Would You Wear This Swimsuit?

Jun 04, 2008 @ 2:10pm

topshop bow bathing suit.jpg I can't stop buying bathing suits. Even though the closest I'll come to taking a dip this summer is spraying myself with water after tanning in Washington Square Park, I still keep a (growing) pile in my closet.

So while perusing Topshop's swim section today, I came across another very cute suit. Love at first click. The skinny blue stripes are a little bit nautical, the bow is just girly enough, and the whole look is very 'I'm vacationing on my yacht this summer.' But my next thought was, would I actually wear a cutout one-piece?

Sure you see lots of these suits strutting down the runway or in some impossibly luxurious magazine spreads, but in real life? Paris Hilton's a big fan, which might tell us a little something, but I've never actually seen one on a real chick, in real time, and I'm not sure how I would feel if I did. There's something about them that comes off as over-the-top, or rather silly - and think of the tan lines!

I think for now, I'll hold off - maybe I'll get it when I purchase that yacht.

But more importantly - would you wear one?

--HAYLEY PHELAN

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:14PM

I bought one to wear this summer, but haven't worn it yet, so I guess we'll see. Would totally wear this one- love it!

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:16PM

even more importantly - i hope you are wearing sunscreen when you are tanning in the park!

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:17PM

It's funny because the bathing suit at firsst sight seems so revealing. But obviously it has more coverage (not much more), but more than a regular bikini. But at first glance it almost seems 'riskier' than a bikini, although it's really not.

Anyways, i think it's very cute! I don't know if i would wear it, but i do like it. It's very St. Tropez, yacht like you said.

I can't help but notice that J.Crew has incredible bathing suits. Every shape and every color.

posted by daphne

Jun 04, 2008 2:25PM

I'd definitely wear one and that one is really cute! Not really to the beach, unless I was at a resort, but to a classy pool party it would be a hit. And you'd look more fashionable than the rest of the bikini gang ;)

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:29PM

i like it a lot -- it sort of looks like an anchor! A crazy-sounding person on whowhatweardaily.com left a comment about these suits that actually made sense, that is, that the cut-outs definitely create curves, so, if adding curves is not what you are after, stay away. Other than that caveat, I think these suits are just like any other -- there are adorable versions and gross versions...ok, I think I have said enough about this subject to officially sound like the crazy wwwd commenter!

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:30PM

very cute bathing suit, but am i the only one who thinks that it looks like an anchor (appropriately so)

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:31PM

It's very cute...I just can't get past the thought of how awful the tan lines would be!

posted by syako

Jun 04, 2008 2:33PM

it's so Blair Waldorf

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:34PM

If you have the body, go for it. It's really really cute.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:40PM

I feel like this suit is to Summer '08 what blouses with no shoulders or sheer sleeves were to the late 80s early 90s.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:43PM

i would absolutely wear it..
p.s. it's super natuical.. it looks like an anchor.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 2:44PM

"even more importantly - i hope you are wearing sunscreen when you are tanning in the park!"

This sentence doesn't make sense. You can't protect yourself effectively against the sun and still get tan. Tanning is sun damage.

Anyway, a 2:30pm, I think it looks like an anchor too...and I wouldn't wear it. I like cut-out swimsuits but only when the middle part isn't quite so skinny.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 3:09PM

I definitely don't have the body for this suit--like someone else pointed out, it's for someone who would want to create curves. It is cute, though.

posted by Tamara

Jun 04, 2008 3:16PM

I have one and I love it. I always get compliments, from guys and girls. I don't have a "model body" either. I'm 5'3 and weight a little over a hundred pounds but it definitely adds a silhouette that is both flattering and very feminine.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 3:29PM

sorry - meant tanning as in "the act of sitting in the sun"...

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 3:35PM

I'm pretty sure tanning is not defined as "the act of sitting in the sun.." good save though...

posted by midnight drive

Jun 04, 2008 3:39PM

syako - that is exactly what i was going to say. i coudl see blair wearing it with a matching headband. heck, i'll wear it with a matching headband!

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 3:51PM

have one, love it, especially never having to adjust anything. gotta love a suit that stays in place!

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 4:16PM

can you buy this in the US?

