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Two former editors of Australian Vogue are the creative forces behind the Sydneyside swim brand Anna & Boy. Anna Hewett and Lill Boyd draw on a shared affection for the kitsch wonder years of the 70s and 80s to create retro-inspired proprietary prints. A firm favourite of fashion editors everywhere (Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Grazia), the collection is playful, the cut is quite contemporary and the look is simply to die for!

Famous worldwide for the “I am not a plastic bag” tote, Anya Hindmarch’s range of kaftans is more of an insider’s secret. African prints, tie-dye and exquisite embroidery combine to create a collection that mixes a boho beach party vibe with effortlessly elegant shapes and styles.

Coquette is perhaps the word that best describes this flirty, sophisticated collection of Liberty-print and monotone bikinis from Paris. Designer Alexandra Joly Firino Martell trained as a lawyer before embarking on a career in trend forecasting and fashion show production in France, the UK and the US. Fans of Bronzette include French Vogue and the director and muse to Marc Jacobs, Sofia Coppola.

The art of wool is in Dianora Salviati's blood - her Florentine forefather Jacopo Salviati founded a company by this name, Arte di Lana, in 1394. Dianora proudly continues in the family tradition by individually hand looming her exquisite scarves and pareos in Tuscany using Renaissance weaving methods. The fruits of her loom have been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, W, Madame Figaro, The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune.

From Santa Monica to Saint Barths, the panama has become the hottest hat around. Ecua Andino panamas are hand woven in Ecuador (the panama is originally Ecuadorian but was worn by workers on the Panama canal) and can even be conveniently folded up in a suitcase too.

Flamingo Sands is a swimwear label from down under that's positively bursting with Australian joie de vivre. Melbourne-based design duo Nicky Rowsell and Jane Hages have garnered a frenzied following of loyal fans thanks to their signature candy colours and quirky prints, inspired by exotic travel and lazy summer days. For a bikini that's as individual as you are, look no further than Flamingo Sands.

CLICKINI.com is proud to be one of the first multi-brand online stores to stock this most sought after swimwear collection. Heidi Klein is an institution in London and New York, thanks to stores in Sloane Square, Notting Hill and Lexington Avenue. The swimwear lives up to the hype: superlative quality, elegant designs with intriguing embellishments and a little hint of grown-up flirtiness.

Daughter of Harrods owner, Mohammed Al Fayed, Jasmine di Milo has successfully created a name for herself based on her exquisitely elegant ready-to-wear collections. Being a devoted beach lover, it was no surprise that Jasmine soon branched out into beachwear. Her beautifully made bikinis share the same attention to detail and pared down chic, yet relaxed look of her main line and have graced the pages of fashion magazines worldwide inclding Tatler in the UK.

Jil Sander is one of the most respected names in fashion. Now designed by Belgian wunderkind Raf Simons, the eclectic mix of minimalism, femininity and the avant garde for which the brand is known has become a fashion editor's favourite around the globe. 2010 sees the launch of the debut Jil Sander beachwear collection which incorporates key details from the ready-to-wear line, including the dot prints, monochrome pallet, discreet tone-on-tone logos and subtle design twists that make Jil Sander products so unique.

Laura Urbinati is a Milan-based ready to wear designer whose understated resortwear has attracted a loyal following amongst those in the know on both sides of the Atlantic. The look is feminine yet refreshingly urban. Many of the dresses and bags are equally suited to being worn about town. The current collection is proving a big hit with the fashion press, including Vogue.

Lisa Marie Fernandez is a world reknowned New York-based fashion stylist, for American Vogue and Francisco Costa at Calvin Klein amongst others, who has turned a personal love of bikinis (she owns over 300!) into a red hot eponymous swimwear business. Her scuba-inspired neoprene swimsuits have graced the pages of British and American Vogue plus the beach bags of international style setters such as model Erin Wasson and Lauren Santo Domingo, contributing editor to US Vogue, after whom the best selling "Lauren" zip-front bikini was named.

Lotty Bunbury is a very lucky lady – she lives all year round on the ultra exclusive Caribbean island of Mustique, which is beloved of rock stars and royalty alike. Lotty has turned her hand to designing an incredibly sweet collection of charming cover-ups in silk and cotton that embody the barefoot luxury for which her adopted home is so famous.

Trained at Parsons in New York and Central St Martins in London, Mara Hoffman is a highly regarded ready-to-wear designer known for her elegant prints and casual chic. Now on her second swimwear season, her eye-catching bikinis have already found their way into the beach bags of celebrities such as Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and Halle Berry.

Melissa Odabash is a swimwear icon, one of the few designers in the field to have literally become a household name. A former international swimwear model herself, Melissa turned what she learned on the job in New York and Milan into a fashion empire. Her many famous fans include Anna Wintour, Sarah Jessica Parker and Elle MacPherson - even Hugh Grant and James Blunt have been spotted in her trademark cowboy-style hats!

Supermodels know good swimwear and Parisian brand Naelie counts Gisele Bundchen and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy amongst its devotees. Naelie founder Diane Hanouna was previously a prêt-a-porter designer for Louis Vuitton, where she collaborated with the house’s legendary creative director, Marc Jacobs. She brings a similar understated elegance to her swimwear collection which is known for its simple yet striking silhouettes.

Based in London’s eclectic Notting Hill, designer Deborah Fleming's brand Pistol Panties blends a mix of English eccentricity and 1950s American nostalgia to create an incredibly fun swimwear collection. The feel is both vintage and very contemporary – the 50s style high waist is a hot swimwear trend for 2009.

Tara Matthews's incredibly ornate hand embroidered Brazlian bikinis are lusted after by European royalty and the queens of pop culture alike (Kate Moss, Jade Jagger, Nicole Richie amongst others). Each perfectly cut Brazilian swimsuit takes Indian artisans up to two days to painstakingly embellish with hundreds of tiny beads, creating a sophisticated yet bohemian interpretation of barefoot luxury. And yes, it is possible to swim in these beautiful bikinis too - Tara pool tests each new bikini style personally.

Crowned creative director of Italian luxury house Bottega Veneta by Tom Ford, Tomas Maier is also the undisputed King of Swim - fashion editors clamour for his eponymous Miami-based resortwear collection, now celebrating its 10th anniversary. The German-born designer divides his time between Paris, Milan and Florida (travelling only with hand luggage) and the result is a suitably jet-set collection. These are the "Birkin bags" of bikinis.

The brainchild of Natascha Sayn Wittgenstein, Tooshie was born with an outstanding fasion pedigree: Natascha has worked in the ateliers of Nina Ricci and Lanvin and is also the daughter of a German price and a Swedish supermodel from the 1970s. The resulting collection is a down-to-earth approach to chic - eye catching in an understated way, with colour pops in acid brights and metallics for an added sense of joie de vivre. Loved by fashion editors from French, British and German Vogue plus the New York Times, Tooshie bikinis are seen in all the most discerning beach bags.