Samantha Hoopes’s Rainbow-kini

Samantha gets to recreate this exquisite 1989 Elle Macpherson shot.

The colors of the stripes don’t line up exactly, but that’s nitpicking.

Elle, by the way, has now been recreated three times. By Marisa in 2004:

…by Anne V in 2013:

And now by Samantha in 2014.

All in addition to Elle being named the top SI swimsuit model of all time. It’s a shame she wasn’t part of the Legends shoot this year.

But Samantha is a fitting tribute.