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Colleen Kelly Designs Classic Swimwear Collection - Custom Couture

Here you will find Custom Couture pieces by swimwear designer Colleen Kelly that have been made available for purchase. Each one of these “works of art” is made from vintage elements that have been carefully selected, assembled, and combined from collector sources around the world. They are one of a kind and, because of the time involved to create them and the rarity of the materials, once sold, they're gone. We do add new ones as they become available, so check back with us. If you’ve got an idea that you don’t see here or would like info on designing your own custom logo suits for your business, send us an e-mail to discuss the design options or just e-mail a request to be added to our special couture list to receive updates as new couture suits become available.


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Maroon Up-Wing Eagle


Swimwear Style #252

 

Take that urban biker-chic look "downtown" with this hot little one piece design. Hand-cut by the master herself, this bold custom one-piece was born from an original maroon, road-worn, "Downtown" Harley tee with an "up wing eagle" print emblazoned on the front. Perfectly styled with a rough cut plunging neckline, strategically cut "Downtown" belting, and a vintage brass "chopper" buckle, you'll have every "uptown boy" following your every move. Around back, an ultra-cheeky custom scooped quarterback back style shows off your deadly curves like only a Colleen Kelly can!
This unique and original suit is sized MEDIUM, as shown in the image gallery.

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Gold Chrome Eagle


Swimwear Style #251

 

"If you want to be a bird, why don't you try a little flying?"
This beautiful design will have you soaring on wings of adoration as you fly into the hearts of your many admirers. Cut from a very unique marbled vintage tee, in a gorgeous rich midnight blue, with a chromed "up-wing" eagle wrapping its feathered wings around your body, this suit is a classic Colleen Kelly belted design that accentuates your sexy curves. The neckline has been rough-cut, to give it that scissored tee look, and the neck straps have been embellished with sparkling gold biker chain to add a little tough-girl chic at the shoulders. Down bottom, the back is a sexy scooped quarterback that shows off your "cheeky" side in more ways than one. The thick belted sides meet in front with a hard-to-find vintage drive-train sprocket buckle we sourced from a collector.
This suit is sized SMALL to MEDIUM

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The Knucklehead


Swimwear Style #250

 

Attention all you Knuckleheads (and those who love you)!!! Our master mechanic at the Colleen Kelly Designs garage brings you a sexy, custom Knucklehaed that's been "chopped" and styled to flaunt your frame. Cut from a collectible vintage Knucklehead T-shirt, with hot little rough-cut sleeves and joined with shiny biker chain accenting, this beautiful piece is a stunning head turner. The streamlining of the design flatters your body in the switchbacks and hugs your curves with a cheeky scooped quarterback back style. The slingshot bottoms are adorned with a classic red oil rag tie and belted in front with a matching vintage Knucklehead buckle. You're sure to be "patched in" by the roughest of road warriors and have them purring like kittens in this hot little on-piece! Vroom, vroom!

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Spiderman


Swimwear Style #249

 

"THWIP!...POW!" Swing into action in this hot little one-piece design by Colleen Kelly Designs! Spun up from an original 1970s Spiderman T-shirt sourced from one of our collectors, this sexy suit is sure to catch those villians out there that have been looking to get you! This fun tribute to the original Spiderman was masterfully cut and designed to wrap you in webbing while accentuating your slender thorax. Around back, you'll find a cheeky quarter-back attached to a superhero belt that wraps around the hips and connects in front with a rare, vintage Spidey buckle.

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Hot Tamales Fireball


Swimwear Style #247

 

Mucho caliente! Designed for only the spiciest of tamales, this undercut bandeau micro sling is simply Hot, Hot, HOT! Colleen took an original vintage Hot Tamale tee and sculpted a custom undercut bandeau that was designed to show off a little flirty "underboob" while keeping the classic feel of the vintage t-shirt. Adorable strings of "Hot Tamale" beads flow down the lines of the suit to a low-cut bottoms that leave your hips bare, flattering your natural form. Around back a super sexy tamale string back shows off your cheeky side.
This suit is sized SMALL to MEDIUM

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The Fonz - Sit On It


Swimwear Style #246

 

Ayyy! Rockin' and Rollin' all night long, Colleen brings you this fantastic tribute to the cheekiness of the 1970s and, of course, the original king of cool...The Fonz! Crafted from an original vintage tee, this scooped demi-tee design is sure to have the diner hoppin' when you walk through the door! Gleaming brassy motorcycle chain flows down the sides of the design to meet an ultra rare, vintage bronze, "Sit On It" buckle that we sourced from one of our entertainment collectors. The design quickly goes from classically cool to really hot as the faux leather belt wraps around to meet a very sexy quarter back on the flip side. And to keep you "greasers" out there lookin' good, you'll find an adorable little pocket with a classic barber's comb tucked right where you need it! Up top, keeping on point with the 70s vibe, a vintage "Sit on It" button lets everyone know you're no Potsie and that they're lookin' at one cool kitten!

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Metallica Ninja Star


Swimwear Style #245

 

Inspired by one of the biggest selling acts in American History, the "heavy metal" band Metallica! This fabulous piece, made from an original vintage tour tee, was carefully designed around the Metallica vector, silver-glitter, logo in the same bladed and spiked manner. It is adorned with a glitter trimmed buckle in which they used the letter M, from the original logo, to make their shuriken-like symbol, on the front, known as the "ninja star" and is topped off with "Don't tread on me" snake guitar pick on the black diamond-cut chain collar! AND, by the way, did you see the back!?! This unique backstyle is a "cheeky" bat-wing masterpiece sure to make the coolest of headbangers hot under the stage lights!
This suit is sized SMALL to MEDIUM

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Sports Illustrated Bikini


Swimwear Style #244

 

Now's your chance to fulfill that life-long dream of getting into Sports Illustrated! (Well...a custom vintage Sports Illustrated bikini that is.)
Sourced from one of our collector connections, this soft vintage tee was hand-cut by the undisputed champion of sexy swimwear herself, Colleen Kelly, in a tribute to one of our favorite mags and the Great American Past-Time. This sporty custom features a laced-up and generously cut-out top with a rough-edge cut at both the neckline and sleeves, giving this design a classic hometown American look. The bottoms are a work of art on their own, with uniform lacing up the front and at the hips. Around back, you're sure to make the crowd go wild in a matching duo-toned version of Colleen's cheeky quarterback back-style. As a little extra touch, an original 80s Sports Illustrated pin adds a little bling to either the front of the top or around back (Similar vintage SI pin to the pic).

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The Lizard King


Swimwear Style #243

 

Perfect for festival season! Open up your doors of perception and slip into this beautiful tribute to the Lizard King himself, Jim Morrison! Cut from an original vintage tee and styled with beautiful oversized conchos (replicating the heavy-duty concho belt Jim was known to wear) and a replica of Jim's Native American beaded necklace, this unique design features streamlined arcing cuts along the sides and scooped cut-outs on each hip. The sexy hot-shorts back will have your fans following your every move. And for that perfect Coachella look, this suit looks fantastic with that old pair of shredded jeans shorts or just about anything with feathers or leather that you might be accessorizing with this year.
This suit is sized MEDIUM and it's the only one we've got!

Each one of these Custom Couture swimsuits is a “work of art” made from vintage elements that have been carefully sourced, assembled, and combined from around the world. This makes them difficult or impossible to reproduce, so once sold, they're gone. We add new ones as they become available, so check back with us. For an update on newly available couture suits, send us an e-mail requesting to be added to the special couture list.


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