Six years ago, I moved from the landlocked Midwest to a city on the ocean and never looked back. I try to make it to the beach every week in the summer (salt water is the cure for everything, as they say). As such, I have amassed a small collection of swimsuits. So many people hate swimsuit shopping, but I love it, especially since discovering swimwear that actually fits me. Seriously, full bust swimwear is a life changer. I’ve stopped buying non-cup-sized bikinis entirely. Nothing is worse than trying on an XL bikini top, only to find the band is too big and the cups are still too small. Well-fitting swimwear is like cute lingerie that’s socially-acceptable to wear outside. In other words, it’s the best.
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. I hope this doesn’t make me sound like a terrible snob, but I hardly ever look at Forever21 for lingerie, loungewear, and swim. I think a big part of that is because they’re not a brand I grew up with, and I also didn’t have access to them as I was formulating my “lingerie consciousness.” I run across an item here or there […]