This may have happened to you: Post–Marie Kondo, you take a huge load of stuff that no longer brings you joy—but could certainly bring joy to others—to donate, only to have perfectly good bras rejected. Surely someone would be in need of practical things like never or gently used undergarments, right? Alas, some places don’t…
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The crucial detail missing from the FOMO-inducing Instagram Stories and serene sunset pictures that suddenly flood your social channels as soon as anyone in your life goes out of office is that planning a vacation can get expensive. There are a lot of moving parts—from booking essential details like transportation and housing, to ensuring any…
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Where my parents are from, people barely wear cute swimsuits. They barely wear swimsuits at all. In Spain, a lot of women only wear bikini bottoms. Growing up the topless spanish women of Cadiz inspired my sister to hide her bikini top in every corner of my grandma’s apartment. Porque? she’d scream. Why did she…
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It’s fitting that Paris Hilton dropped her latest single, “Best Friend’s Ass,” as I was writing about how difficult I find shopping for swimsuits. Bikini sets never fit me quite right. I was always—and still am—larger on the bottom than I am up top, which meant if a string bikini (the silhouette of the early…
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In complete disclosure, the fit was so spot-on because Mills was able to make small tweaks to the suit to fit my shape. “Often we meet gals like you who need the cup depth of the bigger band size and then we take in the back band,” she says, explaining that alterations like these are…
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When weighing new swim trends, you might not think of the sleeves as an area for innovation. Sure, you can play around with the neckline, the rise, or even the straps of your suit—but surf-inspired one- and two-pieces are taking over the market. Whether you prefer the athletic look or simply want a little more…
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