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 4:37PM

I have found that the cut out suits have immense hanger appeal but are more tricky than you would think to pull off. It draws attention no doubt to your hips - if you are hip heavy it's not flattering, if you are boyish it only accentuates that, if you have some cushion there it's like a blinking arrow...i think it takes a slender slightly curved women with just enough padding to be sexy to make it work...so if that is you - go for it.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 4:49PM

No.
Why? Because it is hideous.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 4:58PM

no it would bug me so much - what is the band in the middle covering/doing

posted by sarahchivonne

Jun 04, 2008 4:59PM

No. It looks like a picture frame for love-handles.

posted by etoilee8

Jun 04, 2008 5:24PM

I love this swimsuit. But I'm afraid with my hips, wearing this, would be like running down the street screaming "I've got love handles" at the top of my lungs. Not a good idea.

posted by Jac

Jun 04, 2008 5:30PM

I love these, but the middle part is always too long or too short. I feel like I'd have to get it altered which seems ridiculous.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 5:38PM

i would if i could

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 5:50PM

it looks cute in the picture
but it real life the only reason i would wear it
would be if i wanted a really hideous tanline
and if i wanted to look obese

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 5:55PM

i hate it.

posted by Miriam

Jun 04, 2008 6:05PM

"a picture frame for love-handles"

brilliant. could not have put it better.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 6:49PM

it's great for pool parties at sunset or nighttime (or a late night jacuzzi party :) )when you don't have to worry about tan lines, because like someone said you would stand out fashion wise.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 8:48PM

The suit is really cute,but hard to pull of. Bonus points for the bow!

And yes, you get a perfectly fine tan, even though your wearing sunblock! My mother's a cancer nurse, so i'm covered in spf 50 every summer, and i'm almost always the most tanned of my friends. So not wearing sunblock is just plain stupid.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 9:03PM

HELL yeah!

posted by textile_queen

Jun 04, 2008 9:08PM

I want to try one on to get a feel for how it looks first before I make a personal decision on it. But I love the idea, although I've never seen one worn in real life by a real girl. And I agree with the others who think it's channels Blair.

posted by Fassion

Jun 04, 2008 9:46PM

I have one by Victoria's Secret Body collection in pink and it was reasonably priced. My boobs don't fit in it right because if has no bralette so I ordered it in black from Newport News (also reasonably priced both around the $30 dollar mark) and hope this one fits because I love these suits. To Jac: I think Delia's or Alloy sells these suits in long and short torso.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 10:08PM

for some reason that style of bathing suit strikes me as skankier than any leopard print thong bikini could be

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 11:19PM

Do it! Do it! They are seriously so slimming. The cut out makes your waist look tiny!

I was dubious at first, but now I own a couple of them. They are sexy and unique. Aussie label Zimmermann (my fave label) makes THE best cut out swimsuits (their clothes are hot as well). I own about six of their swimsuits now.

posted by guest

Jun 04, 2008 11:54PM

i'd love to wear one piece cut-outs but hate the crazy tan lines it'd give you. so i thought this must be great for those night-swim parties.

posted by guest

Jun 05, 2008 1:00AM

yes, and the american apparel version is great! i think it comes in black, silver and gold (black is best)

posted by 808Kate

Jun 05, 2008 1:03AM

I agree with the pool party comments! Also, the pool party had best be at night. tans lines from this wouldn't be great.

posted by guest

Jun 05, 2008 9:26AM

I have one from cosabella and its fantastic! Yai to fab monokinies!

posted by guest

Jun 05, 2008 11:55AM

i too bought one from cosabella and wear it all the time so comfortable and super flattering

posted by guest

Jun 05, 2008 12:41PM

I bough one from 2 Summers ago and kept getting compliments!
But now I just think cut-out bading suits are not so much the latest fashion and they come off as a little over the top...

posted by guest

Jun 05, 2008 1:11PM

As a slightly over the top glamour girl, I have to say I love th cut-out suit. There is something so sexy about the peek-a-boo skin effect. More fabric = more cut-out = more risqué.

Ok, but seeing as I'm over the top my one piece cut-out consists of a leopard and gold Guess version. And yes, it is possible to keep the skankyness to a minimum.

posted by guest

Jun 05, 2008 1:31PM

How about this question instead: would you wear a two-piece if you were the mother of a two-year old whose time spent in your belly caused unsightly stretch marks that are as present today as they were the day you gave birth? To this question, I answer 'no'. However, I would (and do) wear the little number at question - the suit is cute, covers just enough to be still be tasteful (pregnancy wounds and all), and won't budge when I'm racing after the kid on the beach. Perfecto! Oh, and I suppose tan marks are a non-issue for me because, really, I haven't any intention of prancing around sans shirt, save the beach - in this suit.

posted by guest

Jun 05, 2008 2:37PM

I have a swimsuit similar to that and there is something very coy about it that I love. Plus it is flattering to most body types. Wear that swimsuit!

posted by guest

Jun 06, 2008 4:58PM

Jennen says she wears them... Way to be a good sister

-Paul

posted by guest

Jun 12, 2008 1:07PM

only wear cut-outs and other weird shaped suits in indoor pools