victoria's secret - The Seventh Sphinx

Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.

– Epictetus c. A.D. 55 – c. 135^

What is not to appreciate about linen pants? Particularly white ones in the summer. Loose and light, casual yet polished.

Victoria’s Secret bikini top and linen beach pants, Pearls of Joy 9-10mm studs*, Breil Milano watch (thrifted), python leather cuff and wayfarer-style sunglasses (eBay), gladiator sandals, on the nails: OPI Jade is the New Black, on the lips: Tom Ford Wild Ginger.

I really like large, chunky pieces on my wrist(s), lately. Where by lately I mean…always.

*If you haven’t seen my pearl stud size guide, you can check it out here.

[coconut water w/ seltzer, mint, lime]

What, really, is there to say?

It is a gold lamé python print bikini.

I concede that there is a garish element to this suit, objectively I understand this… but my reaction is pure approval. This is a bikini of extremes, to be worn in extreme heat and sun, with extreme accessories. A bikini for some stylized goddess of pythons. A bikini that can really stand up to summer. It is rather summer that might fail to be summery enough for this bikini. [I live in entirely the wrong latitude for this bikini.]

We have seen python before, and we are going to see it again.

Gold and white are some of my favorite colors, too. I turn toward them, move toward them, like a raccoon toward anything shiny, without fail.

The suit with the green leaves is I think my casual favorite…but this might be my outright favorite. Or I think favorite is not the right word, a favorite existing in this case within a certain context and mood. This is the most me. The result if I were to be traduced into a bikini. My spirit bikini.

(Yes, it was from Victoria’s Secret.)

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bikini of the day: gold lamé python print