One of the most universally recognised symbols of Rio must be that of a goddess like beauty wearing the smallest bikini imaginable, lounging on an idyllic beach and cradling a caipirinha; its enough to strike body dysmorphia into the heart of any woman. If youre venturing to Rio from the Northern Hemispheres winter, the very thought of squeezing your snowy white figure into one of these creations can be enough to make you want to turn around and get straight on the plane home.
However, luxury travel experts
Dehouche, who base themselves in Rio, suggest you instead embrace the fio dental or dental floss bikini. Despite seeming alarmingly small at first, the styles produced in Brazil are actually kinder to most figures than European or US styles. Whats more, the last thing you want when you arrive at Ipanemas glamorous posto 9 is to hear people whispering fralda as you strut down to the waters edge (thats nappy or diaper to you and me). However, if you really dont feel ready to take the plunge and feel veritably naked at very the thought of donning a fio dental,
Dehouche can recommend several stores in Rio where youll find a halfway heaven of flattering, yet slightly less revealing styles.
The latest style to hit Rio is the tomara que caia which literally translates as hope it falls down and is a strapless top, often twisted at the front and tied at the back, which allows Brazilians to properly show off those strap marks theyve spent all their lives cultivating. In Brazilian culture, the more defined the tan line, the sexier, and these marks should be shown off at every opportunity. One word of advice from
Dehouche is to just be careful when you go to play in the waves as when the currents strong, the hope it falls down can very easily do just that. Ask
Dehouches personal shopper to help you find a style which mutates between the conventional and the hope it falls down (by the means of removable straps) and youll avoid this unwelcome fate.
Let
Dehouche arrange your luxury boutique hotel and enjoy a whole host of insider tips on where to truly escape from it all on your honeymoon.
