https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 22:11:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1364992 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:38:04 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1364992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, back from vacation. Aruba was fab. I took the plunge and stuffed my almost 48 year old bod into a bikini for the first time in more than 30 years.<br /> It actually worked! The one piece creep didn't happen! Thanks for the advice. I ended up with the black and white stripe Zibbets recommended, plus the Athleta, plus a green and white Tory Burch. And they all worked. Too bad the formerly fish belly white tummy is about to peel. This is a great time of year to find swimwear on major markdowns. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1356266 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 03:22:33 +0000 bj1111 1356266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm still gigling over "there will be no photos."</p> <p>I use the miraclesuit from nordies. Fashions a waist and grips well at the leg. I am a pear tho, also with a rapidly deflating butt. It's not getting smaller, just being redistributed to the back of my thigh...conservation of mass and all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1356265 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 03:21:31 +0000 annagybe 1356265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't offer specific advice. But this is what I did, I enlisted my local YLF friend Amy. We went to lunch first, WITH WINE. Then we went to a local swimsuit store and I tried on a bunch. We had a good laugh out of the misfires. But eventually we found two. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1356259 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 03:14:19 +0000 Dee 1356259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've always had the same problem as you and it's&nbsp;never occurred to me to look in to&nbsp;alterations! I have found that higher-cut bottoms mitigate this somewhat, but I generally prefer boy-cut bottoms, so I've mostly just decided to live with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1355945 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:42:41 +0000 carambola 1355945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I own and <b>love</b> the Athleta shorts in kellygirl's finds. I am a rectangle with chunky thighs and a bubble butt. I find the extra coverage forgiving without being frumpy, and the best part is they stay put, so no adjusting is required. In regular swimsuits, I have to pull the leg openings down every time I stand up - it drives me bananas. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1355938 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:34:48 +0000 Zibbets 1355938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you ever tried a skirted bikini bottom? I have one that is a little like this and I feel fab in it.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.beachhouseswim.com/french-stripe-pull-on-skirted-swim-bottom-w-belt.html">http://www.beachhouseswim.com/.....-belt.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1355937 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:34:28 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1355937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! I'll try these.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1355933 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:31:33 +0000 catgirl 1355933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear the Athleta bottoms also.&nbsp; They are modest enough to eat at a casual restaurant.&nbsp; I have the Oceanside shorts in chartreuse.&nbsp; Could do XS but preferred a S - I'm normally a 4-6.</p> <p><a href="http://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=97474&amp;vid=1&amp;pid=739776032" rel="nofollow">http://athleta.gap.com/browse/.....=739776032</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1355922 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:14:40 +0000 kellygirl 1355922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My thighs are sizable and&nbsp;I have no butt either but I&nbsp;have had success with some Athleta bottoms. The shorts style is really cute on but&nbsp;I ended up getting the shirred bottom to avoid a weird tan line. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1355912 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:03:24 +0000 Janet 1355912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I have big hips and even bigger thighs, but not much bum, so I can relate to some of your issue. If I size up to get a little more room in the leg opening, the butt can sometimes get droopy.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've never tried alterations -- just a lot of trial and error and trying on a lot of suits. Ironically, bikinis often work better than one-pieces, but I only wear those for vacations. Not sure if you have a preference.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Find attached below is one of my favorite fits in swimsuit of the last few years. It seems to work really well in fitting and flattering my body, it's got some nice style to it, and it's comfortable and still pretty easy to swim in. It even looks pretty cute with a sarong thrown around the hips so it looks like you have a top on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hope that helps a little bit!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/soliciting-swimsuit-advice-there-will-be-no-photos#post-1355899 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:54:32 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1355899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'm finally getting in my summer beach trip... husband is taking me to Aruba (yay!) next week.&nbsp;</p> <p>I was just trying on my old swimsuits, which are a bit ratty, plus two new ones I was checking out.</p> <p>I have two perennial swimsuit problems. I am mostly rectangle shaped but I have chunky upper thighs. So when I wear a swimsuit, it creates a bulging out line along the hip&nbsp;from the leg opening. And all in the same suits, mind you, my bum is so flat that the leg opening always slides up in back so that half of it is&nbsp;showing. So basically the opening looks too tight on the side yet too loose in the back. </p> <p>Is this a problem that can be fixed by alterations? Do any of you have &nbsp;swimsuits that work for you that address these kinds of issues?</p> <p> </p>