NEOPRENE DREAMING.

 SUMMER SLOWLY CREEPING UP (and you could definitely feel it today in Sydney)... WHICH OF COURSE GETS US ALL EXCITED ABOUT SUMMER FASHION.

I'VE BEEN A FAN OF THE 'NEOPRENE AS FASHION' TREND FOR AWHILE NOW. I'M NOT SURE IF IT JUST BRINGS BACK GOOD MEMORIES OF WATERSKIING WITH MY FAMILY, OR SURFING (attempting to) AT BYRON BAY'S BEAUTIFUL BEACHES BACK HOME. BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY JUST SOMETHING ABOUT IT I LOVE.

AS OF LATE, MY LOVE HAS GROWN INTO A FULL-ON OBSESSION WITH JOSH GOOT AND DION LEE'S RESORT COLLECTIONS, AND THE AMAZING A.T.G BIKINIS (pictured below) THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON AFTER LARA BINGLE'S SMOKING SHOOT FOR CLEO.

HERE ARE SOME AMAZING STYLING OF THE 'SCUBA CHIC' LOOK FROM VARIOUS EDITORIALS. 

THESE ARE JUST SOME LOOKS I PUT TOGETHER TO GIVE EVERYONE A BIT OF AN IDEA OF HOW NEOPRENE CAN BE WORN IN AN EVERYDAY AND AFFORDABLE WAY, SO YOU TOO CAN LOOK "SCUBA CHIC"...

LOOK 1: THIS LOOK IS PRETTY CASUAL. THIS NEON COLOURED SCUBA SKIRT IS CO. BY COTTON ON AND IS ENOUGH OF A STATEMENT ON ITS OWN. SO PAIR IT WITH A DENIM VEST LIKE THIS ONE FROM SPORTSGIRL TO ADD ABIT OF AN EDGE, THEN JUST THROW ON YOUR FAVOURITE SNEAKERS (vans, converse, isabel marant or whatever you fancy) AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. THE SUNGLASSES ARE WILDFOX, BUT NEVER FEAR IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE POINT BECAUSE THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME AFFORDABLE REFLECTIVE SUNGLASSES AROUND.

LOOK 2: THIS IS MY LAID-BACK TOMBOY LOOK, WHERE THE NEOPRENE IS BROUGHT INTO THE OUTFIT BY THESE KILLER JEFFERY CAMPBELL CUT-OUT BOOTS. THROW ON SOME BOYFRIEND JEANS LIKE THESE BARDOT ONES AND ANY SINGLET YOU SO CHOOSE. I HAPPEN TO LOVE THE STYLE OF THESE AGENT NINETYNINE SINGLETS FROM GENERAL PANTS.

LOOK 3: THIS LOOK IS ABIT DRESSIER. I HARDLY EVER FIND MYSELF WEARING A BODYCON DRESS, BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE MESH AND NEOPRENE IN THIS STAPLE THE LABEL DRESS. NOT TO MENTION THE CUT-OUT SHOULDERS & THE HIGH NECKLINE - AMAZING! LOVE THE NEON POP OF COLOUR IN THIS HARVEY NICHOLS NEOPRENE CLUTCH, AND I THOUGHT THESE CJG x TOPSHOP COMPLIMENTED THE STYLE OF THE DRESS TO KEEP IT LOOKING EDGY.

THANKS FOR LOOKING.

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Collages by me (made on polyvore)

Images from:

 tumblr. 

fashionising.com 

cleo