If you want to be right on trend this summer, follow in the footsteps of Kimberley Walsh, Coleen Ronney and Katie Price who were each spotted this week in zebra print bikinis. Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh was spotted on holiday in the Caribbean in her zebra print bikini, straw hat and sunglasses. The outfit was almost identical to what band mate Cheryl Cole wore on holiday in Spain last summer.
Despite Kimberley having an enviable figure, she still feels self conscious saying, “I prefer clothes that go in at the waist as it shows I’ve actually got a shape. I don’t love my legs so I won’t make them the feature of my outfit. Don’t feel comfortable wearing cleavage baring clothes, either. If you’ve got a silhouette, that can be sexier than having your actual boobs or legs out. I find it hard to get trousers to fit because I’ve got a bigger bum and smaller waist.”
After the Girls Aloud tour ended at the beginning of June, the girls are taking a much needed break. Kimberley, who was a childhood actress before joining the band in 2002, wants to work on her acting career during the bands hiatus.

Forget the sarong this summer. Right now all you need for your holiday is a few bikinis and a playsuit. The playsuit/jumpsuit has been around for a few seasons, but it’s only now that it is experiencing mass appeal once again. Here, Blake Lively dresses hers up for evening with gold heels. The Olsen twins have been spotted in short jumpsuits, whilst Lily Allen has been sporting a long floral number.
They were more than likely to be wearing the designer versions seen this spring on the catwalks of Xterity, DKNY and Sonia Rykiel, but the high street has got affordable alternatives perfect for holidaying. Uniqlo and River Island have practical cotton short playsuits which can be worn over your swimsuit or for playing sports on the beach. Long patterned styles can look great for warm summer evenings worn with chunky jewellery and heels or sandals. They’re fun and easy to wear, a must have this summer.

The terms bikini-swimwear, bathing suit, monokini, bikini, swimsuit, swimming costume and bathing suit relate to clothing that is designed for the swimming pool or for lazing on a beach, swimming in the sea or for playing water sports.

Swimsuits are often made with an inner lining to prevent the water from making the swimsuit transparent. Swimwear comes in many styles and the latest revolution has come from Miraclesuit swimwear, an American company, which uses a modern fabric which is said to make a woman look up to ten pounds lighter instantly.

• One-piece swimsuit

The one piece swimsuit which is also known as Maillot in French is a form of swimwear that comes in one piece and covers the hip area, the tummy and the breasts and usually has straps going over the shoulders. The one-piece swimsuit is normally very figure hugging and flattering for women and is often the preferred bathing costume for professional swimmers in the swimming pool.

Until bikinis were introduced almost all swimsuits were in one piece with various styles such as the halterneck swimsuit, the surplice (which is a form of wrap-around style) and the bandeau swimsuit style (described below). The standard one-piece swimsuit has two straps and a scooped neck or sometimes a plunge effect which shows more of the boobs. Other styles will have a very deeply plunging back to show off just a little bit more.

• Halter neck and boy short leg swimwear

Some one-piece swimsuits come with halter neck where the straps tie around the neck and attach to the front of the swimsuit leaving more of the back exposed. This is a very sexy style that gives great support to your bust. A style that has reintroduced, having a very 30’s feel to it, is the boy leg one-piece which looks like a classic one-piece with a boy short type leg.

• Surplice swim top

The surplice one-piece has a sophisticated feel to it, almost like a toga, with a diagonal wrap over piece of fabric which is great for hiding a slight tummy. Some women who are looking for maternity swimwear will go for the Swim Dress which has a summer dress fitted feel to it and looks ever so sweet whether you are pregnant or not.

• Bandeau swimwear

The Bandeau style of swimwear is very stylish and very French. A strapless bathing suit with pleats and some have straps or halters for added support and security.

• Bikini

The bikini, or bikini swimwear or two-piece swimsuit as it is sometimes known, is much more revealing than the one-piece swimsuit and is often preferred by younger women. One piece covers the boobs while the other covers the bum and pelvic area.
The bikini was a form of swimwear which had its origins in Greco-Roman times. Floor mosaics from the period of the Emperor Diocletian (286-305 AD) in the Villa Romana del Casale, Sicily show women in bikini like clothes. The ‘Bikini Girls’, as they have become to be known, are shown exercising in garments that to the modern viewer are in fact, bikinis.

