Whether the summer season is quickly approaching or you just want to get new swimwear for other fun recreation, knowing which types of swimwear work best for your body shape will greatly help you find the best style to show off your best features.
Swimwear for Hourglass Figures
Known as the "perfect" figure type, it's one that is most proportioned and balanced from top to bottom, making it much easier to find suitable styles in swimwear. If you have certain areas that you would like to hide or enhance, choose appropriate swimwear to help you in those departments.
If you would like to make a smaller bust look bigger, choose bikini style swimwear with a triangular top. It provides enough coverage while making the bust area really pop. To get proper support for a larger bust, make sure to get a top with a halter strap or wider shoulder straps. It's also recommended to get underwires to give the bust a nice shape and lift.
Avoid wearing horizontal stripes, especially around the waistline since they take away your curves and make your body seem more rectangular.
Swimwera for Pear Figures
If you have a pear figure, the most important thing to remember is to find swimwear that will help balance your body from the bottom up. Since the bottom half of the body is much heavier, it's recommended to avoid ruffles or shorter skirts that add more bulk to that area.
Choose swimsuits that have a darker-coloured bottom with a light-coloured or brightly patterned top. This style helps minimise the bottom half while bringing the eyes up to the top. Finding a top with a front tie will also add a little more bulk to balance the figure.
In order to give your bust some more bulk, there are many beautiful padded swimsuits available. They are great to balance the body and provide great comfort while splashing around in the water.
Swimwear for Boyish Figures
Having a boyish or rectangular figure can be quite difficult when trying to find the best swimwear. To add some curves and shape to the body, you have to find pieces that will give the illusion of curves. Some key tips when looking for swimsuits is to look for anything that will give shape and movement to the right parts of the body.
Find bikini tops and bottoms with ruffles, pleats or layers of fabric that move with the body. They will add great shape to the top and bottom while making your waist seem smaller. To give your hips a boost, find styles that have ties at the sides, the same idea goes for ties in the front of a smaller bust.
When it comes to colours and patterns, almost anything goes. Choosing horizontal stripes to the hip and bust area will give the illusion of a wider area. This is also possible to achieve with light colours and strong patterns. To keep your waist tucked in and looking small, keep that area bare or covered with darker, more solid colours to make the body seem more curvy.
Maternity Swimwear
The most important point to remember when looking for the best maternity swimwear is comfort in all the right places. It's a time when the body is going through a lot of changes and will need the swimwear to change along with it.
Whether you choose a one-piece swimsuit or bikini, it's important to have a comfortable top with great support. Choosing a halter style top or one with wide straps will provide the adequate lift needed. Avoid getting a top with underwires as they might cause discomfort and pain.
A bikini would be a great choice for anyone who feels comfortable showing off their bare tummy. This style also provides lots of room for tummy growth throughout the trimesters but if you would like more support in that area, choosing a one-piece swimsuit with extra room in the mid-section will certainly do the trick.
If you would like to minimise the size of the tummy, choose darker solid tones and ruching around the tummy. Instead of adding bulk to that area, the ruching will help disguise it more and give more visual interest.
Plus-Size Swimwear
Being a plus-sized woman can be difficult, even if you are comfortable in your own skin. There are many shops that do not offer an adequate swimwear selection to compliment and fit the body well. When choosing a plus-size swimsuit, the most important point to remember is to get a good fit. Choosing swimwear that fits too tightly will create tight bulges that will make you seem larger in certain areas, not to mention a very unflattering overall look. A general rule of thumb is to pick a swimsuit size that's one to two sizes larger than your regular dress size.
Avoid wearing shockingly bright colours or loud prints as they will make your body look larger. This is also the case with light pastel colours. Try wearing darker tones, solid colour blocks or tone-on-tone patterns to hug your body and accentuate natural curves.
If you would like to hide or tuck in that tummy, choose one-piece swimwear that includes ruching at the waist or two-piece swimsuits with a high-waisted bottom that also has a medium cut thigh.
Finally, for added support in the bust area, choose lower cut halter necks or wide double straps to give you great lift and comfort.
No matter the style and type of swimwear you find, it's always important to find the fit and cut that makes you feel like a sexy and confident woman. That's what truly brings out the best in you.
