Dive into summer swimwear

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The Eastern Cape may be shivering in the depths of winter but elsewhere in the world the fashion ramps have been showing off summer swimwear trends. Here is the pick of the pack, led by a strong showing from Colombia’s ColombiaModa fashion week in Medellin. Flirty florals

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[caption id="attachment_213996" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Picture: AFP/Joaquin Armiento[/caption] Fresh and flirty tropical florals in hot pink and butter yellow from swimwear label Phax at ColombiaModa Rock on [caption id="attachment_213999" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Picture: AFP/Joaquin Armiento[/caption] Accessorise your tropical two-piece with a colourful guitar and hit the beach for a party, as seen in Colombian brand Leonisa Cover up [caption id="attachment_213992" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Picture: AFP/Joaquin Armiento[/caption] Cover up with a lightweight jacket wrapped round your hips, as shown in the Chamela range at ColombiaModa. Chamela also showed black jogging tights worn over swimwear and a variety of long wraps Leather-lite [caption id="attachment_213993" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Picture: AFP/Joaquin Armiento[/caption]

Picture: AFP/Joaquin Armiento Cream suede, punched and fringed, gives a free-spirited look to bikinis by Agua Bendita at ColombiaModa Florida keys in blue [caption id="attachment_214004" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Picture: Jason Koerner/Getty Images[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_214002" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Picture: Jason Koerner/Getty Images[/caption] Shades of blue at the Maaji Runway show for Funkshion Swim Fashion Week at the Setai Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida [caption id="attachment_214001" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Picture: Jason Koerner/Getty Images[/caption] And, if those tiny bikini bottoms are not for you, Maaji showed how to cover up in floating summer style as well.

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