DEAR SUMMER,

We miss your warm clear waters, sugar fine sands and your sunny blue skies have kept all of our thoughts all winter long.  We have wiggled our toes in our winter boots, scrapped and shoveled snow, caught a cold or two, schlepped through the city with scarves, parkas and gloves.  Whew!! Summer, you are slowly but surely blazing in and it’s time to get in gear, polish those toes, slim it down, and shine it up! We at Fashion Ledge want to help you re-introduce yourselves to SUMMER!  As you go through your closets and wrangle through your short sleeve crisp tees, tank tops, sandals and hats to figure out which ones still fit after remembering all the turkey, pies and cookies that we’ve all feasted on during the holidays.  Some of us will venture off to the gym to shed a few pounds and shop for some new duds or some of us will accept the extra sexiness and go shopping anyway! 

Don’t be afraid. I know we have all gone to a boutique with triple sided mirrors and fluorescent lights and thought: what happened, where did that come from? - - Is that really me? Or maybe you’re uber prepared and you've been anticipating showing off a new hot bod and have been working up a sweat with your iPod listening to Notorious DUETS and you are totally amazing! Either way, we at Fashion Ledge would like to share with you a superior part of the summer: SWIMWEAR! 

I love the beach and relish any moment that I can relax in the sun, twinkle my toes in the sand, play in the water and come home looking like a golden beach babe! This issue we will focus on the premiere talent in the swim industry that adhere to the basics of summer: COMFORT, FUN, FIT, COLOR and SEXY!  We have taken the time to get to know the industry's top brands. These are the trailblazers, trendsetters and pathfinders and we allowed them to open themselves up to the Fashion Ledge audience and share their passion for all elements that make summer the season where life begins! 

So enjoy our summer issue, visit their websites and most importantly, HAVE FUN!

Fashionably Yours,
Yvette N. Coleman