candice swanepoel went topless in her latest Instagram clip, wearing only bikini bottoms from Tropic of C. The post puts her own swimwear label back at the center of the frame, with a look that leans on the same body-led branding that has followed her since her Victoria’s Secret years.
Tropic of C and the clip
The clip showed Swanepoel sitting on a table while Etta James' "At Last" played. Her long, blonde hair looked wet, suggesting she had just taken a swim, and the caption read, "A little past, a little present." That mix of self-promotion and understatement is the whole play here: the brand is visible, but the message stays minimal.
She wore only swimsuit bottoms from Tropic of C, the bathing suit brand she launched in 2018. For a model whose name still carries commercial weight, that matters more than a standard fashion post because the product is hers, not just something she is wearing.
Victoria’s Secret legacy
Swanepoel became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2010, and she most recently walked in the October 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York, N.Y. She wore a brown bra and underwear set with large angel wings at that show, which kept her tied to the brand long after her Angel debut.
She also appeared at the "A Night of Extra" Beauty Evening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on March 20, 2026, wearing a fitted white dress. The sequence matters because the Instagram clip lands between more formal public appearances and the kind of direct-to-audience branding that now runs through her own label.
What the post does next
The new clip keeps Tropic of C in circulation without a runway, a campaign release, or a product announcement. It also uses Swanepoel’s Victoria’s Secret history as shorthand, letting the post carry more commercial recognition than a simple bikini photo would on its own.
For readers tracking the brand side of celebrity fashion, the takeaway is straightforward: Swanepoel is still using her own body, her own label, and a very controlled visual language to keep both names moving at once. The caption says it plainly enough — "A little past, a little present."
