30 % Off Sale

Right now, get your Bathing Beauty Swim Suit for 30% off till the end of August.

You have only days to take advantage of this end of the season sale.  All you have to do is pop on over to the Arrayed et Adorned Etsy store, leave a message for me, telling me which suit style and what size you need.  I will let you know if it is available and put a special order under you name for you to purchase.

And thank you to Pink Peppers for the shout of support.


Enjoy!
Crystal

Swim Wear For The Good Life

There are certain areas of life that seem to always be a challenge.  Swim wear is definitely one of those areas.
Here at Arrayed et Adorned I have spent many years working toward the goal of beautiful, modest swim wear.
Here are our newest styles.


 The Fiona

The Bell Pheobe

The Popilla

This is the end of our season here in the U.S. and I would love to offer 30% off all sales up until the end of August.

Just message me over at the Arrayed et Adorned Etsy store, let me know which style and what size you need, and I will set up a special order in your name.

Visit Bathing Beauty Modest Swim Wear to see some of our beautiful styles.

Bathing Beauty Swim Suits For Sale on Etsy

We've got a batch of suits available for sale on Etsy.  Get them while you can.  We won't have more suits available for a couple of weeks.

Arryed et Adorned
on Etsy




Cheers,
Crystal

Cost Changes For The Bathing Beauty

 

 I wrote a little on the cost changes at  

Bathing Beauty Swim Wear.   Go see the low down.

Cheers
Crystal

Pretty New Modest Swim Suits

Just look at them.  Aren't they the sweetest.  

I can't tell you how pleased I am with these new

Bathing Beauty Swim Suits for the Little Lady.

 

 

We have made some wonderful changes to the 

Bathing Beauty 

for the 

Little Lady.

The whole line will be out in full bloom in a few weeks.  

 

 

These are the first taste of good things to come.

The adorable, modest, and reversible Bathing Beauty.  

Swim suits just don't get better than this.    

Your truly,

Crystal

The Improved Little Ladies' Bathing Beauty

And you thought it couldn't get any better, me to. But what do you know, it can.

Bathing Beauty Swim Wear has had a crazy year. With the help of a new crew of women I have been working with at Atelier Verdigris in Seattle, we have produce a swim line on a more professional level. I have made a few minor changes to the design, but noticeable changes that will make your Little Ladies Bathing Beauty better looking, more functional and lasting.

Check out some of the changes.

I am very excited about the improvements to the Little Ladies Bathing Beauty. I hope you are to.

Keep an eye out for a special sale on these new suits. I only have a few available and they will be the same price as last years suits. Take advantage of this offer because after this the suits will cost a little more to cover the new costs of production.

Keep splashing,

Crystal

Speaking Of....

Well speaking of great swim wear. Okay, not so humble, but if I don't like my own work, I better get out of the business now right. And come on, tell me this isn't so cute.

I have been spending quite a bit of time in downtown Seattle of late. I am working with a wonderful team of ladies, who are together Atelier Verdigris, developing my swimsuit line.

And here is one of our latest prototypes. There are still a few changes we have decided to make but they will be even more lovely when we are done.

Yeah!! Thank you to the ladies of Atelier Verdigris. You have been the oil in my gears. : )

Crystal

Stylish Modest Swim Wear....psh, I Don't Think So!! PART 1

Okay, I am about to throw rocks in a moving vehicle, which I know is not advisable. I might get one back in the eye, it's true, but please read all the way through before you toss it back.

It is not my intention to discourage those who are trying to do good things in the name of God. But instead, to challenge us to think more like God- then do things in His name.

When I started making suits, they where for myself and my girls. But when I saw the general need for these suits in the market place, I began making them for friends, and eventually for the public. My aim in this venture is two fold, to see the female form honored, and most importantly, to honor God in return for the beauty He has given to us. This is my offering of thanks.

When I started Arrayed et Adorned, and got the Bathing Beauty Swim line going, I had no intention of being a single solder in the quest. I started this to give women another option of what they could put on, when it came time to jump in the water. I consider it to be one of the better options at the present. However, I don't expect it to remain this way.

Others will grow similar ideas and God will bless many of them in this work I am sure. The goal here is to see the ladies of the world arrayed with honoring beauty while at the beach or pool. Cause lets face it, I am quit sure that a bikini, which simply put is a spandex panty and bra set, does not bring joy to the heart of God. And please don't bother trying to convince me that He could care less. I am quite sure that He does. After all, He speaks on this topic often enough in scripture to indicate it's importance.

So, with that said, I must fuss. I am not just trying to knock around the competition (very much), I just can't abide all this foolishness.

So here it is- If you advertise modest swim suits, then they must be modest. I should not feel embarrassed to look at your website because all your models have taken special attention to make the most of those deep, V-necks tops, as they stick out their chests and present the girls to the public.

