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Shop Skims x Funboy’s Summer-Ready Pool Accessories
When the nostalgia for all things 2016 reached a fever pitch earlier this year, it was hard not to reminisce on Taylor Swift‘s iconic, star-studded Fourth of July pool parties from that era — hosted in her Rhode Island mansion and documented through the lens of whatever the most popular Instagram filter was at the time. The musician could be counted on to invite her friends for a yearly celebration of the red, white, and blue: featuring classic symbols of the American holiday like white wicker chairs, fireworks, matching stars-and-stripes pajamas, and, of course, those covetable pool floats she always had out, often taking the shape of pegasi, swans, and flamingos.
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Funboy, dubbed “Swift’s favorite float company,” soon became the backdrop to Hollywood’s summertime fun — appearing in the perfectly styled shots of everyone from Katy Perry and Shay Mitchell to Kylie Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski. Just like Swift’s July bashes went on hiatus until being revived in 2023, so too is the luxury pool accessory company reliving its glory days a decade later with an all-new and exciting chapter: having teamed up with Kim Kardashian’s shapewear empire Skims on a 14-piece float collection for the upcoming season.
The draw? The majority of the pieces are rooted in Skims’ tonal color palette (you’ll quickly identify the same Cocoa, Sienna, and Cherry Blossom shades that already swath your go-to bodysuits and foldover pants). A fan of the more-is-more animal print — which blessed Skims’ swimwear last year as part of its Roberto Cavalli capsule and is known to show face on bestselling Skims push-up bras, thongs, and made-for-lounging shorts — the multi-billion-dollar label is also bringing the alluring cheetah to the Funboy drop, which will contrast marvelously with pool glimmers and your cheekiest bikinis alike.
Our personal favorites from the much-anticipated Skims x Funboy release include the Cherry Blossom Clear Swan Pool Float (sleek, translucent-pink, and capable of inflating in less than three minutes); the Cocoa Silhouette Clear Lounger, which is equipped with a cup holder and mirrors how snatched your own silhouette looks when donning the Skims Soft Lounge Long Slip Dress (nothing but curves on curves on curves); the Sienna Stripe Leisure Island, whose 7.5-foot-long diameter makes it the collection’s bulkiest buy and a good match for lakes or oceans; as well as the oversized Cheetah Tanning Pool. On top of its opulent design, you’ll find an imprint of a bikini that signals exactly where you need to lay to get the best glow. Perks of the tanning pool purchase also include a special slot for your phone, a half-moon pillow for maxing out on comfort, and the ability to enjoy the elevated mattress on either land or sea.
Besides being almost too hot to handle, this partnership is also an organic fit, seeing as how almost every member of the Kardashian family has bragged about their Funboy pool floats on social media at one point, be it glittery unicorns, faux jet skis, or not-to-scale cherries.
Now, you can get in on the fun, too — stocking up for the official start of summer on May 25 by shopping Skims x Funboy with abandon. Worried setup and maintenance will be too much of a hassle? The two It-girl-approved brands made sure to stay one step ahead of that, loading their warm-weather essentials with bells and whistles like durable materials that can “withstand almost anything, including dogs”; marvelous portability should you be traveling to sunnier environs; and, for select pieces like the swan, the option to blow them up with the help of only your hair dryer.
Your assignment in the next few months? Making a splash and doing so in style, no eight-bedroom manse required.
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Skims x Funboy Sienna Stripe Leisure Island
Price upon publish date of this article: $499
Skims x Funboy Cherry Blossom Clear Swan Pool Float
Price upon publish date of this article: $59
Skims x Funboy Luxe Cheetah Tube Float
Price upon publish date of this article: $29
Skims x Funboy Sienna Silhouette Clear Lounger
Price upon publish date of this article: $49, $59
Skims x Funboy Cocoa Embossed Tube Float
Price upon publish date of this article: $29
Skims x Funboy Cheetah Tanning Pool
Price upon publish date of this article: $59
Skims x Funboy Sienna Clear Tube Float
Price upon publish date of this article: $29
Skims x Funboy Cherry Blossom Clear Chaise Lounger
Price upon publish date of this article: $69
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