Beach Bunny Swimwear show at Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Week Spring 2008

Model Angela Chittenden presented her Beach Bunny Swimwear show during the Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Week Spring 2008 at Smashbox Studios, Culver City, CA, Wednesday, 14 October 2007.

With its unique concept of lingerie inspired designs, Beach Bunny Swimwear has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated, USA Today, US Weekly, Ocean Drive, Fitness RX, California Apparel News, Men's Edge, Essence, Stuff, FHM, Orange Coast, Riviera and Best Body.

Sports Illustrated asked Beach Bunny Swimwear to design a special suit for Heidi Klum just for their 2006 Swim issue.

Celebrity fans of the fun and flirty Beach Bunny Swimwear include Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba, Salma Hayek, Sienna Miller, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brittany Murphy, Leann Rimes and Paris Hilton.

The new 2007 collection of Beach Bunny Swimwear uses luxury fabric and exquisite details from across the world such as Swarovski crystals AB, Mother of Pearl, Italian and French lace trim, translucent beads, sequin and organza trim, and grossgrain ribbon.

Another addition to the new collection includes some of the tops with an under wire with new custom molded air pocket technology to create an unbelievable push-up effect. Staying true to its sexy form, all bottoms are low in front and Brazilian cut in back.

Chittenden presented her Beach Bunny Swimwear show on Day 4 of the Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Week Spring 2008 at Smashbox Studios, Culver City, CA, Wednesday, 17 October 2007.

The audience included Jimmy Jean-Louis, Lauren Storm and Lauren Conrad among others.

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The 'Laguna' effect

MTV's sexy soaps influence fashion, mags and the way teens speak

It's hard to avoid MTV's docusoap "The Hills" these days.
The show, launching its third season tonight at 10, and its predecessor, "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County," have changed the face of TV. But their reach is far beyond the small screen, affecting fashion, celebrities and the lexicon of teenagers.

Call it the "Laguna" effect.

Even travel destinations are not immune. A Mexico hotel has seen its business grow simply because the cast of "Laguna," which spawned "The Hills," visited there.
"Year after year, we have at least two to three calls a week asking, 'Hey, is that the place where 'Laguna Beach' was filmed?" says Raul Petraglia, general manager of luxury hotel Me Cabo (formally Melia San Lucas), where the "Laguna" kids shacked up on spring break for three seasons.
"The image we've gained from the show is better than any brochure," he says. "Everybody knows 'Laguna Beach.'"
Petraglia estimates his hotel has racked up $250,000 in bookings thanks to the show.
The 2004 debut of "Laguna Beach," with its glossy closeups and soap opera-esque story-lines, made household names of a group of good-looking teenagers from an affluent town in California. When it launched, Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti were relatable to MTV's target audience because they lived typical high school dramas, albeit with a totally upscale backdrop.
Then came "The Hills" two years later - a spinoff of "Laguna" featuring Conrad and new pals Heidi Montag and Audrina Patridge living in Los Angeles with even more designer duds and even more money.
Audiences lusted after their apartments, their high-profile jobs, their lives.
Back-to-school sales will be up by 5% to $27 billion this fall, in part because teens will seek out luxury items they see on TV, officials from the International Council of Shopping Centers told the Associated Press earlier this month.
"They have been surrounded by celebrities and TV programs where fashion is the central point," Ellegirl.com's fashion market editor Jacqueline Nasser said in an article that cites "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" as main influences.
Because the casts have turned into stars, fans not only want to dress like them or vacation like them, they also want to know all about them.
As a result, tabloid magazines have jumped on "The Hills" bandwagon in recent months, chronicling the girls' love lives, feuds and even news of Montag's recent breast job.
"'The Hills' was MTV's highest-rated show last season, so there's already a built-in interest there," said Usmagazine.com's editorial director Ken Baker of the publication's decision to start covering the life and times of MTV's reality darlings.
"On top of that, from a media perspective, the people on the show are just a dream because they say what's on their mind. They're willing to say, 'I don't like this person and this is why,' and basically trash each other.
"When did you ever see an interview with the cast of 'Friends' where Jennifer Aniston was trashing Courteney Cox? Or Matthew Perry was saying how Matt LeBlanc was a camera hog? These kids, they just go for it."
Even secondary elements of both shows find their place in the cultural consciousness.
Conrad's "Hills" place of employment, Teen Vogue magazine, has benefited from minimal on-air exposure.
During a time when publications, particularly those aimed at generation Y, are folding left and right, Teen Vogue has so far stood its ground, even slapping Conrad on the cover more than once and making semi-celebrities of Conrad's fellow interns Whitney Port and Emily Weiss.
And we won't soon forget the "Laguna" lexicon, which brought us words like "dunzo," meaning, "The car my daddy gave me overheated because I was too busy deciding who to go to prom with to check the oil - it's dunzo."
Or "The Hills"-dubbed "homeboy phone" on which only your bros can call. Your other phone is for all the ladies.
With season three of "The Hills" premiering tonight, viewers are sure to tune in to see where the girls are going out, who Conrad is wearing, and what Heidi's silicon looks like on the small screen.
Can an uptick in boob jobs be ahead? Somewhere, plastic surgeons are sharpening their scalpels, hoping for "The Hills" effect.

