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.

Ananya Panchal | Sep 3, 2024

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)

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.

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

Published Sep 3, 2024

ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.