However, the modern bikini swimwear was invented by a French engineer named Louis Réard in 1946. The bikini outraged many people when it first began appearing on French beaches in 1947. Réard had named his style of swimwear after Bikini Atoll in the Pacific which was the site of the nuclear weapon test in mid 1946. Réard believed that the burst of excitement created by the bikini would be like a nuclear device, and he wasn’t far wrong. After the introduction Réard‘s business became highly successful. In advertisements Réard kept the mystique of the bikini alive by claiming that a two-piece suit wasn’t a true bikini ‘unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring.’

The bikini is said to be the most popular women’s beachwear worldwide. According to Olivier Saillard, the French fashion historian, who said it is due to “the power of women, and not the power of fashion” saying further that, “The emancipation of swimwear has always been linked to the emancipation of women.”

The bikini became the official uniform, in 1994, of women’s Olympic beach volleyball. It was a turning point for female sexuality and the athletic world and it gave a great increase in viewer numbers, one can only suspect that the majority were male.

• Bikini underwear

Bikini underwear is worn by both men and women and is revealing like the bikini swimwear bottoms. Women’s bikinis are effectively any close fitting, skimpy panties that are smaller than traditional panties or knickers. Men’s bikini underwear is smaller and more revealing than men’s briefs.

• Monokini

The monokini, or as it is sometimes known the topless swimsuit or unikini, is a form of swimwear that has only the bottom part of a bikini thereby leaving the boobs exposed.
This style of swimsuit is accredited to the American fashion designer Rudi Gernreich who, in 1964, brought it to popularity and is said to have first used the term, monokini.
Monokinis are only for the most daring of women and for those beaches where topless bathing is allowed.
Monokinis come in various styles with some having a fully covered bum and some having a g-string style at the back. In more recent years the monokini has been seen cut high to the waist with high cut legs.

• Bikini tops

Bikini tops come in many styles including a halter-style neck that offers more coverage and support, the strapless bandeau style which is a rectangular strip of fabric covering the boobs which has the effect of reducing large breasts. Then there is the bikini top with cups similar to a push-up bra or the more traditional triangle cups that lift and shape the breasts.

Other variations on the bikini style are the camikini which comprises a camisole top and bikini bottom, the seekini which is a transparent bikini and the tankini which consists of a tank top and bikini bottom.

• Swimsuit coverup

A swimsuit cover is a simple and sexy way to make yourself look glamorous and to stand out at the beach. These lovely additions to your swimwear wardrobe come in many forms such as the sarong, or a small triangle of fabric that ties at the hip or the more modest robes or delicate gown styles.

Nowadays many women going on holiday prefer to take reversible swimwear with them to reduce their luggage and to have a wide choice of wardrobe. A popular reversible swimwear brand is Moontide from New Zealand.

To celebrate Fathers Day on June 21st Mio Destino are giving away a pair of milkMAN boxers with every order of HOTmilk lingerie or nightwear.
Only one purchase is necessary (a lingerie set or pair of pyjamas) to qualify to receive a pair of the in demand boxer shorts. So whether you are a lady with a bump treating herself or a guy wanting to give a gift to the glowing girl in his life, then you both benefit from purchasing HOTmilk this season.
Check out the full collection available at Mio Destino before they run out!

Seventeen British men have been released by Greek officials after spending a night in the cells.

Wearing sexy lingerie and nun’s habits the men aged 16 to 65 were arrested according to the BBC ‘for wearing nuns’ habits and accused of offensive behavior’ in the infamous Greek resort of Malia, Crete. The article also went on to say that ‘the BBC’s Malcolm Brabant said the men, all from the Bristol area, went out dressed in habits and saucy lingerie, lifting up their skirts to reveal bottoms and G-strings’.

Over the years Malia has gained a reputation as ‘party central’, a title previously given to noisy resorts such as Faliraki or Kavos. Britons behaving badly is unfortunately a recurring theme in these Greek resorts and one that gives the UK a bad name.

Mio Destino thinks that perhaps the men should leave the sexy lingerie to us women! We wear it so much better – without causing so much offense!

Being the most powerful man on the planet can be a tough job. The pressure of running one of the world’s biggest countries is difficult enough without an enchanting wife who steals the limelight with her wonderfully classic fashion sense - we love you Michelle! All work and no play makes Obama a dull guy so Mio Destino thought it was about time the President got a little praise, and had a little fashion style in his honour.

Inspired by the ending of Obama’s moving victory speech and the energy and vibrancy of the Parisian Can-Can dance,

“…we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words: Yes. We. Can.” President Obama, 2008.

