Eco bikini: recycling makes you sexy

For all those who this year want to combine ecological awareness, originality and glamor, a targeted selection of eco-bikinis.

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Sexy, essential. Despite her sixty years. It is 1946 and Louis Reard is well aware that his latest creation, a very spicy one two-piece swimsuit which even leaves the stomach uncovered, would have triggered a real bomb in public opinion and morals. And so it was. Hindered, banished, chatted, the audacious and very small garment becomes over time, thanks to the laced apparitions and, for the time, daring to stars like Marilyn, Rita Hayworth, Brigitte Bardot, Ursula Andress, theicon of femininity and sensuality. Always current and always avant-garde, today the <strong>Bikini</strong>, a name that was ironically assigned to him by its creator recalling the US experiments with hydrogen bombs in the Bikini atoll in Micronesia, redeems himself from this nefarious historical memory and becomes spokesperson for respect and love for the environment.

Therefore, those who still have in mind the somewhat rude, faded and monastic image of the first fashion productions with recycled materials are left speechless and those who in addition to femininity and sensuality are perpetually looking for comfort and originality because the eco-bikinis for this hot summer are a real eco-trendy-fashion-friendly crash. Accomplice the designer and new technologies.

Lycra and spandex give way to new yarns: give it organic and natural fibers to polyester passing through films from recycled bottles up to the recovery of period fabrics, the web goes crazy with sites featuring innovative brands united by the desire to change production systems and return something personal to the environment.

For all those who want to combine ecological awareness, originality and glamor this year, we recommend Kelly B, Anna Cohen, Two FMs, Aaron Chang, Jungle Gurl, Loyale Clothing (available on www.btcelements.com) e Meadow.

Eco bikini: recycling makes you sexy

Eco-bikini "Legami" by Mina Boutique in recycled polymer sold for 10 Euros

But it's nikster, winner of the competition Eco Chic 2009 for swimwear, the brand that unites design, style, ethics and environmental policy in a project worthy of all our admiration in the motto “the sexy side of green”. “It all started with my decision to become a vegetarian. Then it was a short step from eating healthy to living healthy ”- says the stylist Nikki Sayavanh - “This new lifestyle of mine suggested new possibilities for my business, I wanted to combine my two passions in a single project: bikinis and sea turtles. A broader view that would allow me to operate within society and in favor of the environment ".

- eco-bikini Nikster they are and produced with organic cotton, bamboo, soy and other natural fibers, are carefully handcrafted with macramé stitching, beads, embroidered or hand painted and finally packed in absolutely biodegradable packaging.

Eco bikini: recycling makes you sexy

Some Eco-bikini models from the new Nikster collection

The company also contributes to the reduction of the carbon footprint in the textile sector by maintaining production in the States and, in order to avoid waste, sets production terms exclusively on the basis of demand. The prices of these really comfortable and glamorous eco-bikinis aren't exactly affordable (around 80/150 $) but know that it is really well spent money since, in addition to the high quality of the product, the 5% gross of Nikster's revenues is donated to international associations that are committed: