Try a Trend: Swimsuit For Summer 2013

New Year New Fashion!!!! The bikini’s days appear to be numbered in 2013. The itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny two-piece is no longer the automatic weapon in a woman’s beach wardrobe, as proved by celebs like Rihanna, Solange, Cassie and Beyoncé, who’ve all donned more demure maillots on vacation in 2012.

Swimsuit designer Malia Mills accredits this more covered up trend to the popularity of social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest, saying, “We know the world is a stage now more than ever before, with the individual stepping into the spotlight…The one-piece is an outfit in and of itself — a statement piece that says I dare to be different.” This is surely a relief for those of us having a hard time heading back to the gym.

Swimwear retailer Threads & Fins in Newport Beach, Calif., is also surfing the trend. “The one-piece is back with a vengeance,” says Threads & Fins owner Michael Townsend. “There are now some subtle and wonderful tweaks that make the one-piece modern and fresh to the eye.”
And designers are only too happy to oblige customers seeking this new kind of swimwear chic. “It’s far more exciting to design a maillot than a bikini,” says swimwear designer and Jeremy Scott protégée Lenny Leleu. “I love the challenge in covering up more.”

New versions of the tank suit aren’t exactly a return to modesty. Designers are spicing up their offerings by showing suits with plunging necklines, strategic cutouts and down-to-there zippers. Hahn says tank suits in siren-red hues or colorblock prints, along with ruched ones that hide flaws, are best sellers. One tank suit, in particular, set a new standard for sexy swimwear.

Well for us one piece bathing suits never went out in the first place. Actually, one pieces with sexy cut-outs are hotter than most bikinis. What do you think?

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