Frankies Bikinis x KHY Make Swimwear For Malibu Days And Chateau Nights

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Frankies Bikinis and KHY are back together for Fever Dream, their second collaboration co-designed by Francesca Aiello and Kylie Jenner. Inspired by their shared hometown of Los Angeles, the collection moves between old Hollywood bombshell references and Jenner’s taste for body-focused swim, pairing chrome finishes and animal prints with Cloud Cup tops, low-waisted shorts, and cheeky bikini bottoms.

The location is part of the wardrobe. Fever Dream imagines pieces that can move from a long beach day in Malibu to a late night at Chateau Marmont, capturing two sides of Los Angeles without turning either into a theme. The glamour comes with something a little less polished around the edges, grounded in swimwear pulled from the designers’ own histories and personal wardrobes.

Jenner and Aiello began the second collection by pulling favorite vintage pieces from their closets. The reference point wasn’t a single decade or archive image, but clothing they already viewed as sexy, unusual, and representative of their individual styles. Those personal finds informed vintage-cut swim shapes that sit beside bolder pieces associated with Jenner’s wardrobe.

That starting point gives the collaboration a more personal connection to Los Angeles. Aiello’s Malibu background meets Jenner’s version of Hollywood dressing through leopard print, metallic trim, camo, cobra motifs, pink, and black. The prints don’t stay in one retro lane, moving from early screen-star glamour toward the more provocative side of contemporary swim.

Frankies Bikinis’ signature Cloud Cups return in the Cherish and Camila tops, creating the rounded bombshell shape that anchors Fever Dream’s old Hollywood reference. Ruching comes finished with a chrome sheen, while vintage-inspired leopard print is sharpened by metallic contrast trim.

The collection also includes string triangle tops and cheeky bikini bottoms drawn from the Frankies Bikinis vocabulary. New one-pieces arrive in bolder patterns, while low-waisted swim shorts introduce a silhouette closely tied to Jenner’s style. Rather than separating retro swim from modern sex appeal, the collaboration places them in the same Los Angeles wardrobe.

Photographed and directed by Daniel Sachon, with cinematography by Ben Carey, the campaign places Jenner inside a mid-century home in the Los Angeles hills. She moves through a hazy morning routine before heading poolside, captured through windows, mirrors, and distant viewpoints that create the impression of someone watching from outside the frame.

Aiello later joins Jenner as they take candid photographs of one another, shifting the campaign from solitary observation toward something more playful and knowingly staged. Reflections and obstructed views keep the collection partially out of reach, matching the Fever Dream name without turning the film into a straightforward swimwear shoot.

Fever Dream is built around the idea that Los Angeles swimwear doesn’t have to end when the beach day does. Chrome, cobra, leopard, camo, pink, and black give the pieces enough personality to belong beside the pool, inside a hillside house, or under the low glow of a hotel night.

Fever Dream by Frankies Bikinis x KHY launches July 14 at 9 a.m. PT and 12 p.m. ET through KHY.com, FrankiesBikinis.com, and Frankies Bikinis stores.

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