Swimsuits

Another fashion item that's hard to find as a plus size girl is a good swim suit.  They're often upwards of $50 and that's fine as long as it lasts longer than one summer.  My parents put in a pool last spring, and so this summer when I go home, I fully expect to be out there every morning with my mommy doing aqua aerobics to disco music and again every evening when I'm sunbathing and relaxing after work.  

Last summer, I got a cute swim suit from silhouettes.com that's black with white polka dots, has a little skirt and some buttons on the side.  I also got a cheap giraffe print swimsuit from Target that's already feeling kind of old.  I also don't like to wear it if I'm swimming with other people because it's like a really loose and weird tankini that's attached to separate bottoms with skin colored mesh, and the top part isn't connected anywhere but at the bust, so the loose tankini part flows up and away from the bottoms and bunches under my boobs.  I want to replace my cheap target swimsuit with another high quality suit that will last. 

So, I began my search for a perfect swimsuit.  Last year, my best friend got some shorts to go with her suit and I really liked that look, so that's what I'm looking for this year. 

So far the only place I've looked is Lands End, which always has some kinda cute plus size swim suit options.  Here is what I've come up with:

I am leaning toward the combo on the right. I wonder what the big differences between the two different shorts are? The first pair have a zipper and pockets, like real shorts, but also have swim bottoms built in. I like these a lot, but they don't come in black for the last swim top. They come in bright pink but I don't want bright pink shorts. I'm doing a poll on my livejournal for my friends to chose which one they like the best.