https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 17 May 2026 12:03:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739604 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:24:02 +0000 Cerinda 1739604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sally, you're inspiring! &nbsp;You will rock it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739599 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:16:33 +0000 kerlyn 1739599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You'll rock that bikini for sure, Sally! &nbsp;In my mid-forties, I'm back to 2 piece swimsuits also. &nbsp;I never thought I'd go that direction, but I'm finding them more flattering!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739588 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:55:09 +0000 Sal 1739588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all. &nbsp;</p> <p>There is an Australian facebooker/blogger/writer called Constance Hall - she is bold and funny and brave and brash, and while she writes mostly from a perspective of a new mother, I like her body acceptance attitude. &nbsp;I am pleased there are many of us who are still wearing bikinis in the 40 plus bracket. &nbsp;Of course one pieces are wonderful too, or board shorts and a rash shirt, or a burkini. &nbsp;Anything that allows you to participate in activities in the way you like.&nbsp;</p> <p>A few general comments - I think bikinis do provide more support for the bust area than a one piece, and for some shapes are more flattering and comfortable. &nbsp;Body length is a key reason for this. &nbsp;</p> <p>I also have a one piece Speedo suit for kayaking, boogie boarding and lengths in the pool. &nbsp;I also have a halterneck maillot style suit which is nice but needs adjustment in the waves. &nbsp;</p> <p>April - I would also feel daring/dashing in over the knee boots. &nbsp;</p> <p>And Joy - leather pants also have the air of being brave. &nbsp;I have a hankering for a jumpsuit (long not shorts) and I would feel similarly about this.</p> <p>Firecracker - I am pleased I made you laugh!!</p> <p>Cococat - those are lovely!</p> <p>Smittie - I think torso length has a lot to do with it. &nbsp;My sister is a pretty pear shape and she prefers a pants style with a tie at the side, it balances her out better.</p> <p>Thanks Maneera, Angie, Viva, Staysfit, Sara, Sisi, Diane, Ummlila, Tanya,Stylefan , RunCarla, Suz, &nbsp;El Cee, Astrid, Lucy and Brie.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739321 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 02:31:22 +0000 Maneera 1739321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why the heck not??? You go girl!!! </p> <p>I love the bikini. I've wanted one for AGES now, but I don't have any choices here in India (no one sells bikinis for the full figured, let alone by cup size). It's on my WISH list for when I travel to a country with better swimsuit shopping options! Until then....a one piece will have to suffice! </p> <p>I love swimsuit coverups too. They're also great to wear with leggings &amp; a cami when lounging at home. I recently got these two and I LOVE them. </p> <p>Your style &amp; your hair are looking fabulous right now, Sally. I bet you ROCK your new purchases! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739318 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 02:26:28 +0000 BrieN 1739318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That looks like a very well made bikini -- nice purchase! I enjoyed your write up.</p> <p>I am re-evaluating swimwear in general, as with other things I have had to re-consider since joining YLF. I am likely going to try a bikini next spring, as I think it might flatter my type of figure.&nbsp;</p> <p>Other brave purchases.... &nbsp;I have a coat that is very 70's glamour and (as April mentioned) it feels very "look at me" but I love wearing it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739307 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 02:13:13 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1739307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post really makes me smile. You have a great sense of humor, and I'm ALL FOR your brave purchase! Way to go. I can't think of a purchase I've made in recent years that I would compare to yours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739305 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:59:53 +0000 Anonymous 1739305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At 70 no bikini for me but I do wear a two piece tankini. My bravest purchase is either a pair of over the knee boots or leather pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739292 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:38:55 +0000 Angie 1739292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>GO TEAM BIKINI. I wear one too - and I'm 46. Bet you look fabulous and confidant, Sally. <b>ROCK ON.&nbsp;</b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739202 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:57:08 +0000 April 1739202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No swimsuit bravery here, but that's not really about aging since the last time I wore a two-piece suit I was twelve or fourteen. &nbsp;It's just not my style.</p> <p>My over-the-knee boots feel a bit brave. &nbsp;(Not entirely sure why, since they're more "covered up" than regular boots.) &nbsp;My destroyed jeans didn't feel at all brave until I saw someone a few years younger than I asking if she was seemed old for destroyed denim (gulp). &nbsp;</p> <p>Things that feel brave to me are mainly things with some drama to them. &nbsp;Like I have Angie's Zara Sherlock Holmes cape with the faux fur collar and it always feels glamorous and brave because it's a little "look at me," and because I worry that I'm too short for it. &nbsp;But I summon my courage because I love it so. &nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739195 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:42:50 +0000 Anonymous 1739195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a gorgeous bikini Sally. I always wear a style like that myself. In fact I've always worn bikinis. Welcome back to the club! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739192 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:36:15 +0000 Sal 1739192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks all, just flying out, will reply in more detail after the management meeting </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739154 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:35:12 +0000 Anonymous 1739154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sexay! ;-)<br /> I'm sure you look fabulous.<br /> I agree with you that skimpier is often better. I look best in a skimpy bottom with string ties even though there is definitely a lot of girth in that region! I don't know why this is so, but it is.</p> <p>I personally don't look that great in a bikini top - maybe the length of my torso or the straightness of it...not sure. </p> <p>I'm sure there is a whole other set of proportion rules around swimwear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739095 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:14:41 +0000 Sara L. 1739095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That suit looks good - lots of support and coverage on top. &nbsp;I find high rise bottoms don't work for me as they cut right across my middle where I'm at my thickest and squishiest. &nbsp;The mid-type rise like the one you show is more flattering to my body. &nbsp;I'm in my 40's and always wear bikinis to the beach. &nbsp;It's more practical and comfortable for me. &nbsp;I'm never going to look like a bikini model but I think I look ok. