Apple shaped body frames
• broader shoulders and smaller hips
• Two-piece bikinis or tankinis with a solid color top and a patterned bottom balance the look.
Pear shaped body types
• have larger hips and smaller shoulders
• waist that is larger than the shoulders
• One-piece bathing suits with tummy control create the illusion of a waist line is the most flattering.
Small Bust
• try a halter bikini top that has a seam just under the bust line
• or a lightly padded or line top
• Swim wear with texture detracts attention away from your bust line
Fuller Bottom
• Skirted swim suits flatter a fuller bottomed body
• try on a few boy short styles
• Both of these options offer a little more coverage.
Slender, athletic bodies
• shoulders, waist and hips that are the similar in width
• One-piece or two-piece suits with detailing around the waist will help create a more hourglass shape
• Try a wrap style top or a belted bathing suit bottom to create more waist definition.
Hourglass figures
• balance shoulders and hips with a smaller waist
• Lucky you!! because just about any classic styled bathing suit should flatter your figure.
Swimsuit perception
Buying a swimsuit has a lot to do with beauty because it’s more about perceptions than it is actual good looks. The fact is, with the right attitude, nearly any woman’s swim suit will look good to men!
How much for designer swimwear?
• You’re paying for design here, and for built-in controls or enhancements
• retailers have found they can charge a lot more for a whole suit than they could five or six years ago when bottoms and tops were inseparable
• On average, a decent suit will cost you around $60.
• if you have a great body, it doesn’t matter if your suit is cheap-- Just make sure you buy something that won’t come apart when it hits the water!
How much coverage from your beach wear?
• the nicer your body, the less coverage you need
• If you plan to be swimming or playing volleyball or surfing, you may want more coverage because a suit that covers more of you also tends to hang on, where flimsier, actually make that skimpier, things might fall off or out.
• boyshorts and hipster bikinis----we can buy suits that fit even in the middle of a plus size day or PMS fat attack
• A well-cut one-piece can hide and camouflage figure flaws.
• large floral designs do not minimize a heavy body, and
you don’t have to wear black either
• Depending on where the chubbiness lies, a smaller-coverage suit may turn out to be more flattering than the high-coverage suit you didn’t want to buy anyway
• No one can possibly see all the lumps and bumps as the girl in the bathing suit in the mirror does, so pick the least worst suit you can find, and get out there and play!
• Slimming? help camouflage (you know)? with an underwire? or be one of those what they call miracle suits?
• bold and go with something hot, sheer, sexy, exotic as in something skimpy like a thong or brazilian g string?
• splurge and look for a brand name designer like Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria Secret, Anne cole, or sporty with Nike or Lands End?
• look on the discount rack or wait for the bathing suit pick to go on sale?
• color, black, white, floral or fluorescent?.
