Growing up on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Véronique de la Cruz could not help but adopt twin passions for high fashion and the ideal beach ensemble. The island has a real bathing suit culture, she recalls. When you go to the beach in a bathing suit, it as if you are going to a party.As a young girl, I spent my time saving money to buy swimsuits. I had to look fabulous when I went out. In Guadeloupe, it was a fashion faux pas to be seen wearing the same bathing suit twice. So my...
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