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Wild inspiration for swimsuits

Swimwear steps off the runway and into the wild, in stripes, earthy solids and layered with accessories for the beach, pool and party. Check out the latest suits, shot in the backyard of Tony Duquette’s legendary estate, Dawnridge. Old Navy gold one-piece swimsuit, $20 at Old Navy stores; vintage Gucci belt, $195 at Des Kohan; Richard Ruiz bag, $398 at Scout L.A.; Liz Hurley for MNG swimwear collection, $59 at MNG by Mango, Santa Monica; Forever 21 necklace, $2.99 at Forever 21, Beverly Center; Erickson Beamon necklace, $553 by special order at Curve, Los Angeles; Tony Duquette ring, $25,000 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills. Also in Image • 'Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008 • 'Sex and the City' and 'Flight of Conchords' fans go out on the town in style • Wild inspiration for swimsuits

Swimwear steps off the runway and into the wild, in stripes, earthy solids and layered with accessories for the beach, pool and party. Check out the latest suits, shot in the backyard of Tony Duquette’s legendary estate, Dawnridge.

Old Navy gold one-piece swimsuit, $20 at Old Navy stores; vintage Gucci belt, $195 at Des Kohan; Richard Ruiz bag, $398 at Scout L.A.; Liz Hurley for MNG swimwear collection, $59 at MNG by Mango, Santa Monica; Forever 21 necklace, $2.99 at Forever 21, Beverly Center; Erickson Beamon necklace, $553 by special order at Curve, Los Angeles; Tony Duquette ring, $25,000 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Gold H&M bracelet, $6.99, and yellow H&M scarf, $9.90, both at H&M, Beverly Center; Annie Costello bracelet, $160 at Des Kohan, Los Angeles.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Swimsuits

Multicolor Forever 21 necklace, $8 at Forever 21, Beverly Center; Rosena Sammi necklace, $115 at www.shoprosenasammi.com; Diane von Furstenberg bikini top, $175 at Diane von Furstenberg, Melrose Place, Los Angeles.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Swimsuits

Belluso bikini top, $270 at Portofino Sun Center & Spa, Beverly Hills; Diane von Furstenberg skirt, $385 at Diane von Furstenberg, Melrose Place; S. Sung necklace, $212 at Whatever Lola Wants, L.A.; H&M straw bag, $5.99, and earrings, $6.99, both at H&M, Beverly Center; Forever 21 cuff, $4.99 at Forever 21, Beverly Center.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Melissa Odabash swimsuit, $150 at www.mollybrownswim.com; tribal headdress from Cameroon, $5,000 at the Way We Wore, Los Angeles.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Swimsuits

Devon Leigh gold cuff, $215 at www.DevonLeighDesign.com; Ippolita bracelet, $4,500 at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Swimsuits

Tony Duquette necklace, $50,200 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Swimsuits

Diane von Furstenberg bikini top, $175 at Diane von Furstenberg, Melrose Place, Los Angeles; Hanii Y skirt, $470 at Traffic, Beverly Center; brown Annie Costello bracelet, $160 at Des Kohan, Los Angeles; gold H&M bracelet, , and yellow H&M scarf, $9.90 at H&M, Beverly Center; multicolor Forever 21 necklace, $8 at Forever 21, Beverly Center; Rosena Sammi necklace, $115 at www.shoprosenasammi.com; Helen Kaminski raffia bag, $295 at www.bonnetstore.com.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Swimsuits

Red Carter bikini, $79 for bandeau top, $84 for bottom, at Hillary Rush; Twenty8Twelve by S. Miller scarf, $195 at Neiman Marcus, Beverly Hills; blue and green S. Sung necklace, $212 at Whatever Lola Wants, L.A.; brown Forever 21 necklace, $8 at Forever 21, Beverly Center; Ben Amun wood bangles, $36 to $180 at www.ben-amun.com. Tory Burch sandals $210 at Tory Burch, Los Angeles.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits
  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Swimsuits

Tuleh bikini, $399 at Fred Segal, Santa Monica; H&M scarf as sarong, $9.90 at H&M, Beverly Center; Tony Duquette necklace, $50,200 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills; Alexis Bittar cuff, $215 at www.alexisbittar.com; Devon Leigh wood bracelet, $245 at www.devonleighdesigns.com.

Also in Image

• ‘Yves Saint-Laurent | 1936-2008
• ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Flight of Conchords’ fans go out on the town in style
• Wild inspiration for swimsuits


Styled by Melissa Magsaysay / Los Angeles Times

Makeup by Jessica Liparoto / Exclusive Artists Agency

Hair by Barbara Lamelz / Exclusive Artists Agency

Modeled by Amera Wong / Ford Models

Fashion assistant Ronit Nabi / Los Angeles Times

Shot at Dawnridge, Beverly Hills.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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