Inspiration

"I can't swim wearing more stuff than you hang on a clothesline." Annette Kellerman

I used this quote from Annette Kellerman as a my main source of information. Her thoughts on swimsuits were that the female body shouldn't be covered up and hidden away from the world. The swimsuit should emphasis the woman's body.

This is interpreted in my design through the front being quiet modest with only showing a slight bit of chest at the front but keeping one shoulder bare at the same time. By keeping the front covered I could show more of the back and have that as my main feature.

Inspiration also came from the corset and how this cinched in a women's waistline and showed off her curves. By using the same theory of showing off a women's waistline the sweeping panel of rouching across the front emphasises the waist line

I liked the fun loving nature of this image and translated it into my design. It is a flirty design with the curves of the lace up back and not being so straight edged.

I love all the swirls in this image and translated them into the sweeping panel across the front of the swimsuit and by having the lace up panel in the back of the garment going to the side instead of straight down. This also led to the straps at the back sweeping across the body.

I was tossing up between two designs but both involved intricate back detail. I worked on both of them and exhausted all my design ideas.

This is the design I finally decided on!