Thursday, April 12, 2007

my boobs need your help!

I thought this might be the right crowd to ask about something like this...

I am looking for a bathing suit. Specifically, a bikini-ish bathing suit. I have a decent lap-swimming one-piece suit, but it is grandma-y to the point of ridiculousness (it has flowers. nuff said. I decided I wanted a bikini-type bathing suit. My last bikini died last summer, a "you've owned me for seven years and I thought I'd save you before I turned completely see-through" kind of death.

But I have a caveat - I want a bathing suit I can wear to, you know, do shit. Support isn't really the issue - STAYING ON is more the point. I am...not exactly large-chested, but I fall squarely into the category of "tank tops must have built-in shelf bras".

With this in mind, I decided I want a bathing suit with a sports-bra-style top. I saw a surfer chick on vacation once, wearing some fantastic bikini with a sports bra racer-back top; the idea stuck (it helped that she was ridiculously hot).

Ladies and gentlemen: they do not exist.

It took all of 30 minutes in a shop to realize that this wasn't a mainstream idea. Mainstream ideas appear to be Walmart-quality ass-cheap fabric going for $75 apiece (what asshole decided to price bikini tops and bottoms seperately? ARGH), with ridiculous huge plastic squares positioned in the cleavage or giant dangly faux-wood balls hanging from the ties. Why? Just why?

I can't find these online for the life of me. The closest they get are tankinis, which I've never really liked as they are neither flattering nor comfortable, and usually are just regular bikini tops with fabric dangling off the bottom. I can't even find sports bras, by themselves, that were designed to co-function as bathing suits (bottoms are less of a problem). Do they exist at ALL? Does anyone have experience with this kind of thing?

4 comments:

jokerine said...

Arrgh, Bikini season! I can never find anything that fits. It has gotten better since tops and bottoms are sold seperately, but...
Anyway, I can't help you except to comiserate, because I'm in Germany. I did see something like you where looking for the other day, so keep looking.

skookumchick said...

I'd look at Title 9 Sports. I'm not sure if you'll find something sports-bra-y, but I hope so. http://www.titlenine.com

Anonymous said...

Hey sorry about that bathing suit you didnt find but i might have an idea for you. Ok so you want some that has the support of a sport bra look at pacific sunware store and they have some ahdorable halter top bikins they hve the support of a bra but they are HOT and lastforever mine is still in fasin and ihave had it for 5 years and it looks like new everytime i wear it. Ihope you like them as much as me!!

Good luck!!

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