Bathing Suits - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

ellakay · 07-18-2007, 10:50 PM

In a couple weeks I'm going to Costa Rica with some friends on vacation. I'm realllllly excited, but also kind of nervous because I know I'll have to be in a bathing suit a lot haha.

I want a new cute suit, but it's really hard to find tops that dont feel tooo revealing (I'm a 36D and most tops seem to leave me "hanging out there" lol). Anyone know a good place for bathing suit shopping? Especially brands/places that carry tops in bra sizes as opposed to S, M, & L?

Azure · 07-18-2007, 11:25 PM

That's a REALLY good question. I'm a 36 DD and I always seem to be disappointed with bathing suit selection. The one top I found to fit was a 2X sized top--but it had ties for the neck and back, so the cups fit, but I had to pull the straps pretty tight. Since losing weight (I was a 38 DDD then), I haven't been able to find a top that has a smaller band-size but still has a large cup--VERY frustrating!

RememberHowToSmile · 07-18-2007, 11:48 PM

I got my bathing suit from Fashion bug. They had a good selection of tankinis and one piece suits that fit larger chest. I was very happy with my selection, and when I went to Florida last month I received a lot of complements about it.

cagesorwings · 07-18-2007, 11:50 PM

victoria's secret has some really cute suits with bra sizing... they're a bit pricey but are currently on sale, so more reasonable.
the only thing is, i don't think they carry them in stores, only online...
but here's a good link:
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/coll...ZZZ&rfnbr=1414

kaw · 07-19-2007, 12:26 AM

Another thought -- Land's End allows (or allowed, the last time I looked) you to buy tops separate from bottoms in bikinis and tankinis. This can be a boon if your two halves aren't, well, halves. Most of the Land's End suits are (or were!) modest but not matronly.

Kim

VelVeeta · 07-19-2007, 02:04 PM

You might want to check out Lord and Taylor if you have one near you- their website has some modern, yet modest suits in larger sizes, and they probably have a lot more of a selection in the actual store. I'm not sure what their sizing is like though, it probably just depends on the brand.

wisher · 07-19-2007, 02:53 PM

OOPS! I just posted a bathing suit thread without looking down at the rest of the forum and seeing that there already was one, sorry!

swiminky · 07-19-2007, 09:21 PM

I asked the same thing in the shopping thread and was only referred to plus-size stores, which I don't need. All I have to offer is this:

http://www.poppiswim.com/

blondebritbrat17 · 07-21-2007, 10:05 PM

have you tried http://www.venus.com and http://www.newport-news.com?? These websites have really cute stuff but I can't order yet from them. I think you can though. But when ordering anything online be sure to measure carefully and check out the brand's measurement/sizing information. I learned that the hard way once.