How to Choose the Right Bikini for Your Body Shape

Each year, as summer approaches, many women try to find the right bathing suit to wear to the beach or the pool. Bikinis are as popular as ever, and there are bikini styles that look good on many different body types. Whether you're trying to show something off, cover something up, or just trying to look your best, understanding your body shape is going to help you choose the right bikini.

Instructions

1. Determine your body shape by looking at the proportion between your shoulders and your hips. Some different body shapes include wide shoulders with small hips, wide hips with small shoulders, proportionately curvy and thin overall.

2. Choose a small bikini bottom that is high on your waist if you have wide shoulders and smaller hips. This will give the appearance of wider hips and longer legs. Choose a top in a style that does not draw attention to the shoulders.

3. Choose a bikini top that highlights your chest, such as a triangle top, if your hips are wide and your shoulders are small. Choose a bikini bottom that is low-waisted.

4. Choose a bikini with a halter top that ties around the back of your neck if you have a consistently thin figure. Women with this figure can choose almost any type of bottom to flatter them.

5. Choose a bikini without tight strings if you want to hide areas that may be a little out of shape. The strings will only accentuate these areas. Instead, adjustable strings, that you can tie as tightly or loosely as you want, will be more flattering.

6. Choose a bikini top that pushes up and doesn't flatten your breasts if you have small breasts.

Tips & Warnings

• Decide if you are comfortable wearing a bikini at all. Just because they are popular, they are not the only option. You want to be comfortable and confident in whatever type of swimsuit you choose.

• Try the bikini on in the dressing room before you buy it, as even bikinis in the same style can fit differently.

• Go bikini shopping with a friend. A friend can be that voice of encouragement and honesty.

• Horizontal stripes will make you look bigger than you are no matter your size.

References

• So Feminine

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish