How to choose a swimsuit?

The beach, the sea, the sun do not compromise. To be confident in their irresistibility and look “one hundred percent” will help only the right swimsuit. But how to find your model among a huge number of fashionable and attractive offers? First you need to honestly and impartially evaluate your figure. Perhaps even a little critical attitude to your parameters, looking at yourself from the outside, because a swimsuit is exactly that thing that does not forgive the slightest mistakes. In this article, we will talk about how to choose a swimsuit so that it favorably emphasizes all the advantages of your figure, as well as hiding flaws.

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Swimsuit and body type

Many women are tormented by the question of how to choose a swimsuit, and even so as to remain satisfied with the new thing? It often happens that a swimsuit is bought spontaneously: I liked the model, the color, or liked it on someone. But at the very first trip to the beach, discomfort, inconvenience, and constraint are felt.

In order to avoid this, you should understand some of the nuances of selecting a model, depending on the type of figure.

Pear-shaped figure

The disproportion of the silhouette is the main feature of such a figure. It is characterized by: a narrow, light top and a heavy bottom with full legs and wide hips.

To choose the right swimsuit, you should draw attention to the graceful top, at the same time, distracting him from the problem areas:

• For this type of figure, both separate and merged models of swimwear are suitable.
• In separate versions, the straps on the bodice should be thin in order to emphasize the hands and graceful neck. A swimming trunks should be wide to emphasize the waist.
• Highlighted figure flaws can be swimming trunks with ties, panties with a skirt, high neckline on the hips, thin bikinis.

Important! The disproportionality of the silhouette will help to balance the ruffles, foam inserts, drapery of the bodice.

• Among the fused models, one should pay attention to swimwear in the Empire style with a wide waist under the chest and a thin strap.
• Also on this figure sports monophonic swimsuits with a horizontal light insert under the chest will look good.

Apple shape

This type is characterized by the following: graceful hands, slender legs, round shape of the chest and abdomen, without a pronounced waist. With these parameters, it is recommended to emphasize the legs, visually lengthen the body, without drawing attention to the stomach and chest:

• An ideal swimsuit for such a figure would be a tankini in the form of a T-shirt with a deep neckline and wide straps.
• You can choose a halter swimsuit with ties at the neck.
• Also fit models with a V-shaped or square neckline and wide straps.

Important! Draperies and ruffles are a great option if you want to choose a swimsuit to hide your stomach. The material should be elastic and dense, without excess shine. It’s better if there are bones in the bra cups.

• A girl with this type of figure in a “bikini” swimsuit, with thin straps or without straps will be uncomfortable.

Rectangle Shape Type

This type of waist is not outlined - the silhouette has a rectangular shape. The main task when choosing a swimsuit for this type of figure is to divert attention from a wide waist:

• To smooth out the imbalances a little, you should choose styles with wide bodices, cups without foam, thin straps, a U-shaped neck, high swimming trunks.
• Of the models, the feminine “tankini” is most appropriate.

Important! Wide underpants with decorative accessories (belts, ruffles, skirts) can still increase the hips in volume, thereby visually narrowing the waist.

• For such a figure, sports models with smooth lines are well suited - they will well emphasize the advantages of the figure.
• You can also safely choose a separate swimsuit, the lower and upper part of which is connected by a strip.

Important! Deficiencies may emphasize:

• Bandeau bodice;
• swimming trunks in the form of shorts;
• thong
• geometric cutouts.

Hourglass Shape Type

Girls with this type of figure look very good in any swimwear models. A balanced bottom and top does not need any “distracting” and “camouflage” moments. But still, nature is not perfect - with the figure of the Hourglass there are magnificent forms, small or large breasts, rather wide hips. However, the main advantage is always the elegant waist. Therefore:

• With an average build, you can choose a swimsuit without straps or with straps through the neck.
• With more magnificent forms, the chest must be well fixed - the bodice should be tied around the neck or be on wide straps.
• Solid elastic swimsuits that emphasize the waistline look good.

Important! It is desirable that the selected model has a rigid cup.

• Short legs in such a figure can visually lengthen a triangular neckline and a high neckline on the hips.
• An elongated torso will help to “shorten” the rounded notches on the sides.

Big bust

In this case, it is necessary to consider not only the aesthetic, but also the practical side. Big breasts should be well fixed, otherwise - it will cause trouble while staying on the beach, swimming. Therefore:

• Instead of a bodice, it is better to choose a top with bones that securely holds the chest.
• With a large chest, the bra is always on wide straps and with bones. Straps will help to keep the posture more even and unload the back.

Important! The diagonal line of the breast will be successful, that is, all swimwear with a smell with a lush breast will make it even more attractive.

• Also recommended are models of bodices that have a dense mesh inside.

Important! It is better to avoid light tissues, thin straps, foam inserts, unfixed cups.

Small bust

There are many different ways to visually enlarge a small breast: push up bras, tight cups with bones, ruffles, draperies, accessories. The main thing here is that the compacted bodice fit and fit snugly on the body:

• Helps to increase breast bra with a horizontal line.
• The most suitable “Bando” model is without straps, with straps, removed to the maximum or leaving the central part of the bodice.

Important! If a girl who has a small breast does not set herself the goal of visually increasing it, then the most natural option would be a triangular-shaped cup. For a small chest, you can choose a swimsuit on a thin ribbon, pitted, with thin straps, with a fixed cup.

