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Sartorial Saturday–A Flouncy Swimsuit

It’s been a few years since I shared a swimsuit here, but I bought a new suit at Torrid (the same store my old coverup is from) for this summer, so here we are again. I decided to create my own suit with separates from their collection…a Wireless V Flounce Bikini Top and a High-Rise Lattice Side Swim Bottom.

I have really embraced the two-piece swimsuit, so I went with that style again, but the top is very different this time…it doesn’t have an underwire, but it does have an extra layer of flounce!

I really love the color scheme and floral print of this suit:

The pictures aren’t as sharp as I would have liked, but I had to take the photos at night if I was going to take them by the pool at all, so concessions had to be made.

The high-rise bottoms have lattice sides over mesh, and I really love that little extra detail!

This is a very comfortable swimsuit to wear, and has just the right amount of coverage for me. It’s my first suit from Torrid, and I’m very happy with it, so I would definitely shop for swimwear there in the future!

Sartorial Saturday–Beach Ready

I have shared a lot of different looks over the years, but today I’m sharing something way outside of my comfort zone…a look at my new swimsuit from Swimsuits for All.

This is a huge first for me, because not only have I never shared pictures of myself in a swimsuit before, I’ve never even allowed myself to be photographed in a swimsuit. But I’m doing it now because it’s real, and because I want to encourage others to be comfortable with who they are, no matter what anyone else says about it. Plus, I really like my new swimsuit, even though it was hard to say goodbye to the old one!

I kept the accessories simple, in black, red, and white (enter sunburned zebra jokes)…of course, poolside, I won’t be bothering with accessories beyond sunglasses, if I even remember those!

I love the retro feel of the suit!

I’m looking forward to making many happy summer memories at the pool in this swimsuit!

Saying Goodbye to An Old Friend

I suffered a great trauma this weekend.

I went to try on my old faithful swimsuit…it’s been a few years, and I wanted to make sure it looked ok with the coverup I bought on clearance a while back. I assumed that it would fit like it always has, so you can imagine my surprise when I put it on and discovered that it in fact, did not fit, not even a little bit.

I think most people will agree that shopping for a swimsuit is not their favorite activity. I know that I think it’s a fate worse than shoe shopping, which I really, really hate. And apparently, if you “wait” to start shopping for a swimsuit until April, you may already be too late, because the sizes or colors or styles you want are already sold out.

I have to admit, I was really attached to this swimsuit. I have happy memories of wearing it on vacation to Pheasant Run (now closed), and Cabana Bay (where I was planning on wearing it this summer), and to the YMCA when I was a chaperone for choir camp. Not only that, but this was the first swimsuit I ever owned that I actually liked and felt really good in. I didn’t mind putting it on, which was a first for me…I felt really comfortable in it. Sadly, I don’t even have any pictures of it on, because as much as I loved it, I was still a little too self-conscious to allow a camera near me when I was wearing it.

I’ve ordered a new suit. It’s a similar style to my old one, but it’s not the same, because nothing could be. I’m really hoping it fits, because it was the only thing I found that I liked that was in remotely the right size and color palette I was looking for. Hopefully, it will be just as perfect, and I’ll get to make lots of new memories in it, and maybe even take some pictures while wearing it, but I’ll always miss my old, faithful, friend!