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Article: LONDON-BASED STATE OF UNDRESS HEADS TO THE BEACH FOR WINTER.(designers Emma Cheevers and Alexandra Suhner launches swimwear collection)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- August 7, 2006
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Byline: Nina Jones
NEW YORK - London-based Canadians Emma Cheevers and Alexandra Suhner didn't envision tropical beaches when they were designing their debut swimwear line, State of Undress Bathe.
Instead, the duo channeled the cool Riviera glamour of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night" to produce a five-piece collection of swimsuits and bikinis. Many of the pieces feature details from their five-year-old lingerie line, State of Undress, such as bikini tops and bottoms that tie with handkerchief knots, alongside swimsuits with boy-cut pants and plunging necklines.
"We wanted the collection to have a 1920s feel, with really bright, ...