But on the other hand, if you are making modest swim wear that you also broadcast as stylish, well, I hope this isn't too painful for those of you who like them, but seriously, spandex Capri pants under a potato sack dress with three quarter length spandex sleeves. Stylish? Really? Are you sure about that? I don't think stylish is the word that comes to the minds of most of us when we view these creations. Muslims, we are not. We do not distain the beautiful female form God has has given us.

Listen, I deeply agree that modesty, in our bathing suit world, is a real issue right now. I also think it is better to get out there and start swinging at the ball, possibly missing a few balls in the process, hoping to knock one out of the park. That is completely different than doing nothing. But I do think we Christians should be knocking some out of the park. What I am saying is that trying is important, yes, but it matters what your trying for. If you have a solid biblical understanding of what God loves and what He hates, you will better be able to produce something He will love. Our problems is that our views on modesty are a little bit off, hazy, and often self righteous.

This really is not a my opinion vs your opinion issue. This is a battle for culture. Let me say that again. We are battling for the reign of culture. We are fighting against a side, the wrong side. We are fighting for God. Therefore, we better represent. We need to think ahead for our children, and their children. This isn't just about us, it never really is. This is about God's will being done on earth as it is in heaven. That may seem like I am shooting for the starts, but everything we do should fall in this category. Again, if we don't know what we are aiming for, we won't know how to get there. We will waist our time fighting for many things we think are good, just to find out later, we where wrong.

I would like to see Christians put way more thought and effort into this whole modesty controversy. What does God mean when he says to adorn one selves? How much must be covered, and when is it just too much? (I know, shocking that I would think anything is too much.)

Chew on this for a while. I'll be back with more.

Blessings,

Crystal

Swim Suits are in the Air

Just so you don't think swim wear isn't on my mind, I thought that I should mention that I am working on many behind the scenes details for my Bathing Beauty Swim line right now.

I have been working with some patten makers here on the West Coast, and man, talk about feeling like the little kid trying to pass the swim test in the deep end of the pool for the first time.

Or maybe a better analogy would be for you to picture a huge boulder rolling down a long hill, with me perched right on top of it, running. Well, I don't know that running would be a truthful verb to describe what I am doing. Maybe more like tripping. And if that isn't tricky enough, I seem to be spending more time loosing my footing, while the bolder rolls over me and drags me along, then I do running a top of it. It's amazing I haven't lost my baby weight from all this running. Or at the very least, been crushed into a thin 2 dimensional version of myself.

So, all that to say, I will be working on sewin up a store here for next couple months, while you all look forward to dressing those sweet little ladies of your in something beautiful for the water.

You can look for me to start selling the Little Ladies Bathing Beauty Swim Suit this spring, 2011.

For the time being, come take a dip over at Bathing Beauty Modest Swim Wear and spot a view of our style and prints.

Let the splashing begin!

Custom Suit for Women

Check out this great custom suit I just finished for a local customer. Bathing Beauty Swim Wear

The Little Ladies Bathing Beauty ~ Now For Sale

Arrayed et Adorned is proud to announce the new line of Little Ladies Bathing Beauty Swim Suits.


Thank you to Caitlin of Pink Peppers for hosting a giveaway of one our handsome Youth Ties . But I would like to especially say thank you for highlighting our new site with an article about Arrayed et Adorned and the new site Bathing Beauty Modest Swim Wear.


We have extended ourselves to a new site in order to highlight the Bathing Beauty Swim Suits we are now selling.

Come and see our new site and take advantage of our pre-order sale over at
Bathing Beauty Modest Swim Wear.

bathingbeautyswim.blogspot.com

So come on over and see what all the fuss is about.


Crystal

Bathing Beauty

Same style different look

*(All Bathing Beauty Suits are now being made with Lycra. That is your typical swimsuit fabric.)

The "Little Ladies Bathing Beauty" Example

Just an example to warm the soul.

The Little Ladies Bathing Beauty is also made of Micro Fiber Polyester. This is the same material board shorts are made of. In this picture there are swim briefs under the suit however I did not like the look and will design a skirt with briefs sewn in. That will be in the works.

*(All Bathing Beauty Suits are now being made with Lycra. That is your typical swimsuit fabric.)

In the Future

~ The "Bathing Beauty" Swim Suit ~
This beautiful suit has the look of a sun dress and functions as a suit. The suits are made of Micro suede, so they feel like men's board shorts. These fantastic babies get even better, they are fully reversible, which means you are really getting two suits in one. Each Bathing Beauty comes with swim briefs underneath that match the bathing dress. Look for them soon!

We are hoping to create the "Little Ladies Bathing Beauty" as well. Look for a sample in the near future.

*(All Bathing Beauty Suits are now being made with Lycra. That is your typical swimsuit fabric.)