Vanessa Hudgens has been collecting thongkinis, summer 2022’s most prominent swim trend, for years. The 33-year-old “High School Musical” actor is, in essence, the queen of swimsuits, as one of the celebrities who induces beach envy on Instagram most often. Hudgens typically reaches for the thongkini style, which involves an ultra-high-leg bottom, pulled up above the hip to the waistline, and a thin, triangular strip of fabric at the back. She shops many fashion-favourite resort-wear labels for her beach-ready looks, including 437, Hunza G and Naked Wolfe.
But it’s the way Hudgens expertly styles her suits that fans admire, making the thongkini all her own. Whether it’s a three-piece set that includes a matching headscarf, layers upon layers of body chains, or retro sunglasses, she never strays from her signature bohemian aesthetic.
In 2022 alone, she’s rocked a turtleneck two-piece for a photo shoot, worn a vibrant watercolour print in Italy, and perfected Barbiecore in hot pink while on a boat. But she’s also carried out even more themes through the years, beyond the aforementioned few.
Ahead, backtrack on some of Hudgens’s best poolside moments through the years.
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Vanessa Hudgens's Hunza G Thongkini
Hudgens styled a
hot-pink Xandra bikini from iconic swim label Hunza G for a boat day in Italy. She finished the look with retro oversize square aviators, an anklet, a chunky chainlink necklace, and hoop earrings.
Vanessa Hudgens's Naked Wolfe Thongkini
Hudgens styled the
cherry-red designer two-piece for a day at the beach, finishing the look with Givenchy sunglasses, a gold Cartier Love bracelet, several rings, an anklet, and a silver belly-button ring.
Vanessa Hudgens's Mint-Green Thongkini
Hudgens paid ode to the ’60s on the beach in this retro look. Her triangle suit, complete with a tie-front top, was accessorised with a printed silk headscarf, hoops, two-tone cat-eye sunglasses, a choker necklace, and belly-button ring.
Vanessa Hudgens's Flower-Print Thongkini
Hudgens wore a colourful three-piece set with a vibrant flower print for a mirror selfie in July 2021. Her yellow-toned thongkini bottoms featured knots on each side and a high-rise silhouette pulled over the hips. She accessorised with oval-shape sunglasses, layered necklaces, chunky rings, and her Cartier Love bracelet.
Vanessa Hudgens's 437 Swim Thongkini
Hudgens styled this fuchsia
437 Swim three-piece set over delicate body chains for David Grutman and Pharrell’s Miami Beach hotel opening in April 2021, even accessorising with a tangerine drink to complement the peachy colour palette.
Vanessa Hudgens's Neon-Yellow Thongkini
Hudgens was poolside again in this neon-yellow thongkini that she styled with a matching bucket hat, body chains, two beaded choker necklaces, bracelets, and dainty rings.
