Swimsuits to Flatter Your figure

Are you sick and tired of your daggy, frumpy swimsuit? Do you want to look stunning and feel positive at the beach this Summer?

The secret to looking sensational and feeling confident in your swimsuit is to enhance and play up your good features, whilst minimising or covering up your problem areas.

Body Shapes and Swimsuit Solutions

Larger Bust

Enhance – Your bottom and legs with bright colours/prints and a medium to high cut leg on your pants.

Minimise - Your bust with a solid colour Tankini Top. Some swimsuits now have built in bras which offer good support, or look for wider shoulder straps.

Avoid – Mini bottoms and plunging neck lines.

Pear Shape

Enhance – Your bust and the top part of your body with a halter top, a high necked suit or interesting patterns and details.

Minimise – your bottom and hips with solid colour pants.

Avoid – high cut legs as they will emphasize your bottom and hips.

Flat Chested

Enhance – your bottom with a string bikini or interesting detail on your bikini pants.

Minimise – your small bust by keeping the same pattern/colour for both your top and bottom. A triangle shaped bikini top, ruching or details on your bikini top will give the illusion of a larger breast. Or go for a padded bikini top.

Avoid – Horizontal stripes, they make you look flatter.

Sporty Figure

Enhance – your fit body with a two piece suit in a strong bright colour. Or go tomboy style with a short style fitted singlet top and cute boy leg pants.

Minimise – your lack of curves with interesting patterns or detail on your swimsuit.

Avoid – Solid coloured shapeless tank tops, and vertical stripes.

Solutions to other Problem Areas:

Short Legs - try spaghetti style bikini bottoms or high cut leg styles they will make your legs appear longer.

Flabby Tummy – try a dark coloured tankini top, worn with roll top high waisted pants, these will give your tummy support.

No Hips – try patterned pants or pants with interesting details, this will give the illusion of curves and give you some shape.

Broad Shoulders - try a square neckline with wider shoulder straps this will help to make them look narrower.

Round Bottom - try baggy boy leg board shorts, wear them with a fitted lycra singlet, this will balance everything out and give you confidence.

Have a great Summer!

By Sandy Prosdocimo