Best Swimsuit For Your Body Shopping Guide 2012

Our Ultimate Swimsuit Guide — Get the Best Fit For Your Body

July 2, 2012

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The Pear Shape: You're curvy at the hips and thighs and smaller on top, like Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

What to look for: The key to the perfect swimsuit is balancing your proportions and getting the coverage you need for your bottom half.

Tips and tricks from Audrey Jimenez, fit and style expert for Everything But Water:

For extra coverage on the thigh, look for a clean skirted bottom, a feminine look that offers more coverage.
To flatter thighs, a skirted bottom should fall just below the largest part of the upper leg.
A plunging neckline or eye-catching top draws the eye upward, minimizing the bottom.

In this photo: Beyoncé Knowles

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by Hannah Weil 2

The Pear Shape: You're curvy at the hips and thighs and smaller on top, like Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

What to look for: The key to the perfect swimsuit is balancing your proportions and getting the coverage you need for your bottom half.

Tips and tricks from Audrey Jimenez, fit and style expert for Everything But Water:

For extra coverage on the thigh, look for a clean skirted bottom, a feminine look that offers more coverage.
To flatter thighs, a skirted bottom should fall just below the largest part of the upper leg.
A plunging neckline or eye-catching top draws the eye upward, minimizing the bottom.

In this photo: Beyoncé Knowles

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2 Comments

Grace Hitchcock 1 year

Love these options! I'm a firm believer that everyone deserves at least one new suit per season.

Brittney Stephens 1 year

These are fantastic picks — so spot on! My ideal suit for the Summer is a bandeau top with high-waisted bottoms, and you've given me so many amazing choices :)