Same Suit, Different Babe: Stacey and Britta, 1993

This was hiding in plain sight for so long.

Stacey Williams and Britta Dubbels wore the same Anne Klein suit ($108) in 1993.

Stacey Williams and shiny one-piecers are right in my wheelhouse, so I'm not sure why it took me so long to see it. But better late than never!

Same Suit, Different Babe: Chase/Haley/Olivia/Barbara

As long as I’ve popped back up …

Chase Carter was one of my favorite 2018 girls. (Dare I hope for another surprise return?)

Here she is modeling for Frankies Bikinis ...

... in a little number I first saw in SI 2019, gracing the body of Haley Kalil.

And speaking of 2019, that year introduced us to Olivia Brower, whom I’d love to see again. Here she is modeling for Indah …

… in a suit that Barbara Palvin showed us in 2018.

Re-Vita-lized

Some great news dropped this week! 2020 will mark the return of two of my favorite models of this decade, two girls I thought had disappeared forever from SI.

Vita Sidorkina …

… and Emily DiDonato …

… are shooting in Wyoming, for some reason.

That means this graphic is now happily obsolete.

I don’t think it hit me how long Emily has been gone! She skipped three swimsuit issues.

Those three issues, but the way, exactly line up with Danielle Harrington’s three appearances.

And she’s back too, in case you were harboring any conspiracy theories about Emily and Danielle being the same person.

It seems like just yesterday that the 2019 issue came out, and it kind of was. The May release screwed up my internal swimsuit clock. I wonder if 2020 will be a return to February, or if we have another long wait until spring.

Until Next Year!

Perhaps!

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie

Erin Heatherton, 2016

Let’s call this the completion of a triptych.

Tanya Mityushina, 2016

Kate Bock, 2014

There are SI photos that are all face, no body.

Kelly Gale, 2017

Sailor Brinkley-Cook 2018

And some that are all body, no face.

Robin Holzken, 2019

Hannah Davis, 2017

A third angle comes up with surprising regularity over the last decade: all scenery.

Chrissy Teigen, 2016

Bregje Heinen, 2014

The girl is in the photo, but the shot is so wide that the surroundings are the real focus. (Well, kind of.)

Hailey Clauson, 2017

Chrissy Teigen, 2014

The model is tiny.

Chanel Iman, 2015

Kate Bock, 2017

These pics are much more common than the bodyless or headless photos.

Emily DiDonato, 2013

Yasmin Brunet, 2008

Maybe they’re in service of the idea that this isn’t just T&A — it’s about beautiful photography.

Lais Ribeiro, 2017

Nina Agdal, 2016

And exotic locations.

Jarah Mariano, 2009

Valerie van der Graaf, 2014

But it’s a nice metaphor for my pulling back from the blog again.

Chanel Iman, 2014

Adaora, 2013

Panning out, if you will.

Hannah Davis, 2016

Babs on the Balcony

Back in April, someone posted these shots on Bellazon.

Seems Barbara Palvin was shooting some lingerie and an enterprising citizen took some snapshots from a neighboring location.

I was hoping the shoot would go live soon, but there’s no sign of it. (Is it Victoria’s Secret? No idea.)

So I thought I’d go ahead and point out that it’s the same Hollywood Hills balcony that accommodated fellow SI girls Christie Brinkley and Bar Refaeli.

It’s a gorgeous balcony. I get it.

I wonder how many other beautiful women have traipsed across it.

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UPDATE: Aha, it seems to be for Aimer lingerie.

Free-Hip Friday: Gigi Hadid, 2015

Thumb-erica the Beautiful

Three cheers for the Red…

…White…

…and Blue.

One for the Brooks

Yesterday, with little fanfare, Brooks Nader was announced as the winner of this year's model search. She'll be a rookie in 2020. So here she is, in a bonus One-Piece Wednesday.

Welcome, Brooks, and here's hoping we'll all see you next year!