Photos: Anna Kosturova's Bikini Empire

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Alyssa Miller in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

Alyssa Miller wearing the Anna Kosturova crochet Lilli Skirtkini – similar to the one on the 2008 Sports Illustrated cover. The exposure – no pun intended – boosted her sales that year by 30 per cent.

 

Bathing Suit Models | Lucid Design
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

Kosturova has diversified. In addition to bathing suits, she makes tops, skirts, and dresses.

 

Brooklyn Decker in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

American model and actress Brooklyn Decker wearing one of Kosturova's crocheted bikinis, the Marble.

 

Cintia Dicker in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

Sports Illustrated model Cintia Dicker wearing Kosturova's Astral Zebra suit.

 

Brooklyn Decker in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

Model and actress Brooklyn Decker in a Kosturova suit with crocheted top.

 

Katherine Heigl in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

Actress Katherine Heigl in a Kosturova design on the cover of English lad-mag FHM (2004).

 

Anna Kosturova Bikinis | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

A Sports Illustrated model wearing a Kosturova crop-top. 

 

Marissa Miller in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

Kosturova landed her first Sports Illustrated cover in 2008 when supermodel Marisa Miller wore her Beach Goddess bikini bottom – and not much else.

 

Brooklyn Decker in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

Model and actress Brooklyn Decker in a Kosturova suit and crocheted coverup.

 

Kate Upton in Anna Kosturova | BCBusiness
Image by Courtesy of Anna Kosturova

 

Kate Upton wearing Seashore Vest and Seashore Bikini in the 2011 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

 

 

Back to the June 2011 feature: "Anna Kosturova: Queen of Less," by David Ebner

 
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