Swim in Style: Bikini Shopping Update

I'm staying up too late for a girl who was in the office as early as I was, and will be in again crazy early tomorrow.

I have important work to do.

Bikini shopping.

If I didn't pick something tonight, I'd never get it in time to wear it Down Tha Shore.

So the nice J. Crew online shopping specialist helped me. She was very nice. She helped me figure out that no, most of the triangle tops won't fit my D cup (but really, they don't look D cup to me) boobies. Unless I size up from their charts. She had some lovely D cup top recommendations (yes, they have special D cup tops).

In the end, I went with one of my Woman's View options, one of H's Man's View, and a new one alltogether. It had more to do with what's available that will actually cover and not pull at my neck.

Because really, most women I know don't like wearing halters, no matter how flattering they may be. There's that whole neck pulling thing.

My choices, with the intent of keeping tops 2 of the 3.

They ship to New Jersey shortly.

Antique Paisley triangle top (size up for bigger boobies), Deck-strip underwire top (D-cup option, I'm in love with the festival green option), Poppy triangle top (size up for bigger boobies)

Swim in Style: Bikinis - A Man's View + A Woman's View

I managed to get some new bras yesterday at Sylene, but I didn't have enough time to try on bikinis. I want ONE to supplement my practical-yet-retro-cute one piece halter. I just want one.

So I emailed H today with the link to J. Crew swim:
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From: DC Celine
To: H
Subject: very important

go look here and tell me what you like.

going to get ONE bikini.

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/swim.jsp
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Note that H is Very Busy right now. But his response was immediate.
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From: H
To: DC Celine
Subject: very important

EMBLEM PAISLEY STRING TOP

POPPY TRIANGLE TOP

POLKA-DOT STRING TOP
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So here's the visual on his picks.

And here's the visual on my picks.

My email back to him corrected the selection criteria I should've given:
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From: DC Celine
To: H
Subject: very important

it *IS* very important.

i probably should've been more specific.

i don't think i can do string or triangles any more. but i'll order one.

also, pick bottom, color, and one underwire top (needs to go to a "d" cup)
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He hasn't responded yet.

Why J. Crew? Easy. It's easy. Mail-order can be shipped to our place Down Tha Shore, since Theresnowayinheck I'm getting to go try on suits between now and Friday. And believe it or not, the suit selection in Jersey...well...if I were going for a different look.... J. Crew's suits are reliable, come in separates sizing, and have D cup. Because, while I have lost loads of weight, and I swear 15lbs of it came off of my boobs, they're still a D cup.

Votes?

Swim in Style: Taking the Plunge

This is my own Style Dilemma. I also know that it’s Every Woman’s Style Dilemma.

If it isn’t, you’re a freak-of-...you’re exceptionally well-adjusted. Congratulations.

While I’m not going to buy The Real Beach Swimsuit until June (got less than 10lbs to get to my goal weight - and I’m going to flaunt it when I get there), H and I really want to get The Beans into the indoor pool now. This weekend, perhaps.

So when The Bean and I made our shopping list for a Target jaunt last weekend, right after the Bike for The Bean and Barbie for The Bean (long story, but Mama & Papa bought the Barbie - duh - bike and The Bean paid for the Barbie out of her very own piggybank), we listed bathing suit for Bean No. 1 and bathing suit for Mama.

I just needed something I could get in the pool in and not have it fall off because it’s 300 years old and stretched through pregnancies. Seriously. I figured Target could help with that.

Target doesn’t have many one pieces - maillots, if you will, oh, Fancy Fashion People, but they do run to the Esther-Williams-like retro styles that have been catching my eye. (Full “selection” over on my SeasidePoolside pinterest board.) We were at the end of our Target jaunt, so patience was low for both Beans. I dashed through the racks, and picked up a ruby-grape rouched halter, size M.

Merona Womens Purple 1-Piece Halter with Twist Mesh Front

Size M, people.

It was wishful thinking.

Oh.

And it worked. When I tried it on, the legs are a little tight, and the halter squeezes the girls just a tad too much (I hate when my halters are too loose, so it could be me), but it FITS. It won’t get me through 1000 yards in the lap pool (that’s another, non-Target swimsuit purchase on the horizon), but it’ll work. I’ll look presentable in the pool.

Mission accomplished.

Target has an almost overwhelming swim section. Racks and racks of bikinis. Some trashy, but most threateningly cute. I was hoping to include a few for your viewing pleasure, but I'm either completely internet unsavvy, or the interwebs have issues today. So instead, you'll see me - most likely - in crochet, Missoni-like zigzags, or old fashioned red, white, and blue stripes. And hopefully, all 3!