, decorative straps and a thoroughly on-trend colour palette - trust us, these chocolate and berry shades will be everywhere this autumn.
Have you noticed that Victoria Beckham's bras are becoming a little fluorescent these days? Heat magazine certainly has, and featured this hot pink Sexy Panties and Naughty Knickers bra, £39, in its fluoro bra feature this week. One of our big lingerie trends this season, Posh's neon bra also gets the Heat seal of approval: "The clever use of fluro not only tunes into the current nu-rave vibe, but also keeps all eyes where she wants them," it opines.
Simon writes: Here at figleaves towers (well, our 2nd floor 1960s office block) we know that if there is one thing we care more about than wearing the right underwear, it's treating it well even when you have finished with it . So imagine our shock when we read the news here that someone had disposed of their undies via the lavatory and caused a flood and £15,000 worth of damage, causing an outraged council official to proclaim 'these pipes are not designed to carry bras and knickers'. This is no way to treat your smalls, no matter how last season they are.
For information on the right way to dispose of your intimates and the benefits of doing so, click here or in brief, let's recycle people!