Britney hits the beach in lingerie

Britney Spears is nothing if not spontaneous. The former popstar was spotted taking an impromptu swim at Malibu in just a hot pink bra and skimpy knickers.

After a day of house hunting, she decided to strip off and escape the California heat, squealing with delight as she cooled off in the waves.

In the pink: Britney shows off her bra, not for the first time, during a beach visit in Malibu

The near see-through ensemble is yet another fashion disaster for the troubled singer, who in recent times has displayed a penchant for pink wigs, sheer tops and exposed bras.

Meanwhile, the singer has just agreed to host the opening of LAX Las Vegas nightclub at the Luxor on August 31.

She is no stranger to Sin City - on New Year's Eve she famously passed out in a club and had to be carried out during a paid appearance.

Beach bum: Britney's briefs turned into a pair of 'bum pinchers'

Making waves: Britney and her pal splash around in the surf

Baywatch moment: the pop singer ran into the water to cool off

Since leaving rehab in February, Spears's efforts to revive her career have so far flopped: her mini-comeback tour, which saw her lip-synch a 15-minute set, was largely panned.

Still, she has continued to regularly visit a dance studio and is said to be working on an upcoming album.

On the domestic front, things are not much better: last week she has put her Beverly Hills mansion on the market for £3 million - just days after a probe into the safety of her swimming pool.

Swimming in lingerie, what will she think of next?

Wet and wild: the mother of two strips off to just her underwear

Ex-husband Kevin Federline called child protection services, claiming she didn't have the required safety barriers around the pool, according to reports from the US.

The singer has been forced to relocate to the Four Seasons Hotel with her manny, bodyguard and sometime date Daimon Shippen and her two sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston.

Her relationship with her mother has also hit an all-time low: the pair reportedly slapped each other during a gith last month over Britney's children, according to new reports.

At least she has a new companion to distract her from her troubles - she last week spent around £1,500 on a Yorkie dog - Paris Hilton also owns a pup of the same bred. According to reports, she has called the pooch 'London'.

In a flash: paparazzi are on hand to catch the star's day of fun

She's a handful: a photographer helps barefoot Britney over the rocks

Jessica Simpson in Miami Beach

Jessica Simpson was in Miami Beach, Florida for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, promoting her new swimwear collection.

La Simpson was in Miami Beach, Florida for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, promoting her new swimwear collection. In a recent photograph, the J-ster appeared a little unnerved as she was ushered out of her hotel.

Post-John Mayer, she’s been wearing less flashy clothing and looking less made up, but we’re not complaining. In a sleeveless blue multi print with gold bangles, Jessica looks like a native Floridian. One thing’s for sure, the blonde songstress never fails to surprise us!

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