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A message from Team SambaCouture

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To our SambaCouture community

Due to current exceptional circumstances and postponement of WBFF competition dates we just wanted to update you on what we are doing.

As we are adjusting to a new routine,we are working in shifts from our studio to guarantee the safety of our staff and to make sure our deliveries still leave on time.

For all of you who have had your competitions postponed, we will hold your orders and adapt to the new delivery dates when they have been announced. Should you require your bikini sooner please let us know, as our logistics partner DHL.com is operating as usual.

Our team is incredibly grateful for your continued patience and continued support during this time.

For any queries or concerns please contact us by replying to this email, or direct to info@sambacouture.com or via our WhatsApp customer services helpline +44 7770 564 742

We will keep you updated on any further developments.

Stay safe and look after your loved ones.

ELIN RITTER

Director and Founder

SambaCouture

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What is SambaCouture?

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21
Oct

Luxury Fitness Competition Carnival-inspired bikinis, combining the finest beads and feathers with an exquisite haute couture finish.

Who are you? An Angel or an Amazon?

From having lived in Rio de Janeiro and danced and performed in the carnival many times, my standards of beauty changed. Brazilian women embrace their bodies in a way other women don’t. Brazilian women aren’t ashamed to look sexy. Vanity is not a bad thing here. Skinny just isn’t seen as sexy and it’s sex appeal that defines attractiveness. I always try to bring this feeling into my designs, this natural confidence, of being comfortable in your own skin. The Samba Couture customer encompasses all of this. Sophisticated, elegant, and who knows good quality, and why 5mm can make all the difference in the fit of a bikini.

Am literally obsessed with beads, and am always researching new styles and ideas, to be a step ahead of the competition. To be continued…

What is Samba?

Samba is a Brazilian musical genre and dance style, with its roots in Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions, particularly of Angola and the Congo, through thesamba de roda genre of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia from which it derived. Although there were various forms of samba in Brazil with popular rhythms originated from drumming, samba as a music genre has its origins in Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of Brazil.
Evelyn Bastos, rainha de bateria da Mangueira (drum queen of Mangueira Samba School, Rio de Janeiro)
Evelyn Bastos, rainha de bateria da Mangueira (drum queen of Mangueira Samba School, Rio de Janeiro)
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Which cup size are you? Bra measurement cheat sheet

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24
May
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Samba Couture Silver White WBFF Crystal Bikini Competition Posing Suit

Original price was: $ 1,195.Current price is: $ 395.
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Samba Couture Neon Yellow Gold WBFF Crystal Bikini Competition Posing Suit

Original price was: $ 995.Current price is: $ 340.
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Samba Couture Gold Rose Crystal Bikini WBFF Competition Posing Suit

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Samba Couture Red WBFF Love Crystal Bikini Competition Posing Suit

Original price was: $ 995.Current price is: $ 395.

Because in the land of bras, everything is more confusing than it really needs to be: Your bust size and your cup size aren’t the same. The bust size is the literal number you just read on the tape measure while contorting yourself into the “L” shape. The cup size, however, is the difference between your band size and your bust size.

Here’s a chart of standard size differences and how they equate to cup sizes:

If your bust size is less than 1 inch bigger than your band size, you’re a cup size AA.
1-inch difference = A
2-inch difference = B
3-inch difference = C
4-inch difference = D
5-inch difference = DD
6-inch difference = DDD or F
7-inch difference = DDDD or G
8-inch difference= H
9-inch difference = I
10-inch difference = J
11-inch difference = K
12-inch difference = L
13-inch difference = M
14-inch difference = N
15-inch difference = O
Here’s an example from start to finish:

Let’s say you measure around your torso and get the measurement of 33 inches. Because it’s an odd number, you should round up to 34. When you measure around your full bust, you get 36 inches. That means there’s a 2-inch difference between your full bust size and your band size. The chart above says a 2-inch difference is equivalent to a “B” cup size, so your final bra size is: 34B.

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Read About The Bespoke Design Process

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31
Jul

I often get the question – “how do you manage to create a bikini that fits perfectly even though the client may be 1000 miles away, and can never come to a fitting?”

The answer is EXPERIENCE and CLEAR COMMUNICATION. Obviously we use a measuring chart that all of our clients have to fill in, and with communication and also photos we get it spot on.

We have over 8 years experience making bikinis, and we know that 5mm can make all the difference.

Looking carefully at your client’s proportions is another key factor. You should be wearing the bikini, it should not be wearing you.

 

The Bespoke Process

1. Contact us

Send us a message and tell us more about what you want to order. We will outline a design brief for your and discuss suitable styles and colors. Please allow us at least 4-8 weeks to make your bikini, as we get very busy close to competition time. In exceptional circumstances we can make express orders.

2. Design brief

Once we have agreed on a design we will send you a summary for you to read through together with a deposit request. We require 50% to commence the work , and we have instalment payment plans available to spread the costs. Just ask us!

3. Deposit and order confirmation

Once your deposit has been paid, your order is confirmed. We will submit a design drawing of your bikini. 

4. Measurements

Your measurements are key to make your bikini fit like a glove. We have a detailed guide that we send together with your order confirmation.

Most of our clients are abroad, so it is essential we have precise measurements

5. Work in progress

We make sure you see some previews of how your design is coming along, and if you want via videocall. We will also ask for updated measurements close to delivery time

6. Delivery

We ship everything with DHL express fully insured, unless you prefer to use your own courier. These costs are additional and will be added to the final invoice

Precise handstitching skills are essential

We work with amazing craftspeople—embroiderers, metal welders, feather-makers…

Couture has no limits.

It's all in the detail

In the office

Detailed hand stitch by Maria

Questions?

Read more here about how to order