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739087 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:06:17 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1739087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay for bikinis. I got convinced to buy one for the first time in as long as you did, by talking to Fabbers. And surprisingly it does look better than one pieces. So I am sure you look great also! Trying new things is good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739083 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:59:39 +0000 Tanya 1739083@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a lovely bikini!&nbsp; I am very glad you got it, enjoy wearing it.&nbsp;&nbsp; We all need a little treat here and there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739078 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:45:06 +0000 Astrid 1739078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's good for you! The bikini looks nice. I wore a bikini last summer in Croatia and felt alright with it, mostly because almost every woman was wearing one. The only onepiece suits I could see on the beach usually were worn by my mum and sister. That said, the pictures afterwards made me cringe a bit, I couldn't help myself. I'm thinking of giving the one piece another try, maybe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739069 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:24:42 +0000 El Cee 1739069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous bikini -- I am sure that you wear it well. Congrats on all your new purchases. Hope you had a delightful holiday.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739068 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:21:43 +0000 shedev 1739068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty, enjoy your bikini. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739043 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:13:17 +0000 Helen11 1739043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to hear you had great service, and found a bikini that fits well. I have also only started wearing a bikini in my 40s, post- kids. I usually have to cover up with a rashie, so a bikini is much more comfortable underneath. I wear it on its own when on holidays and no one I know will see me!<br /> I hope you have lots of warm summer swimming weather ahead. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739040 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:07:35 +0000 Cococat 1739040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I have had the pleasure of meeting you first hand and I know that you will look fantastic in that bikini!</p> <p>I'm so pleased that you had great customer service at Sunburn. That's been my experience there too. </p> <p>I don't wear a bikini but I recently bought a Seafolly one piece where the whole middle section is mesh. It's more revealing than I usually wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739029 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:52:03 +0000 viva 1739029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you, Sally. And that style is gorgeous. i'm sure you will look wonderful in it. I find bikinis very comfortable and actually much more flattering than one-pieces even though I am more exposed.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1739016 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:00:40 +0000 Carla 1739016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you! I'm another bikini wearer (in my 50's). Though I wear a one piece for laps in the pool, two pieces are really more practical/comfortable on the beach. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1738999 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:33:51 +0000 Suz 1738999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, Sally! So glad you did that! Fun purchase indeed.&nbsp;</p> <p>For me, going out in gym clothes feels a bit "brave" -- my shorts are shorter than those I would usually wear, for sure. And if I could find a boutique with that type of service for a suit, I think I'd be wearing a two piece also, at least if I had a beach vacation planned.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1738994 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:28:00 +0000 Lucy 1738994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, i'm 44 and in the past 2 years my husband has talked me into bikinis. I don't look like a woman who goes to the gym everyday (I don't!!) but I think I look good enough for a woman whose body has seen some scars and surgeries etc ... &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1738990 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:16:27 +0000 Staysfit 1738990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also wear bikinis now in my 50's but only wore one pieces in my 20's when I was a lifeguard. Maybe it was about practicality back then, but was also about confidence. I have much more of it now than I did in the past. I often wonder what my life would be like if I went back and lived it again with the knowledge and confidence I have now. We never get that opportunity, so we need to live each day with purpose, joy and whatever abilities we have at the moment. </p> <p>Congratulations on your new purchase! Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1738981 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:38:51 +0000 Style Fan 1738981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the bikini you bought.&nbsp; You will rock it.&nbsp; I have always worn bikinis and two piece bath suits.&nbsp; I don't think I am being brave.&nbsp; Just being a pear.&nbsp; My weight gain is mostly in my hips and thighs.&nbsp; One piece bathing suits don't fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1738975 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:30:23 +0000 Sisi 1738975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, and to answer your question, bikinis are the only "brave" garment I wear despite not middle years but&nbsp;weight gain. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1738971 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:21:49 +0000 Sisi 1738971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right, why the heck not? From your pictures I think you have nothing to fear from a bikini. And that one&nbsp;looks pretty and comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-brave-new-purchase#post-1738966 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:12:21 +0000 Sal 1738966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I recently holidayed on the Gold Coast, and did a small amount of shopping.</p> <p>Cococat and I did some browsing and had coffee together, and I purchased some blue/grey linen cropped trousers from Uniqlo (I cannot find them online but will show them soon). &nbsp;We don't have Uniqlo here so it was fun to see their stock.</p> <p>I also purchased a sheer gauzy white swimsuit coverup - which I will also wear with shorts or pants on hot long days in the sun.</p> <p>Coco recommended I try a swimwear boutique called Sunburn and the service was outstanding. &nbsp;I ended up with a bikini which is the first time since the years started with a 19 that I have bought one. &nbsp; I even chose the smaller of the two pants options - the assistant and I both felt they looked better. &nbsp;It is Milea brand (an offshoot of Seafolly) and it is ink mini rib fabric.</p> <p>So at 46 I am wearing a skimpier bikini than I have worn since my 20s!! &nbsp;I've decided&nbsp;why the heck not? &nbsp;I won't be confused with the model shown in the bikini below, but I don't think that matters since I have a day job.</p> <p>Has anyone else made a brave purchase in their middle years/prime?</p> <p>PS I won't do a WIW now but who knows in the future LOL. </p>