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I hate neon colours.

I want to be sure you understand that. They look awful on pale skin and worse on tanned skin.

I don’t much like the seaside either. I did go though, for a week. It’s apparently very good for skin problems and I have a son who seems to need it. I am also going soon on an enlarged family holiday, near the seaside. There’s going to be a pool. Last piece of info, it’s so hot I am spending time at a place with lots of pools.

Now, since I love clothes, especially winter ones, it comes really difficult to me talking swimming wear. But I do like to be up to scratch, whatever the occasion. So, it looks like I have to consider it.

I don’t like bright, too busy, too sexy, too revealing, topless, g-strings…

I have a friend, she is a very nice person, only, she wears neon bikinis, matches them with neon flip-flops, and she even manages matching nail polish…. it’s disarming…

SIMPLE. IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO GO. Plain bikinis or an always very chic one-piece. Nicely cut, nice shades. If you can’t refrain from being a bit more “visible”, add some fine jewellery, a hat and a pair of sunglasses, no more. Ah, don’t trot down to the beach wearing cheap flip-flops or worse, heels!!

: Miss Selfridge FLOPPY – Hat – black

: Orelia Necklace – pale gold

: Marc By Marc Jacobs Sunglasses – pinkcry rut

This colour and style is great, nice both with or without tan:

J.Crew HALTER WRAP ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT cognac

Dark and loose in the right place is always good:

: J.Crew RUCHED FEMME ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT navy

: J.Crew RUCHED FEMME ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT charcoal

: J.Crew RUCHED FEMME ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT black

and the halter neck versions:

: J.Crew RUCHED HALTER ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT black

: J.Crew HALTER WRAP ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT navy

WARNING: the following two swimsuits are to be used only with pale skin, NO accessories, possibly lighter hair or at least tied back, if not short:

: J.Crew RUCHED FEMME ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT yellow

: J.Crew RUCHED FEMME ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT red

Now bikinis. A classic one:

Violet Lake London Paris bikini top + Carver bottom

something black

: Seafolly Bikini top – black

: Violet Lake London Loti bikini bottom

something a little trendy

: & Other Stories V-NECK TRIANGLE BRA black

: & Other Stories CUT-OUT BIKINI BOTTOMS black

something more trendy, to be used only with a flat tummy, with the addition of a second top, to be used in order to avoid marks:

: Solid & Striped The Miranda Top and The Bridget Bottoms

: Violet Lake London Plenty bikini top

This is it.

I actually don’t like going to the seaside….
Having shared that with you, I do realise most people like it and, even if I don’t like the heat, water and the boredom that goes with that type of holiday, I do go to the beach too, only for the shortest time possible though!

I suppose a summer tan is useful as well, one tends to always look better with a little colour, but, be careful, you shouldn’t go too far with that and end up looking like wrinkled cardboard and worse still, common!!

Anyway, I had my usual look around and found some “essentials” one ought to have…

Bikinis and &…
Prefer simple or some tasteful print
MUST suit your body
No point wearing a top which ties around your neck if you than want to avoid sun marks and end up tying it in a funny way..
Top and bottom don’t have to be from the same bikini but obviously must go nicely together