Wide hips

With fairly wide hips, it is advisable to focus all attention on the top. To do this, choose a bra model that will increase the chest and bring proportionality to the figure:

• Deep necklines and vibrant bodices are perfect.
• The bottom is better to choose dark colors - dark inserts on the sides will help to visually narrow the hips.
• It is also advisable to choose panties with medium-height cutouts.

Important! Skirts, stitching, draperies, belts, any transverse accessories can further increase the volume of the hips.

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Color selection

To choose the right swimsuit, you need to take into account many things: personal taste, color type, fashion trends. Well, when all these points are consistent with each other. The color of the swimsuit is like, hides the flaws and emphasizes the advantages, is suitable for the color of the skin, eyes, hair, and the owner of the swimsuit can not be blamed for the old-fashioned. But how to find the best option?

By type of figure

The type and color of the picture can help balance the imbalances in the figure:

• For a full figure, deep colors are suitable, which visually can reduce the silhouette. Floral prints and vertical stripes are also appropriate.A bright and wide vertical strip in the middle will attract attention, thereby hiding a wide waist.

Important! Swimwear for women with curvaceous forms should not be light colors, with large and bright patterns, in a horizontal strip, with a transverse ornament or from shiny fabrics.

• For the “Pear” figure, you should choose swimwear in contrasting colors - a dark bottom, a light top. The bodice can be variegated, colored, striped, polka dots, and panties - plain.

Important! On a fused model, a large figure is permissible, but there should be an insert that will delimit the bottom and top, as well as emphasize the thin waist.

• For the figure "Rectangle" suitable bright, rich, contrasting color. Flower ornamentation is best avoided here.

Important! For a one-piece swimsuit, a diagonal pattern that can narrow your waist will be ideal.

• For the hourglass, all colors are good.
• For a magnificent breast - the combined color of the bodice: the upper part is dark, the upper is light.
• Small tones are visually enhanced by light colors, transverse patterns, small floral patterns, and bright colors of geometric shapes.

Important! With narrow shoulders and hips, you can safely buy bright swimwear and models of bright colors.

By color

One of the most important principles to choose the right swimsuit is that its color does not match the tone of the skin or hair. Here, too, have their own recommendations:

• For blondes with fair skin, bright models are well suited. Also, an excellent option would be the presence of Indian, oriental motifs and colors.

Important! The colors of blondes are: burgundy, lilac, pink, turquoise, the color of ripe cherries. White and orange are best avoided.

• It is better for white-skinned brunettes not to choose white swimwear, monophonic models of saturated blue and purple. Dark hair and pale skin go well with the delicate colors of peach and caramel, which will help give the skin a warm shade. With dark hair and dark skin, you can choose a bright model with a rich palette of chocolate, burgundy, blue, emerald, raspberry and other colors.

Important! Light green and light yellow tones will be less suitable.

• For a brown-haired woman, the range of choice is much wider. It is better for light-skinned brown-haired women to avoid catchy colors and too light shades. But for brown-haired women with swarthy skin, gentle and soft tones that emphasize the figure will do. Milk chocolate is considered the ideal color.

Important! Many brown-haired models are lilac, green, brown shades. Solid blue, red, white, black colors are undesirable. It is better to choose a model with a picture.

• Red-haired beauties are very green. It is better to choose fresh shades of green. Also terracotta, caramel, beige, brown, saturated yellow color looks good.

Important! Most red-haired girls have fair skin, so it is better not to buy sandals, white, peach-colored swimwear - against their background the skin will appear even paler.

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Swimsuit Quality

The modern elastic fabrics from which the swimwear is made resemble cotton, velvet or silk to the touch. Meanwhile, unlike these types of fabrics, they withstand frequent salt baths and the scorching sun.

In order not to miscalculate the purchase:

• A quality swimsuit must pass air well, dry quickly, do not lose shape, do not wrinkle, do not sit, do not stretch and do not burn out.
• Modern models are able to repel UV rays, protecting the skin from excessive sun exposure. Or even allow you to get a tan through the tissue, while minimizing the impact on the skin of ultraviolet radiation.

Important! When choosing a swimsuit, it is best to focus on the manufacturer's company. The leaders in the production of the highest quality sports models are Arena, Speedo. And in the so-called linen direction - Triumph, Felina, La Peria, Gottex.

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New life of an old swimsuit

Some swimwear are so suitable and like girls that they do not want to part with them, but the fashion is unpredictable, stubborn, and beach or sports swimwear sooner or later go out of fashion.

From the old, no longer fashionable swimsuit, you can make something new and relevant:

• The easiest way to change and decorate its appearance is to sew original buttons on it.
• A more difficult option is to embroider with beads, stick stones.

Important! It often happens that an old, but such a favorite swimsuit, for example a bikini, loses its shape. In order to modify it, you can:

• Cut a well-stitched side seam.
• Next, take the plastic ring and sew it on the extreme side. The main thing here is that both edges fit tightly together.

Remember that if you redo something on swimming trunks, then the same changes must be made from above.

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Stock footage

The correct choice of a swimsuit primarily depends on the type of figure. But it is also important to consider the color, size, fabric density, its elasticity and quality. A well-chosen swimsuit, like any other accessory, will emphasize the exquisite style, good taste, femininity and character trait.