Buying One Piece Swimwear for Plus Sizes

The average size for a woman in the U.S. is 14. Plus size women are coming into the majority and it is getting easier and easier to find one piece swimwear that not only fits, but flatters as well. Below are some common plus sized body types and how to find perfect one piece swimwear to compliment it.

Pear Shaped

If you are smaller on the top and bigger on the bottom, then you are pear shaped. Cover your bottom with simple swim skirts, or buy one piece swimwear with already attached skirts, and draw the attention up higher with details. The top area of the suit should have brighter colors and trim to draw the eye up to your face and away from your bottom.

Hourglass Figure

This is considered the perfect female shape; full on top, full on bottom, with a chinch in the middle. You can enhance this shape by buying one piece swimwear that draws attention to your cinched waist. Suits that have belts are a great way to draw attention to your best asset. So are small patterns or medallions that lay on the waist.

Round

If you are round all over; do not worry. There are some easy ways to define your waist to make you look more like an hourglass shape.

Look for suits that wrap around the front and cinch to the side to hide your tummy.

Buy a suit that comes with a tummy control panel and underwire built-in bra to lift and separate.

Try to find one piece swimwear that has black “racing stripes” that start at the underarm area and go all the way down to the hips. The stripes elongate and thin the waist.

Top Heavy

If you have more cup size than anything else, then you may be a bit top heavy. The best way to deemphasize large breasts is to try to add a little more interest on a lower part of the body by buying one piece swimwear that has a very simple top and decorations, brighter colors, and/or patterns lower on the suit. Also make sure that the suit has plenty of built-in support to hold your bust in place. Larger straps also help to support a larger breast.

With a little thought, plus size woman can be just as stunning as a size two model in one piece swim wear. Size doesn’t matter - style and how you flaunt it does.