FYI Clothing manufacturers: covering something with a TENT of fabric does not minimize it.
Allow me to explain: I am a young girl (19) who’s not as thin as I could be, but damnit- I like going to the beach as much as anybody else. My problem lies within finding flattering swimwear.
Look, I get it: everyone has trouble finding a flattering swimsuit, but my resources are MUCH more limited then a girl who is a size 6. The stores that I usually shop in (Lane Bryant, Torrid, et al) offer a very limited supply- even through their websites. Even then, the suits these stores have in stock are far from flattering and are quite matronly. I mean, I’m not even THAT big
Every single website that I have found that caters to plus sized (16+) swimsuits has a stock composed of (mostly…like 75%) skirted suits. That doesn’t make me look any thinner people- who do you think you are fooling by throwing a tent on my hips? Honestly.
Am I asking too much when I ask for a nice, simple, halter top suit that’ll hold up my girls and cover up my jiggly spots a bit? Am I asking too much when I ask for a suit that isn’t some Og- awful, bright, floral pattern that has a big, poofy skirt sticking out on either side of my ass?
I have an extremely boring swimsuit with a normalish bottom though it has an odd arrangement of back-straps. I am also not as thin as I could be, alas, though efforts are being made in that direction. I wear nylon shorts with my suit, though, as it is ridiculously high-cut. Dunno what the manufacturer was thinking. There does seem to be an overabundance of matronly swimwear.
It would just be cheaper to make a sign saying, “Look at my huge flowered ass!”, wouldn’t it?
May I humbly suggest www.landsend.com…they are the only people I’ve found who make suits that have actual architecture, but at least some of which don’t make you feel like you’re 93 years old.
UrbanChic , you have discovered the base of the problem: all the designers think I want to cover my jiggy thighs–I like them and they need a tan, too. No shorts for me. I would happily get a one piece if I could find one that actually fits properly.
I’m serious about the whole wishing I was a man thing.
What about something like this? Certainly not matronly, and they go up to size 14, which from what I gather, would probably fit you. Many of their one-piece suits are quite risque, but a lot are modest but still fun.
badbadrubberpiggy- I love there stuff, but my chest is a bit big (it’s hard to fit a D cup into one of their suits) and my hips are a bit wide. I wish I could wear their stuff, though.
Sorry, I can’t relate to the OP. Not because I’m not as big as the OP, and not because I can’t find swim suits that fit (thank you tankinis!), but because–much to my husband’s chagrin–I’m on an eternal quest to cover my ass and thighs.
