Fashionistas (again): do you think this is frumpy for a (late) 20-something gal?

[LaraMN]

I'm on an endless mission for a new swimsuit, and I rather like it, but it's hard to picture what it would look like irl, since I'm just looking at it on a website. What do you think?

[momophile]

1. dang. if you can where that, I say DO IT!

from a girl who can't. right now, anyways.
:hi:

[LaraMN]

10. Lol!

I once had an admittedly dowdy pink swimsuit with a skirt on it, and a friend of mine laughed her ass off at me.
It was the only one I could find halfway through the season on the clearance rack at Target, and I wanted to go swimming!

[skygazer]

2. It certainly doesn't look frumpy on HER

:wow:

You're right, though - it's always hard to tell from a picture.

[LaraMN]

11. Yeah- I so don't look like that.

I mean, I'm not blond, y'know.

:rofl:

[skygazer]

14. Hmmmm..... yeah....

Hard to say what that would look like on someone with dark hair....

:rofl:

[LaraMN]

15. I knew it!

Just stop being nice, and give it to me straight! Damn you, dark hair! Damn you!

:rofl:

[XemaSab]

3. Are you looking for something to actually swim in?

Because I am wondering how it would stay on. :blush:

[vixengrl]

9. My thought as well--

there's no straps on that halter. I'm afraid if you raise your arms in that you'd be, er, *showing off*!

[LaraMN]

12. Just for swimming with the kids- nothing athletic.

(and the skirty-part has bottoms built in.)

[XemaSab]

20. Are the kids still nursing?

:D

[LaraMN]

22. Oh hells, no!

I got the jugs back, all to myself, a couple years ago!

[rockymountaindem]

4. I think anything would look good on her

She looks like a WWII pin-up girl, and I like them very much. OTOH, "your experience may vary" as they say.

[barb162]

5. Well she looks like she's in her 20s and she's not a frump

in that suit

[auntAgonist]

6. it's beautiful, and if you can wear it .. flaunt it :)

[SeattleGirl]

7. I think it's beautiful!

No frumpiness there!

[liberaltrucker]

8. To avoid being branded a MCP

uh, no comment

:)

[Goblinmonger]

13. Da-yam

That's about it. Damn.

[Sanity Claws]

16. Not good to swim in

The two top part is not frumpy but it looks uncomfortable and I think you would be inhibited from stretching your arms as you swim, out of fear your breasts would pop out. As for the bottom, the skirt looks restrictive for swimming. If you're modest, what about getting a two piece with a long top and boycut pants. You can add a sarong skirt to it if you're not actually swimming.

On edit: here's a link to LandsEnd for swimsuits. You can mix and match 2 piece suits. http://www.landsend.com/cd/index/fp/0,,66079,00.html?sid=4692184979154136050

[LaraMN]

18. It's just for swimming with my kids- nothing very physically ambitious.

I'm not up for a full-on bikini, but I find one-pieces too boring.

[LynzM]

17. Daaaaay-um.

:wow: As long as you're not planning to be too active... that's a heck of a suit! I agree with the comment that she looks like a WWI pin-up. Wow.

[LaraMN]

19. You're a youngish-'un, too!

So if you were comfortable with how it fit, you'd wear something like that? (I just don't want to look frumpy).

[LynzM]

21. If I weren't so active at the beach, I would

(And if I didn't have post-nursing boobs, LOL.) Mostly I wouldn't because I like to run, jump, dig around in the sand with the kiddo, swim, make an ass out of myself trying to boogie board... :rofl:

I think if you can pull off the look, it won't look frumpy. I'd say it's all about confidence and demeanor, and feeling comfortable with yourself! :)

[amitten]

23. I think it looks like it's made out of someone's comforter.

Also, the frump factor goes way up if you remove the tan, the long blonde hair, the belt and the necklaces. Even with all that, I've certainly seen prettier swim wear.

You can do better!

[crim son]

24. I think it's a very sexy suit. But I have a question for you:

Do you this loincloth is frumpy for a (late) 40-something man?

[NuttyFluffers]

25. i'm very much 'less is more,' and this 'swimsuit' is far too busy.

the model is beautiful, by the way. but judging things by how they look on models is a horrible way to choose things. also, do you intend to actually swim with this swimsuit? because i don't think this one is truly meant for it. in fact, it looks like a strong wave away from a wardrobe malfunction. though there might be fasteners underneath to keep it from slipping off like a poorly tied sarong in a riptide. it's hard to go by the picture alone.

[Robeson]

26. Post a picture if you buy it. I'm all eyes....

...:9

[Ghost in the Machine]

27. I think this would look better..

and it even matches with dark hair!

:evilgrin:




Ghost

[xchrom]

28. i HATE it -- you're way too young and good looking for that get up.

[Guava Jelly]

29. You could pull it off

I like it.
"you could pull it off" almost sounds dirty lol

[KG]

30. i'd hit it!

:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

31. not frumpy but i dont like it.

:hi:

you have a great body ...anything would look sexy on you....this one is a bit tacky looking imho.

[youthere]

32. I like the cut, but the color and pattern are awful. Looks like wallpaper. n/t

[wildhorses]

33. not for swimming and is that a skirt over a bikini bottom?

and is there a built-in bra to the top? just how is this thing constructed? and i would like to see it in different patterns/colors:shrug:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

34. Yeah, frumpy. The top seems a little too long.

But, ya know, whatever you're comfortable with ...

:rofl:

[Flaxbee]

35. strapless bathing suit tops can be very difficult...

even if you're just hanging out with the kids, one strenuous stretch to grab Kid X,Y, or Z (I'm sorry, I only remember Jack's name!) and the whole top might just roll down.

Do they have other tankinis? I'm with you - don't really want a bikini, but don't like the feel of all-over tummy coverage from one pieces, which is why tankinis are so nice. Do you specifically want rear coverage? You could always look for a boy-cut short with tankini top. I hate boy-cuts, they NEVER fit me very well, but some people love them.

You're gorgeous. Go for something with a little more zing.

[Jimbo S]

36. Nah, you need to go with what the fundies wear

http://www.wholesomewear.com

[Robeson]

46. Wow. I thought that site was a parody, until it dawned on me that...

...it was real...:scared:

[GalleryGod]

37. In Minnesota?

Sure.

[CottonBear]

38. How about a Burqini?

This suit is all the rage for surfing Muslim women in Australia:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqini



http://www.ahiida.com/

One would not have to worry about using very much sunscreen with one of these suits!

[pdx_prog]

39. What swimsuit?

I hate it when people don't explain things well enough...

:shrug: :rofl:

[chaska]

40. Too fastidious for actual swimming.

[leftofthedial]

41. way too frumpy

[kwassa]

42. Swim naked!

It is far more economical.

[YDogg]

43. what swimsuit?

[SOteric]

44. That suit is designed to flatter a figure

which is significantly hour-glass in nature. It would be flattering even on a slightly overweight woman as long as she has definite curves.

If your figure is straighter, rounder (more like an apple than an hourglass), or if you have either a bust or hips which are substantially larger than the other, it would not flatter and might actually call attention to an area you'd wish to minimise.

[tigereye]

45. that's frumpy?

I must be living on the wrong planet.

I really like it.