I thought, after figuring out that I need bra-sized swimwear, that the shopping process would be easier.
Alas, it isn’t so.
I’ve tried three swimsuits this year – and have two more on order. And it’s 95 degrees outside and I’m more than a little antsy and I want to swim!
Whine over. Here’s a roundup.
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I tried this in a 36F – because I wear a 36 band and I thought I should size down in the cups for more support. Uhm, no. It was tighter than a girdle. A 38FF may have worked, because that was my correct size in the Veronica….
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The Veronica is gorgeous and fit like a glove, except for those Panache wires poking me in the armpits and threatening to stab me in the chin. I could not imagine trying to swim while fighting those tall wires. I was sorely tempted to keep the swimsuit and start altering the wires with wire cutters, except I thought the skinny straps looked a bit anemic on my big frame. So, in my infinite wisdom I decided I didn’t need wires and ordered this soft cup swimsuit by Freya…
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The Freya felt good, except it wanted me to be about 4″ taller. The breast shape wasn’t great but it was better than other non-wired swimsuits I’ve tried. So, I sent that one back and gave in and ordered these two swimsuits I’d been lusting over…
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Unfortunately, these two are on order directly from the factory and I’m two weeks into a four week wait. So here I sit, in 95 degree weather, staring at my too-small-in-the-chest Anna Tankini and too-large-in-the-waist Kmart boy shorts, wondering if I’ll get that desperate for a swim.