There's a heat wave coming, and Hailey Bieber's at the very center of it. The Rhode founder looked red hot in a bright orange crochet bikini for a July 18 Instagram post of photos from her summer vacation. The knit suit featured tie bottoms and a matching triangle top, which Bieber paired with a collared shirt resembling a heat map. She tied up the button-down to create a cropped look and accessorized with gold earrings, rectangular sunglasses, and her enormous diamond engagement ring. "A bit of the summer energy so far," she captioned the gallery, emphasizing her laidback vacation aesthetic.
Aside from her beachy two-piece, Bieber also showed her followers the rest of her stylish summer wardrobe, taking a mirror selfie in a light-green tie bikini. In later slides, she highlighted her jewelry, zooming in on gold hoop earrings placed beside her Rhode skin-care products. With photos in a white robe and a final fresh-faced selfie, Bieber's summer vibe seemed characteristically effortless - something her tropical bikini only doubled down on.
As chic as crochet may look on celebrities like Bieber, knit swimwear isn't quite ideal for swimming. Generally speaking, materials like wool yarn function better poolside than they do underwater, especially for long periods of time. We suggest following in the footsteps of stars like Heidi Klum, whose pink-and-white string bikini included only delicate crochet details, or Dua Lipa, whose tiny crochet Hello Kitty bikini was perfect for eating watermelon on a sunny day. Read on to see how Bieber rocked her own version of the knit bikini trend in honor of summer.