Mio Destino has created a limited edition ‘Yes, We, Can-Can’ lingerie set to celebrate his triumph and to wish the President and the American people every success during his term in office. The perfect gift for American Independence Day on July 4th, the set comes complete with White House nipple tassels (these are not official and may not gain the wearer access to the Oval office), slogan sporting briefs and a high-waisted, net layered skirt in the colours of the American flag. Styled to mimic a Can-Can dancer’s outfit it makes the perfect attire for ladies wanting to show their support for the President of the USA with panache and a few high kicks!

Bring a bit of the White House to your house with Mio Destino’s Yes We Can-Can lingerie set.

Famed as the daughter of Bob Geldof, Peaches has tried her hand at journalism, fashionista and IT Girl, now she is trying her hand at lingerie modeling. As the new face of Ultimo she strikes some pretty provocative poses. However, rather than being concerned with how sexy she appears, Peaches hopes to make a point against the current obsession with super skinny models. According to the Daily Mail she believes she ‘is striking a victory for women with normal bodies’. At only 20 herself Peaches is clearly aware of the pressure on young girls today to conform to the media’s representation of what attractive.

However, some may argue that perhaps Peaches isn’t the best role model for today’s young girls. Her recent divorce after less than a year of marriage shocked not only friends and family but also helped her gain a reputation as rebellious wild child. Some amongst the industry have labeled her spoilt and she has even been ‘nicknamed a Boomtown brat’. Despite all this Peaches seems genuinely to care about her the impact of such images as her on today’s young girls, stating; ‘I’d rather young girls were looking at a normal body like mine rather than an anorexic model.’

If you have a normal body crying out for some lovely new lingerie, check out Mio Destino today.

A scheme launched by Hertsmere Borough Council has seen bright pink bins being installed at various recycling sites so women can drop off their unwanted bras. According to the BBC ‘some of the underwear will be sent to women in developing countries while other items will be recycled to raise money for the Breast Cancer Campaign.’

Ultimately the goal is to not only reduce items going to landfill, boost recycling but also help other women.

Cancer Research UK ‘is the largest single funder of breast cancer research in the UK’ and as a result of it’s tireless fundraising and dedicated research ‘breast cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by a fifth over the last ten years’. This simple recycling scheme is just one small effort of a much larger effort to help British women fight breast cancer. The charity encourages women to take the initiative and fundraise for themselves – whether is be a ‘dress in pink day’ at the office or a ‘movie marathon’ all goes to help fight the cause.

According to the charity ‘one in nine women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives’, therefore continued fundraising and research is vital. Get together with your friends today and have some fun whilst raising money for a good cause.

After four months, the show which sees young Brits ship wrecked on two neighbouring islands in the South Pacific has come to an end. Shipwrecked on channel 4 follows two ‘tribes’ the Tigers and the Sharks who compete against one another, trying to grow in numbers by attracting weekly new arrivals to live on their island. At the end of the competition, the tribe with the most people is crowned the winner of a £70 000 prize. In previous years this prize has been split evenly between the tribe, but the twist this season was that the money went to one person in the winning tribe, and last week Greg Jones was chosen to be the overall winner.

The contestants were a range of beautiful bikini babes and handsome men, aged between 18 and 26. Romances blossomed as the tribes lived together for so long. For all of us who have enjoyed watching the trials and tribulations every Sunday morning we will have to wait until next year to meet a new set of islanders.
Many of the girls were promotional models before the show, no doubt the show was a bid to build on their fame. For one contestant, however, she wanted to escape the frustrations of being mistaken for the controversial star Amy Winehouse. Soodi Asefi, 26 had a remarkable resemblance to the singer and was often mistaken for her as she walked around her home town of London. For Soodi, the island was a chance to escape this pressure and live on an island of paradise. It may not have been paradise for all of the contestants, but they all have memories to treasure for a life time.

If Shipwrecked has inspired you to search for a beautiful beach this summer make sure you have the perfect swimwear to match, check out Mio Destino’s swimwear collection today!

Now that independent labels control the same market share as the whole of New Look’s annual sales, it seems that in the present pocket stitching economic climate that everyone is going for something a little different. It’s time for quality items but less of them, in the hope that they will last longer.
Talk about delicates!

The awesome ladies at Mio Destino provide a huge range fitting the bill so go check it out. Their classy lingerie is mixed with cuts that will set pulses racing but with the elegance to make them stylishly long-lasting.

And now with the teasingly good invention from the crazy clever people over at BreastTalk.co.uk, loads of that worry about expensive items being irreparably damaged by some over zealous play can be a thing of the past with this handy, handbag accessible tool.

So no more holding yourself back let loose those inhibitions and feel free to be as sexy as your underwear, ladies, go forth and frolic without fear!