Thursday, March 28, 2013

Marilyn Monroe's Strapless Beach Swimsuit in Aqua- Tobey Beach

This suit is styled after the suit worn by Marilyn Monroe. Made using Aqua spandex, fully lined. bust has boning and bra cups. I also put boning in the side seams to better support the suit. The front is skirted from seam to seam. Scoop back with ties. I added a removable halter strap for a more secure fit. below is the suit, the first picture is the suit with out the straps and elastic,  and the finished suit.
And a little side note, this suit would just about fit the measurements given in the first photograph of Marilyn, only my suit has a slightly smaller bust.
 

4 comments:

  1. Hi Esther! Love your blog so much. This is adorable ! Did you put boning just in the center or under the bust too?

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    1. Thank you! The boning is in each bust line seam as well as in the side seams, running from the waist up to the under bust seam. There is no boning in the center front, just a strip of fabric to support the gathers :-)

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  2. Hey there! This is really pretty! Are you selling it?

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    1. Hi Katherine, The suit shown was a custom order, I will be back to taking a limited number of custom orders in January if you are interested in having one made you can contact me for more info through my shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/Morningstar84?ref=hdr_shop_menu

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