Jessica Lowndes talks snogging in London wearing Odabash!

After celebrating her place as 79th sexiest woman, Jessica Lowndes takes a break from her party filled London social scene to shoot for FHM and be interviewed by Stuart Hood. Jess was looking radiant in the classic 2 piece St Barts snake print bikini from Melissa Odabash's high summer collection, exclusively available at net-a-porter.com
Jess had a lot to say about being single in London and being bombarded with chat up lines, but after this photo-shoot is released it would be hard to believe the numbers won’t multiply!

No Carbs Before Marbs!

Well well well, someone has clearly been taking style notes from our previous blog posts, as here is none other than The Only Way Is Essex's resident style icon Lydia Bright wearing none other than a Melissa Odabash bandeau - Ecuador in a muchos-tan enhancing shade of jade green.

The lovely Essex girl popped into our showroom earlier this week to pick out some last minute pieces before jetting off to Marbella (where everyone who is anyone appears to be at the moment, Melissa herself and her army of models, assistants, photographers and make up artists are currently out there shooting our 2012 lookbook too, keep any eye out for the new collection dropping soon - it is incredible!) to film a summer special of the hit (understatement!) iTV2 show. Clearly the 'No Carbs before Marbs' mantra the TOWIE gang were living by has paid off too - Lydia looked amazing while taking a dip in the sea to cool off.

Also on the trip was Lola member and recent Odabash devotee Jessica Wright, who hasn't been snapped wearing our pieces just yet, but will be any minute now.

You can get all the behind the scenes news as it happens out in Marbella by following Melissa on Twitter at

http://twitter.com/#!/melissaodabash

It has been a busy few weeks here at Odabash - with Melissa and the design team hard at work putting the final touches onto the 2012 collection before our glamorous look book shoot, the PR team casting model after gorgeous model for the shoot and generally just lots going on a Odabash HQ - it is going to be a busy summer!

Aside from this, Melissa managed to find a few minutes to allow Hello! Magazine into her home to photograph and interview her on the events of the last few months - and talks about everything from her day to day life, to her BBC3 TV show, to her stint as Royal correspondent throughout the Royal Wedding! If you haven't rushed out and bought yourself a copy yet, what are you waiting for?

The Bandeau is Back!

Alexandra Burke is doing it...

Kelly Bensimon is doing it....

Even Denise van Outen is doing it!

The bandeau bikini is well and truly having a moment and here at Melissa Odabash, we've one to suit any figure and style.

Whether you love Denise's cute 'Martinique' style in a skin flattering coral with bohemian paisley print (which comes, like many of our bikini's, with a set of straps to give support to girls with bigger busts and protect your modesty when going for a dip!) or like Alex you want a sleeker, more graphic style (seen wearing 'Luxor) to exude chic beach cool.

Finally make like Kelly Bensimon in our 'Janeiro' - the perfect piece (those all important straps again!) for a spot of volleyball on the beach - that is if you can tear yourself away from the sunlounger.

Log on to http://www.odabash.com/ for all of the above and many more styles!

Royal Fever: Highly Contagious!

This Friday, the 29th April 2011, the world's eyes will be on one young couple - Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton - who, after nine years together are making history and becoming the highest profile Royals to marry since William's parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana...and it seems the whole world has gone mad for it, including us here in the Melissa Odabash Head Office! What will WE wear?)? Will the weather be good!? Just how early will we have to get up to get a good spot in Hyde Park? And exactly who is bringing the all-important Pimms!?

Whether you've planned a street party, are going to watch it on the television from the comfort of your sofa far from the madding crowd...or are just going to be avoiding it altogether by having a lie in (thanks for the extra days holiday Wills!), there is no denying most girls will only have one thing on their minds...just who is Kate going to be wearing?! With Alice Temperley, Bruce Oldfield and Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen the hot contenders (unless Kate has a further secret up her sleeve), there is no doubt Miss Middleton has really come into her own style-wise, choosing classic pieces befitting of a Princess-to-Be, having paricularly excellent taste in swimwear we might add, spotted in Melissa Odabash pieces on more than one occasion!

Get her style with classic shaped bikinis in chic elegant whites and blues available at http://www.odabash.com & remember, Harry is still available!

What a Week!

Well girls, the clocks have gone forward, the sun has come out and minds are wandering to potential summer-holiday destinations, making this the perfect time to start planning those getaway wardrobes and most importantly, the perfect bikini. And where can you find those I hear you cry...well, thats easy - Melissa Odabash of course! One girl who knows this is the lovely Coleen Rooney, snapped here soaking up the sun in Barbados in none other than our Evita bikini in cheetah print.

Whether Coleen's animal print floats your boat or you want to work the colour blocking trend, the fifties retro style or a ladylike neutral look, we have a piece for you - and keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming high summer collection - a range of new styles, colourways and prints that will be available online very soon. Then of course, once the bikini is dealt with comes the accessories - we've seen lots of gorgeous celebrities snapped in our hats recently, from Cameron Diaz to Alexandra Burke to Odabash-devotee Elle Macpherson...which will be your summer style?

Denise Does Dubai

Check out West End Star and yummy mummy Denise van Outen taking time out of her hectic schedule for a realxing break in Dubai earlier this week. Wearing one of our favourites, the Martiniquestyle bikini in multi paisley print, Denise showed off her fabulous figure just a year after baby Betsy was born. She didn't get much time to relax, jetting back to the UK after four days to begin rehearsals of Legally Blonde: The Musical with none other than her husband Lee Mead, who is joining the cast in the summer.

Get Denise's look! Our Martinique is available online at http://www.odabash.com/ or at our Notting Hill boutique.