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May 1st, 2008

Bandeau One-Piece Swimsuit

Summer, summer, summer. I want to go to the beach! AND I want one of these!
I was quite surprised to find this thing of beauty in Topshop. To be quite honest, I haven’t really seen any remarkable piece of swim wear from any of the popular brands in Manila (this includes Zara and Mango). I […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 12 comments

July 4th, 2007

Summer isn’t over, says Melissa Obadash

That’s one of the things that creates a dilemma in most of my shopping decisions — to buy something in the middle of the season, or worse, at the end of it. Sigh. It’s a truly difficult thing to decide on. Hehe.
However, IF that is the case, I would always consider the timelessness of an […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 3 comments

May 21st, 2007

How to Make your own Bikini

If you remember the SOAK bikini I told you about that I wanted to buy then you’ll understand my elation when I found out about this bit of DIY instructions on how to make that pair of bikinis. It may have a slight variation on it but, hey, it’s close enough!
It’s a great set of […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 4 comments

April 27th, 2007

Shop Find: Soak Swimwear

Finding the website of Soak Swimwear is a real treat. Not only it added dimension to the local beach fashion, it paves a way for Philippine eCommerce and beach fashion to flourish. Yes, my dear fashionistas, if you’re Manila-based (or Philippine-based for that matter), this online shop is for you.
Summer is in full swing in […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 5 comments

September 4th, 2006

Last Hurrah On Swimwear

I know that summer is ending soon but I just can’t NOT feature this utterly cute bikini, Beach Terry Shirred Bandeau Bikini, from Juicy Couture that I found at Bloomingdale.com!
White is a weakness of mine. I can’t help but love anything white plus it’s a bikini. Hahaha.
This feeds my excitement on my upcoming trip to […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 1 comment

July 29th, 2006

Swimwear Roll Call

I know you guys who live in some parts of the world are still enjoying the height of the beach life while the rest of us are drowning in the torrents of rain. Heh. /me envious.
Well — I thought I’d let you guys look back to the swimwear I’ve featured here at Tops 2 Bottoms. […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 1 comment

May 24th, 2006

What is a Bandeau?

Calvin Klein One Piece Bandeau
What is a Bandeau? It’s the first time I’ve ever come across the term. I tried to look it up in Wikipedia but there is no entry for it so I had to look in some other source. So, here — look at what I found out. Either we’re talking […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 1 comment

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