Lorena Durán Is a Sophisticated Vision in This Underboob-Baring Plaid Suit in Portugal

The SI Swimsuit model has posed for the publication four separate years.
Lorena Durán was photographed by Ben Watts in Portugal.
Lorena Durán was photographed by Ben Watts in Portugal. / Ben Watts/Sports Illustrated

Spanish model Lorena Durán has posed for the SI Swimsuit Issue four separate years, and each time, she brings her supermodel smize, her palpable confidence and her fun, contagious and radiant energy to set.

The 30-year-old made her debut with the brand in Scrub Island, British Virgin Islands with photographer Josie Clough in 2020, and traveled to Montenegro with James Macari the following year. For her third magazine feature, she posed for visual artist Ben Watts in Puerto Rico and reunited with him again this year for her 2024 issue appearance. Durán posed amongst the beautiful landscapes and vineyards of Porto and the North, Portugal, and donned the most luxurious, cottagecore-inspired looks, while flaunting her curves and glow for the 60th anniversary SI Swimsuit Issue.

This gorgeous brown, white, red and black plaid set from Toxic Sadie Swimwear has been living in our minds rent free since Durán’s gallery dropped in May.

Toxic Sadie Swimwear Maye Top, $54 and Maye Thong Bottom, $49 (toxicsadie.com)

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Lorena Durán was photographed by Ben Watts in Portugal. Swimsuit by Toxic Sadie Swimwear. / Ben Watts/Sports Illustrated

This Burberry-coded set features minimal coverage on the low-rise tie-side bottoms, as well as the cute top, which can be tied multiple different ways. Shop more at toxicsadie.com.

Durán is well-known as one of Victoria’s Secret’s first curve models, and she continues to star in campaigns for the lingerie brand today. She has also posed for other major labels, including Abercrombie, Monday Swimwear, Caudalie and Jean Paul Gaultier. She uses her platform to advocate for size diversity in the industry, as well as share bits and pieces of her cool life as a model.

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Lorena Durán was photographed by Ben Watts in Portugal. Swimsuit by Toxic Sadie Swimwear. / Ben Watts/Sports Illustrated

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.