Modern fashionistas are becoming experts at ordering bathing suits online that fit effortlessly upon arrival. Knowing your plus-size figure is key. Realizing what flatters your body best is more important than forcing your figure into the latest trends. Confident women select comfortable, complimentary cuts, styles, accents, and fabrics. To join that enviable club, use this Swimsuits Direct cheat sheet.
One-Piece Bathing Beauties
Instead of lumping all plus-size one-piece swimsuits into a single conservative mold, explore their versatile styles’ advantages. Decide which body areas you want to minimize, cover, highlight, or enhance. That determines if you choose raised, ornamental, or lowered fronts or backs. Bandeaus will compress your bust. Modest high-neck looks will confine and conceal your chest. Plunging, V-neck, keyhole, and sweetheart cuts flaunt cleavage. Halters lift your bust. Princess seaming with side splices or piping contrasting against center portions will slim your midsection. So will shirring and hidden tummy control panels.
Materials and accents change the looks of one-piece bathing suits. Fabrics span from slenderizing dark solids to fun pastel and bright shades to showy patterns like romantic florals and clever geometrics. Basic and full-coverage cuts stand out when you go colorful or ornate. Frills including lace and crochet bodices, sheer inserts, flounces, and ruffles draw visual interest to specific locations. To conceal upper thighs, choose longer skirted styles or swim dresses.
Two-Piece Tankini Stunners
If you want to appear appealing yet less revealing, try tankinis for full figures. These flexible tank top and brief sets will hide your belly while separates allow freedom of movement. Bandinis will reduce your bust size, halters create lift, and underwires ensure support. Choose cuts that highlight your form’s strengths. If you have narrow shoulders, strapless bandeaus or widespread straps will look better than halters, which produce tapering effects.
Pick thicker materials for added structure and stability to restrict unwanted jiggling. Tankini swimsuits in darker solids, smaller patterns, and softer motifs will help you look slimmer. But if vivid tones, big prints, or flashy extras draw your eye, going for whatever you love will improve your confidence. To conceal upper thighs, opt for longer tops or swim skirt bottoms.
Daring Bikini Visions
These swimming suits pair two abbreviated pieces. High necklines from solid fabric to lacey, crochet, macramé, strappy, and mesh inserts prevent your bust from escaping in public. Select supportive halter, bandeau, bralette, underwire, or push-up tops to boost up fuller breasts. Adjustable ties and lace-up styles allow you to get just the right tautness for your form’s perfect fit. Decorative flounces extend down to cover your belly partially.
Some plus-size bikini bottoms dip below your navel and sit on your hips. But many women wanting more midriff coverage for modesty reasons choose high-rise briefs. They stay in place during energetic sand or water sports to avoid embarrassing slippage. These feminine-looking pieces help create hourglass curves with a timeless appeal. Former vintage garments have gone modern with sleek lines hiding bumps, princess seeming trimming width, shirring for comfy elasticity, and tummy toners for flattening effects. Embellishments range from cutouts and mesh inserts to strappy shaping and skirted bottoms with dainty ruffles.
Sizing All Silhouettes
Are your upper and lower proportions inconsistent? Then two-piece swimsuits let you pick tops and bottoms separately to get the best cuts, sizes, and fits for each. You can even mix and match harmonizing or contrasting colors, patterns, and/or designers to customize unique tankini and bikini sets that express your fashion flair while conforming to your contours perfectly.
When viewing individual offerings’ descriptions, click on “See Size Chart” to bring up that designer’s typical measurements by sizes. Some provide extra fitting tips to eliminate guesswork. Anne Cole Plus also explains how to measure four key body areas. Becca ETC’s 0-3X options list practical details including equivalent plus sizes like 16-18 and corresponding cup sizes. If you’re still not sure which you need, ask customer service for assistance.
Shipping and Return Policies
Swimsuits Direct ships orders quickly all over the world in just one or two days. If your purchase fails to meet your satisfaction for any reason, you’ll appreciate our lenient, no-hassle return policy. You may exchange your swimwear or obtain a full refund minus the shipping fee. Protective panty liners must be intact on all unaltered items you send back within 30 days to receive reimbursements.