It is a testament to how much my confidence has grown that I am taking part in this week's challenge. When I first saw the AC list I thought I would sit out on the swimwear week for sure.
Then... My Mum bought me two beautiful swimmers in Hawaii, from WALMART of all places. I really really loved both swimmers, and was shocked at the ultra cheap price tags that were attached.
As I have gotten older I have started to feel more confident in my own skin. I am starting to realise that ultimately the only person who should care about how I look is me. I also started to realise that wearing baggy cover ups over my swimmers actually made me more conspicuous when I was at the beach or pools.
I do struggle to find good swimmers though. I am small busted, so I prefer swimmers to have some padding on the top. I want them to sit on or below my hips (If it's a tankini) and i want bottoms that cover my ample bottom.
Tankini & Bottoms - Walmart
Boy Leg bottoms - Mix Apparel
Hat - A hand me down from Mum
These swimmers tick all the boxes for me. I really love the bright, colourful pattern. They are just long enough to cover my belly, but are also not clingy.
Best of all are the bottoms, a swim skirt. I really love swim skirts as i find they are much more flattering than board shorts, but provide more cover than a pair of bottoms. However, the pants that are attached were not quite as full as I like, with the edges of my bottom cheeks peeking out.
To solve this I bought a pair of boy leg bottoms that I wear under the skirt, but over the bottoms.
These are actually really great because they have ruched sides that allow you to lengthen or shorten them according to your tastes.
I wore these swimmers all summer. They were perfect. I felt comfortable, and best of all, no saggy, baggy cover up!
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Cute, bright swimmers! you look great!
ReplyDeleteOMG these are awesome! Tye-dye effect peace signs? I'm there!
ReplyDeleteGroovy, baby, those peace sign togs are awesomely psychedelic!!
ReplyDeleteI wish we had Walmart here, imagine the awesome price war they'd get into with Costco :)
Looking lovely and colourful this summer. Great idea popping some boy leg pants over the top. I might have to investigate a swim skirt.
ReplyDeleteswimming top is AWESOME! Hello 90's we're back!
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