South Beach Heats Up as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami Swim Comes to Town with and International Line-up of Swimwear Designers   Models, celebrities, and fashion industry insiders will all make way to South Beach July 14-18th for the Miami Swim Show..and so will Butterflies and Bikinis!  We are off to the airport and heading to Miami to [...]

On Sunday, July 3rd Butterflies and Bikinis put on our first fashion show at EOS Lounge in Santa Barbara, CA as part of the entertainment for their Sunday Summer Party. We were so excited to be a part of this event and couldn’t have been more pleased with the outcome. The girls were fantastic and [...]

This winter has been particularly long with record rainfall and snow throughout the country. The sun seems to have been hidden for weeks on end only to give a sneak peak to let us know it is not forever.  For most of us, enough is enough and time to look on the bright side!  The [...]

If you’re looking for a Brazilian bikini this summer that will Rock your world than look no further than POKO PANO.  This fun and flirty Brazilian swimwear company has been making a splash for years rocking the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, a celebrity favorite, and featured in the world’s top swimwear and fashion publications, [...]

POKO PANO is one of Brazil’s premier swimwear designers and manufacturers creating pieces of body art rich in culture that embraces their natural surroundings, in celebration of the creation of woman. Fashion swimwear that is admired throughout the world and by those whose carefree outlook on life is represented in the styles they wear and the [...]

We get this question all the time, where does the name Butterflies and Bikinis come from? To answer that question, here is a little back ground on how Butterflies and Bikinis began.  My husband Robert, has been in Import and Export for many years and traveled the world and  South America extensively. One country he fell [...]

Inspired by the world’s eco-conscious efforts, the 2010 Poko Pano Collection celebrates Brazil’s most beautiful and natural attraction, The Amazon.  The collection was a way to show people, “that you can find beauty from things we take for granted in our daily lives,” says Poko Pano designer Paola Robba. Check out the “Mosha” Bikini pictured [...]

There are many different bottoms styles available today which makes it perfect for almost any body type, preference and attitude. One of the more provocative styles which continue to gain popularity is the Brazilian cut bottom. Known for it’s much less conservative coverage, the Brazilian bottom is typically a small triangle on the rear similar [...]