From macrame to crochet, to slinky metallic mesh, and sheer fibrous slips, netting can take all kinds of forms in the fashion world. One place it’s very at home, though? On a beach, over a bikini, where clothing is optional at the best of times.
While on holiday, Dua Lipa is showing her attachment to the style. A recent carousel of sun-kissed snaps taken in Jamaica, where she has been vacationing, she wore two different netted looks—both worthy of taking inspiration from in these last days of the warm weather.
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In her first look, she wore a white netted minidress over a matching white bikini, making for a monochrome look that injected some bohemian flair to a classically Ursula Andress-style Bond girl set. Andress makes for fitting style inspiration: as Lipa noted on Instagram, the photos were taken at the GoldenEye resort in Jamaica’s Oracabessa Bay, where she spent two weeks—and also the place that Ian Fleming wrote the James Bond novels. In the crochet dress, Lipa reposed on some rocks perched on the ocean—looking just like a mermaid just pulled in from the sea.
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Next in her netting phase was a pair of orange fisherman’s pants from Andreādamo spring/summer 2023, which Lipa paired with a red and orange ombré blouse from the same brand. It tied around her waist, and doubled over with a gold belly chain from the jeweller Moya. A tumble of gold necklaces completed the look. Elsewhere, she opted for a floral neon bikini by Feline Swim, while swinging from a tree (in a high fashion way, naturally).
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Delicate, shimmering netting has been a popular look on runways of late, from Supriya Lele to Giorgio Armani. Think of it as a more grown up alternative to the more craft-led styles of crochet and macrame—but with a similar disregard for actually covering the whole body. As Lipa shows, it’s at its best when layered in interesting ways—so follow her lead and throw on a netted mini over a bikini as a cover-up, or translate it to the night-time and wear over a crop and straight-legged jeans. The world is your oyster (net).
