Saturday 3 August 2013

Swimsuits Are For Swimming

I need to buy a new swimsuit. I naively thought this would be a pretty simple task, but no. For some reason, the majority of affordable swimsuits are either plain with a good shape, or have beautiful patterns with awful shapes. Whyyyyyy?! All I want is practical & pretty.

The requirements: A fairly high neckline, pretty pattern & I need to be able to dive, swim and race in it. I've found some on pinterest, so they must exist.



After hours & hours of searching (no exaggeration) I found my selection.


1, 2, 3

Out of this selection, as much as I love the low backs, my favourite was the 3rd swimsuit from Urban Outfitters. The pattern is perfect, its got  high neckline & a really cute little cut out detail. Perfection.

Listening tooo: 'Sun' by Two Door Cinema Club. I cannot stop listening to this!



17 comments:

  1. I notice a huge rise in 1 pieces this year! They've been making their comeback! I haven't worn a swimsuit in almost 8 years, I just don't really enjoy swimming or go to the beach much. :(

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    1. Woah that's ages, I love water, even glacial rivers haha! So maybe you are wiser ;)xx

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  2. I also desperately need a new swimsuit, but I just can't bring myself to tackle the task of searching for one! :') xx

    http://nekotonotanoshii.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. That Urban Outfitters one is the one I got, and I've worn it a few times so far, it is perfeccttttt, totally recommend itxx

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  3. For some reason I decided NOT to get my bikini before I went on holiday as I couldn't find anything I really loved. So I ended up landing in Croatia and found amazing bikinis and swimsuits in shops over there and to top it all, they were super cheap. Double whammy!!

    Caterina
    Journographie

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    1. Ooh I hadn't thought of looking abroad much, good ideaxx

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  4. I love the green one with the mesh insert! LOVE this post, the first picture is gorgeous :)

    Rose xo

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  5. I agree- I love the pattern on number 3 too! and a well suited song to be listening to!
    Katie
    www.katieskitchenjournal.com

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    1. Aha I'm glad you say so, its the one I got in the end! I love it so muchxx

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  6. Love these photos!
    http://saltskinned.blogspot.com.au

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  7. i've had the same issue! swimsuit shopping is HARD! love your picks though. thanks for helping a girl out! xx

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  8. I've had the same problem! Of course, on top of that I'm really tall so almost all one-pieces are too short for me. Bah! Dumb swimsuits!

    Josie
    FineandFeathered.com

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    1. Man that's annoying, swimmers are supposed to be tall too - more should be done!xx

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  9. love it! right now im such a fan of high waisted bikinis!

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