I've sung her praises in the past. Here's to many more years of her Carol-Altishness.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
One-Piece Wednesday: Hilary Rhoda, 2009
Happy 24th, Hilary Rhoda.
I've sung her praises in the past. Here's to many more years of her Carol-Altishness.
I've sung her praises in the past. Here's to many more years of her Carol-Altishness.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Following Suit
The stereotype dictates that two women showing up in the same outfit will be mortified and jealous. But the 1995 swimsuit issue seems to have inspired a sense of sharing between the models.
It started when Manon shared her bikini with Vendela.
Paying it forward, Vendela loaned hers to Daniela Pestova.
Daniela completed the circle by passing hers along to Manon.
It could have gone in a Ronde forever, but Manon decided to branch out; she loaned her blue one-piece to Angie Everhart.
Angie didn’t share with anyone after that.
Do not trust redheads.
It started when Manon shared her bikini with Vendela.
Paying it forward, Vendela loaned hers to Daniela Pestova.
Daniela completed the circle by passing hers along to Manon.
It could have gone in a Ronde forever, but Manon decided to branch out; she loaned her blue one-piece to Angie Everhart.
Angie didn’t share with anyone after that.Do not trust redheads.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
You'll Feel Better If You Have A Cookie
Okay, lightening things up with a couple shots from Darcie Baum's Twitter feed.
I guess they're already brainstorming 2012. I don't know if these cookies are related to that, but she posted these swimsuit confections.
I'm a fan of bikini bottoms. I'm a fan of cookies. I need to get a package of these.
I guess they're already brainstorming 2012. I don't know if these cookies are related to that, but she posted these swimsuit confections.
I'm a fan of bikini bottoms. I'm a fan of cookies. I need to get a package of these.
Play Ball
And we're off on another baseball season.
In the 1987 issue, Monika Schnarre and Kathy Ireland broke out the ballcaps of the then-recent World Series rivals, the Red Sox (Monika) and the Mets (Kathy).
I just found out that Monika, Canada's first supermodel, was just 15(!) when she posed for her one-and-only appearance.
Seems like most SI models nowadays make their first appearances at 18, so I'm used to ogling women in the issue who can't drink. Occasionally, even one who can't vote (Paulina Porizkova was 17 during her first shoot). But a girl who can't drive? That sits wrong with me.
There were only two shots of her in the issue, this baseball one and another in a modest one-piece. She never appeared again.
She has a couple years on me, so my 13-year-old eyes found legitimate purchase on her in '87. But revisiting the shot today? That's a kid.
She went on to have steady work as a model and an actress, and a cursory look at her public life suggests that she's pretty well adjusted, so being thrust into this world so young doesn't seem to have screwed her up or anything. But man. That kind of surprised me to discover.
In the 1987 issue, Monika Schnarre and Kathy Ireland broke out the ballcaps of the then-recent World Series rivals, the Red Sox (Monika) and the Mets (Kathy).
I just found out that Monika, Canada's first supermodel, was just 15(!) when she posed for her one-and-only appearance.Seems like most SI models nowadays make their first appearances at 18, so I'm used to ogling women in the issue who can't drink. Occasionally, even one who can't vote (Paulina Porizkova was 17 during her first shoot). But a girl who can't drive? That sits wrong with me.
There were only two shots of her in the issue, this baseball one and another in a modest one-piece. She never appeared again.
She has a couple years on me, so my 13-year-old eyes found legitimate purchase on her in '87. But revisiting the shot today? That's a kid.
She went on to have steady work as a model and an actress, and a cursory look at her public life suggests that she's pretty well adjusted, so being thrust into this world so young doesn't seem to have screwed her up or anything. But man. That kind of surprised me to discover.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Happy Birthday, Elle Macpherson
My all-time favorite swimsuit model is 48 today.
This photo from 1987 was absolutely eye-opening to a 13-year-old swimsuitologist. And the name of the boat was fraught with foreshadowing.
This photo from 1987 was absolutely eye-opening to a 13-year-old swimsuitologist. And the name of the boat was fraught with foreshadowing.
Friday, March 25, 2011
One-Hit Wonder: Kim Cloutier (2009)
I was surprised and dismayed when Kim Cloutier (who’s 24 today) didn’t come back after her 2009 debut.
I found her breathtaking. That auburn hair, those pale eyes, those Platonic ideals of lips. She demanded your attention, then seemed to shrug it off.
I wonder if her cool, almost disdainful Montréality played a role in her not returning in 2010. Is she not in line with the warmer, more playful SI look? Maybe.
But I could have stared at a lot more of her.
I found her breathtaking. That auburn hair, those pale eyes, those Platonic ideals of lips. She demanded your attention, then seemed to shrug it off.
I wonder if her cool, almost disdainful Montréality played a role in her not returning in 2010. Is she not in line with the warmer, more playful SI look? Maybe.
But I could have stared at a lot more of her.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
One-Piece Wednesday: Brooklyn Decker, 2011
Brooklyn Decker chopped off her hair today, and she looks awesome.
Let's remember her vanished tresses with a couple shots from her "movie star" shoot from the 2011 issue.
Let's remember her vanished tresses with a couple shots from her "movie star" shoot from the 2011 issue.
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