LA's Vitamin A Takes Us Behind Their Sexy Swimwear Shoot

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• Model Sarah Dumont getting prepped by makeup artist Fara Homidi and hair stylist Tuan Anh Tran.
• Vitamin A designer Amahlia Stevens reviewing the direction of the shoot with fashion photographer Diego Uchitel.
• Sarah wearing the Isis Metallic top and Isis Metallic Bottom.
• Sarah working one of Amahlia's favorite looks from the collection, the architecturally inspired Neutra bralette and hipster bottom.
• Bond Girl goes Cali in this python print shirtdress and bustier bikini.
• Getting touched up for the cover-up look.
• The high-waisted Marilyn Tap Short and the surf-inspired Cannes crop top give a nod to '60s Bond Girl silhouettes.

Miami Swim Week officially kicks off tomorrow. Just like last year, a slew of LA designers are set to invade the sizzling city in a major way, including Wildfox, Minimale Animale and L*Space. Another favorite is Vitamin A, who recently invited us to the making of their 2014 swimwear lookbook.

Set at an insane, mid-century modern abode in the Hollywood Hills, designer Amahlia Stevens linked up with photog Diego Uchitel to snap golden-coiffed model Sarah Dumont in a series of skin-bearing looks that salute both cinema and the West Coast. "I like the adventurous and sexy side of a Bond girl melded with the chic effortlessness of a Cali girl," Stevens tells us. "I was also inspired by '60s silhouettes."

· Vitamin A [Official Site]
· Wildfox, Shimmi, Kimye: LA Invades Miami Swim Week [Racked]
· La Brea Summer Block Party; Vitamin A Swim Trunk Show [Racked]