At a Glance
- Christie Brinkley posted a swimsuit mirror selfie from her Turks & Caicos home on Jan. 15
- The 71-year-old posed in a black triangle bikini top and matching micro shorts
- The mirror is covered in seashells she collected over two decades
- Why it matters: The post celebrates aging confidently and personal creativity
Christie Brinkley is proving that 71 looks stunning. The supermodel shared a sun-lit mirror selfie from her longtime Turks & Caicos retreat, showcasing both her beach-ready physique and a handmade seashell mirror crafted from two decades of shoreline finds.
The Lucky House Moment
Brinkley’s Thursday Instagram carousel opens with her smiling at her reflection in the shell-encrusted glass. She wears a tiny black triangle top and high-waisted micro shorts, her blonde hair parted to the side and falling loosely past her shoulders. Natural light floods the room, pouring through sheer curtains that hint at the Caribbean beyond.
Three close-ups follow, each frame tightening on Brinkley holding a small bottle of glue-the same adhesive she used to affix hundreds of shells, coral fragments, and wave-smoothed glass to the mirror’s edges. A final video pans across the entire DIY border, every piece a souvenir from walks along Parrot Cay.
20 Years of Collecting
In the caption, Brinkley leans into ocean puns:
> “I shell attempt to distract you from the important news you sea on Insta then I’ll clam up and you can scallop back to the more pressing issues of the day. PS I made this over the 20 + years we’ve been here in Turks&Caicos from things I find on the beach.”
She ends with a string of emojis-hearts, shells, birds, rainbows-and the hashtag trio #seashell #shell #seashellart.
Brinkley bought the three-bedroom beachfront estate, nicknamed Lucky House, more than 20 years ago. Over two decades, every walk along the sand became an art-supply run; the evolving mosaic now frames any reflection in the hallway mirror.
A Continuing Caribbean Chapter
The post is the latest in a recent spate of Turks & Caicos updates. Days earlier she shared a clip of herself strolling the tide line, arcs of rainbow light bending over the water. Last February, she celebrated her 70th birthday under the same roof, decorating the living room with balloon sculptures arranged by her children.
That birthday marked a milestone she approached “with a lot of reverence and emotion,” she told News Of Los Angeles at the time. “I think 70 is very similar to 50, in that it’s a time when you look both back and forward. The big 7-0 is another one of those ages that’s up there in giant block numbers that loom over. At 62 you start thinking, ‘Well, I’m almost 70.’ It cast a shadow all over that whole decade down.”
Still, she focused on making the week “special,” surrounded by Jack Brinkley-Cook, 30, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, 27, and Alexa Ray Joel, 39.
Key Takeaways
- Brinkley’s mirror selfie merges fitness, creativity, and nostalgia in one frame
- The DIY project turned thousands of beach finds into functional art
- At 71, she continues to model aging on her own confident terms
