Halong Bay wearing bikinis and kimonos

This Island Life | Topdeck Travel Asia

After spending a week in the steamy city of Hanoi, I was more than ready to hit the coast for some bikini time. For a two week trip I’d packed 14 bikinis (I usually allow for two bikinis a day), which was actually quite a lot considering most of our time in South East Asia was spent in cities and villages.

We arrived in Halong Bay and boarded The Aphrodite – a traditional junk that was our home for the next three picturesque days. As soon as I checked out my room, I chose this Triangl bikini and Warriors of the Divine kimono and headed to the deck for sunshine, views and piña coladas.

While I’ve always loved Triangl’s signature bright coloured bikinis, I was really excited to see them branch out with this collection and use a more neutral pallet with bohemian touches like crochet. I paired this bikini with a beautiful hand-made kimono by Indonesian-based label Warriors of the Divine. The angel wings on the back of this kimono are hand-drawn, hand-waxed, hand-painted using ancient batik practices, and perfect for bikini life.

We were in Halong Bay filming an exciting web series for Topdeck Travel. Watch it here.

Photography by Emanuel Wetterqvist.

Triangl ‘Farrah’ bikini in brown sugar, Warriors of the Divine ‘Arch Angel’ kimono (similar) and Karen Walker ‘Harvest’ sunglasses in black.

This Island Life | Topdeck Travel Asia

This Island Life | Topdeck Travel Asia

This Island Life | Topdeck Travel Asia

This Island Life | Topdeck Travel Asia

This Island Life | Topdeck Travel Asia