BIKINI - B E A C H D A Y

It's mid October, it's Friday, it's 70 degrees!!!! Call in sick, play hooky, to hell with it all take the day off. Pull out your bikini for one last day at the beach, kick back and chillax.  I'll see you there.

xxoo,

Windsor

BIKINI - M I S H A P S

We've all been "that girl" or seen "that girl"  have a bikini mishap.  Tops being dragged down by rouge waves, bottoms half way to our knees after jumping off the diving board and into the pool.  What can you do about it?  Think ahead, pre- plan?  I guess not, life is just to unpredictable.  Just remember when you get knocked down by that wave, take a minuet to do a "suit" check.  Top where it belongs and in place?  Check.  Bottoms up and no tidbits hanging out?  Check.  Tie your strings tight when playing any kind of beach sport.  And always make sure you have a towel, shirt cover up something within in arms reach, just in case your little brother and his friends throw water balloons at you while sunbathing with your bikini strings untied.  Your brother's goal is to get you drenched and watch you totally freak out,  his friends goal is to see your ta ta's!  Enjoy the rest of your summer!

xxoo,

Windsor

BIKINI - S T R E N G T H

Please let me have the strength to push on.  Oh, it's really not that bad, just so bummed out that somebody who will  remain nameless, broke my laptop and didn't tell me.  My designs, hopes, dreams everything was on that laptop.  Of course I backed everything up, but I don't have an extra Mac or an extra grand to replace it.   So, literally I wake in the morning and don't know what to do with myself - and I actually think he did it on purpose.  Always complaining that I am on "that computer" and now I am not.  I sulk around the house and shoot daggers into his eyes, back, head any chance I can get.  I know he feels terrible about it and it took him days to admit that he broke it, but won't tell me exactly how he broke it.  He says he'll replace it....hmmmmm.
 I am tired of feeling sorry for myself and not being able to be creative, so I am gonna put on my big girl panties  and continue to work on my busted up laptop.  It still works, but the screen is shattered on the right hand side and visually makes things extremely difficult.  This will make me stronger - right?  Yea, someday when I am a famous designer and I am watching my collection go down the runway, I'll say to my team "oh, you see that bikini, I designed the fabric for it on my busted up broke ass laptop!"  and I'll laugh all the way to the bank. Ha ha ha ha!

LOVE - Happy Easter

Happy Easter from all of us - we'll mainly me at Eat Love Bikini.  Forget your bikini diet and indulge in chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!

XoXo,

Windsor

LOVE - S P R I N G

Our seasons here in the Bay Area are a little out of whack.  We have winter in summer, summer in fall and spring in winter. But the real season of spring  is a lot of rain with a sprinkle of random heat waves.   Oh and did I mention the micro climates?   Tank top and shorts 5 miles north -  parka, hat, scarf, gloves 5 miles south. Basically the bottom line is in order to live here you must be able to adapt to the weather.  We've had temperatures of 70 + for the last couple of days and today I heading to the beach for a little sun, sand and salt water.  See you there!

L O V E - S W E E T D R E A M S

When I was younger and couldn't sleep due to "Jason" from Friday the 13th possibly being under my bed I would think about all of the designer clothes I had to have and put outfits together in my head. Eventually "Jason" would leave my pre-sleep thoughts and I would be thinking of cute jeans and fall blissfully asleep.  These days when I have trouble sleeping I envision my self laying on Stinson Beach.  Waves crashing in the background, and the oh so warm warm sun drenching my body until I deliciously fall asleep.  Sweet dreams.                   
  

B I K I N I - G O A L S

5 stores and 2 days later I finally laid my hands on it.  The recent copy of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. I barely made it through my front door with my boys trying to pull the magazine out of my hands.  I literally had to lock myself in the bathroom before one of them did.   Page after page of glorious bikini's.  I studied every page, looking for details, prints, stitching and fit.  It was probably the best $7 bucks I've spent in a long time and it made me realize that  my suits are just as good or better and I can do this! 

L O V E - L O V E

We all love LOVE and should remember to enjoy everything we love on a daily basis not just on the one day of the year that we are being told/sold to love.  As you already know I love the 3 B's - Beach, Boys and Bikini's and I am thankful everyday that I live a short drive over the hill from the beach, get to design awesome bikini's and have many many wonderful boys in my life.  But I also love my friends, my wonderful family, music and everything and everyone in my life. So remember to love today and everyday.

B I K I N I - B O D Y T L C

My mom just told me that as far as her body goes "every year gets more disgusting".  Yikes....that does not sound pretty.  As for my mom she is being a little hard on her self.  She looks amazing. So I am sure with a little extra effort and her good genes,  I can keep the "disgusting" years at bay.  So I've been slathering  on the moisturiser, wearing sunscreen, drinking tons of water, watching what I eat and trying to work out.  Key word is Trying.  We'll see in a few weeks.

Hey Nineteen

It all started when I was 19 and bought a plain red triangle top bikini. I didn't try it on until I got home and I will never forget the image in the mirror. Gone was "skinny Winnie" and hello Windsor! That was one of the best summers of my life. Me and my red bikini hung out at Lake Tahoe, Stinson Beach, pool side and in the back yard catching rays. Anyone who knows me from back in the day remembers that I spent just about every waking minuet at the beach. I was not going to show up looking like all of the other girls, so I would scour the racks at Macy's and Nordstrom's looking for the most perfect, unique bikini I could find. Fit was key and the simpler more classic the cut the better. I guess I am basically designing for me - just your regular beach girl who loves a great bikini. I designed the majority of my fabric and have had it all custom printed locally. My seamstress is amazing and works with me on tweaking fit and bringing some of my crazy non traditional fabric choices to fruition. I literally can't sleep at night with visions of my next creations dancing through my head. There is no turning back now! See ya at the beach.