midsummer heat

Alisha and I shot these photos at the Dream Downtown Hotel before I jumped over the pond to Italy, but I have to say, the Amalfi Coast was definitely on my mind during this shoot. I’ve always been a big fan of two piece swimsuits, bikinis and the like, but there’s something very old-school glamour about a one piece swimsuit — especially when worn with just the right amount of dainty gold jewelry. Something about it reminds me of the opening scenes of Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night , when he’s describing the beach scene at the oceanfront hotel — bronzed men and women lounging in the mid-summer heat, sipping aperol spritz,...