Exclusive new beachwear from Saint-Tropez
Source: www.legduma.com. Posted on 18 May 2006.
Clare Coulson reports on the only beachwear for those in the know. All those who sniggered at the flamboyant shorts Prince William wore on holiday in Mustique last week, raise your hands. Clearly, you are not up to speed on haute beachwear. Vibrant : bold and colorful prints are the real selling point of Vilebrequin shorts. William's chilli-pepper adorned shorts, which were rumored to be a gift from his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, are by Vilebrequin - makers of the most coveted swimming trunks. The French shorts, which were first produced in St Tropez during the Seventies and quickly adopted by the jet set, have, once again, become the only beachwear for those in the know, who include Russell Crowe and Hugh Grant.
They have appeared in glossy fashion shoots in Vanity Fair and Vogue, and such is the brand's popularity that its boutiques around the world regularly sell out. Even Tony Blair could not dent their appeal when he took them on holiday last year.
