Vintage Living Fashion - Swimwear Sirens!

Alice Jean's is all about living with a vintage aesthetic in a modern world. It's about leaving behind the need to want and have the latest and greatest in exchange for classic, timeless, holistic living. No where is this more visually evident than in the clothes I wear - home made from classic patterns, bequeathed to me or purchased from thrifting shops, my increasingly bulging wardrobe is full of outfits and a certain style that I hope will endure through the changing tides of the fashion ocean.

 

I wanted to share my belief that a vintage look can work timelessly today in our modern world, and so I have embarked upon a series of fashion shoots using my beautiful friends, my beautiful clothes and my beautiful home country. I do hope you enjoy these fashion posts as much as I have enjoyed bringing them to you - infact I have found it quite addictive, I think there will be many more to come!

 

 

Swimwear Sirens

 

Photographer: Brooke Orchard Photography

Stylist: Alice Jean's - Vintage Living in a Modern World

 

Bathers from: Bettie Sue Boutique, Sugar Doll and Vintage Jantzen

 

Location: 1.Koondrook Goods Shed with milkshakes from
Long Paddock Food Store.
2.Cohuna Island Road.
3.Koondrook River Front with lookout tower from
Sambrooks Building.
 

 

Models: Bree Laughlin

Sonia Wright

Somayeh Katebiyan

Danielle Marko-Parsons

 

Special thanks: I cherished hopes that my friend, up and coming male model Rees Grima, may have been available to 'lifeguard' for this shoot, but as he was not free, I wish to thank Claude for stepping in to brilliantly fill the void at VERY last minute notice.
 

 

 

 

 (The image below has been edited by Alice Jean's - not Brooke Orchard Photography)

 

 

 

 

 

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Alice Jean's Vintage Fashion Parade - Part Three

And now, the moment you have all been waiting for, the piece de resistance, the final installment of the Alice Jean's Vintage Fashion Parade at the the Cohuna Festival.....here is the swimsuit component of the evening....

 

These wonderful women gathered all their courage to present swimsuits from the 50's and 60's with me...infront of friends and family (and strangers!!) they showed off these beautiful peices to perfection and I, for one, am eternally greatful for their involvement and bravery ! I was chuffed as all the girls realised how flattering swimsuits from the middle of last century actually are, compared with today's 'your body must be perfect to wear me' lycra suits. All it took was one fitting session and I think I have them converted :o) What are your thoughts - vintage swimwear kicks ass???? I certianly think so.....just look at these pictures..........