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Breaking news: Sarah in our press office has just had a call from her mum to say that she spotted this Lepel peacock print one-piece on GMTV this morning. Yours for £32.

figleaves.com swim in Grazia and Heat

 

Lots of figleaves.com swimwear in the magazines this week. First, Grazia's figure fixers. Left to right: Miraclesuit, Freya, Letarte.

 

Next, Heat's pick of the one-pieces. Left to right: Fantasie, Lepel, Ondademar.

Janet's lingerie line

Janet Jackson is the latest celeb to be planning her own lingerie line, says the osoyou blog. Given her well-documented yo-yo tendencies, can we expect days-of-the-week knickers in seven different sizes?

Ondademar in Vibe, Letarte in Life & Style

Some of our most glamorous swimwear has been appearing in the US glossies this month. Here's Ondademar's graphic one-piece $149 in Vibe magazine.

Next, here's Letarte's seahorse kaftan $145 in Life & Style. The magazine's top tip? "Just add shorts for shopping or white jeans for drinks."

Speedos v Swimshorts

Simon writes: So the sun is shining here at figleaves HQ and I thought I'd start off the morning with a Speedos v Swimshorts debate.  You know the kind of speedos I mean.

A quick straw poll from male colleagues got a stark 'swimshorts or nothing' reaction.  But according to Askmen.com the debate is actually divided by geography more than anything else.  Men in North America are more swim/boardshorts based than their European counterparts.  Certainly having holidayed in the South of France last year, speedos seemed de rigeur among the older holidaymakers.  And the Russians.  But the younger ones were certainly veering towards shorts by the pool.

Perhaps it's all a confidence thing, with the older male more used to his body and feeling confident with who they are than younger types still working it out.  figleaves policy?  Whatever you feel most comfortable in of course, we've got a great selection of both, check em out here

Pale and interesting?

Here's Lindsay Lohan looking rather paler that usual. In flinging away the fake tan she joins the famously alabaster likes of Nicole Kidman, Kelly Osbourne and Nicola from Girls Aloud, who recently renounced orange for white.

It's a trend - and a very sensible one at that - but it does pose a problem: what on earth do you wear on the beach to flatter pasty skin? Below, a few suggestions - UK first:

Chocolate and navy are a more gentle alternative to black; red is surprisingly flattering choice. Left to right: Vitamin A, Anita, Speedo, Ballet.

And from our US site:

 

Left to right: Lisa Curran, Freya Swim, Miraclesuit, Huit. 

Do you plan to tan this summer? Let us know.

Image: Rex

Mountain Rescue

What to do if you find yourself stranded on a German mountainside this summer: remove your bra; hook it to a cable; then hope for a local logger to find it and raise the alarm. It worked for an American hiker, says the Daily Mail. It helps if your are wearing a bra in a bright colour, of course.

Top ten bikinis for dogs

Here's something to cheer you up on a Monday morning: Spot's Illustrated 2008 Dog Swimsuit issue from super-fun blog Inventor Spot. Enjoy.

New Beckham pics

New Beckham pics! Well, it would be rude not to. What do we think, everyone - has he still got what it takes for Emporio Armani?

The colour purple

Red carpet news: Here's Chronicles of Narnia star Anna Popplewell at the London premiere of the movie. She's rocking two essential looks here: the one-shoulder dress (with a strapless bra underneath, perhaps); and rich purple - a colour we'll be seeing a lot more in the coming months. Get in the mood with our purple lingerie.

image: Getty