Dua Lipa hit summer a few days before the rest of the world. On June 19, she posted a photo on Instagram (with almost two million hearts) in which she wore a pink micro bikini with rhinestones and gold straps and a crescent-shaped bag. The image was part of a special campaign with the artist for the Italian brand Versace and was ominously named “La Vacanza”. Since then, the singer (London, 28 years old) has been just that: an eternal vacation on the shores of the Mediterranean and an impressive display of beach, beach bar, sea and pool looks halfway between the impossible and the terrifying He masters the aesthetic codes of summer like no other.
She’s worn practically sheer mesh dresses (like the one Bottega Veneta made for her that she wore to the Los Angeles premiere of Barbie in July), she’s worn a black-and-white Celine minidress to walk on the rocks on the coast of Albania She’s carried Gucci’s Jackie bag to grab ice cream in Milan and tried out the most extravagant pieces. From pink over-the-knee boots with the recognizable braid from Bottega Veneta to sandals with a 15 centimeter platform on the edge of the pool in Ibiza to a black velvet dress (yes, velvet in summer) with lots of cutouts over a transparent bra from Gucci. He has mastered the sailor look to sail around the Peloponnese Islands and has worn sleeveless (and sheer) tops with triangle bikinis. Her latest look features very high, semi-sheer white boots, which she wore to pose by the lake. Everything is documented in great detail in their social networks, including on
The transparent mesh dress
She wore the metallic nude dress (the most viral trend of the summer), covered in crystals, sleeveless and with a round neckline, made especially for her by the Italian brand Bottega Veneta, with white underwear.
Mermaid clothes 🧜🏼♀️ @barbiethemovie @barbiethealbum pic.twitter.com/O6bCB0f2QV
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) July 12, 2023
The Barbie pool dress
In a metallic finish that looks like liquid rose gold, with a spaghetti strap and sash detail, she enjoyed a sunset between the infinity pool and the Mediterranean Sea.
I’m just doing beach pic.twitter.com/riTOefvtGo
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) August 3, 2023
The white boots (very high and transparent) to go to the lake
One of Dua Lipa’s latest outfits: all white and with the so-called nude effect.
Yesterday I found out that I’m actually a rising Gemini…someone unpacked that for me pic.twitter.com/v4Lz1dVhHD
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) August 31, 2023
Celine on the beach
Mini, in black and white trim, decorated with faux pockets and gold buttons, she paired it with Greek sandals in her first postcard from Albania, where her family is from. He came to his home country for a vacation with friends.
Home 🇦🇱 pic.twitter.com/DiN6wxecdc
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) July 27, 2023
Velvet in August
With a Gucci lace bra and a gold Chanel necklace.
looking for the next dance floor pic.twitter.com/3hAykz8eiQ
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) August 29, 2023
Chanel’s XL jewelry
To celebrate her 28th birthday, the artist wore a red shirt dress with a plunging chest and skirt neckline and paired it with a series of gold chains and link necklaces, topped with a bottle of the iconic Chanel perfume.
Birthday dinner ❤️ pic.twitter.com/qJwjWVc1Pe
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) August 23, 2023
The underdress (with a luxury bag) for eating ice cream
One evening in late July, Dua Lipa went out for ice cream (pistachios, according to her statement on Instagram, it took 30 seconds) in Milan with her boyfriend, stylist Lorenzo Posocco, wearing a white satin dress that she wore with the iconic Jackie bag worn by Gucci.
The salted pistachio gelato lasted a good 30 seconds pic.twitter.com/GMYRvhyJAs
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) July 23, 2023
The top consists only of sleeves
Y2K Memories: Dua Lipa celebrates her 28th birthday next to a pool in August wearing purple rhinestone-embellished low-slung pants, a triangle bikini with the Gucci logo and semi-sheer red long sleeves. The huge red sunglasses (lenses included) were a must.
I’m celebrating my 28th year 👾 ~Thanks for the birthday wishes~ pic.twitter.com/pd0mPDSM19
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) August 22, 2023
Very high platform shoes and a Chanel bag for visiting the pool in Ibiza
15 centimeter high heels, a blue micro dress and a Chanel briefcase in a pink gingham pattern. A very Barbie outfit.
Ibiza ritual 🐬 pic.twitter.com/JYLj6kRGHu
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) August 21, 2023
The red crochet dress for the sunset
Balconette neckline, mermaid length, it might be a red carpet silhouette, but this design is made from crochet, a totally summery fabric.
I’m charging my crystals ✨ pic.twitter.com/RopvxlKyn2
– DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) July 30, 2023
There was a time when summer postcards from the rich and famous were few and far between, and perhaps that’s why they were so enduring. There are the photos of Jackie Kennedy on the Amalfi Coast in the seventies, those of Wallis Simpson in Portofino in the fifties, little impressions of what the Mediterranean summers looked like on the jet, how they dressed and the places they visited. Today, the photo album of celebrities’ Mediterranean vacations is completely public and is anchored in the collective memory by being fed into social networks. In popular culture, the summer of 2023 will go down as the summer of Dua Lipa.
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