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In most of Australia the water is worth getting into for the better part of the year. A swimsuit here is not a holiday purchase.
Most swimwear online is photographed on a body that will never do a lap. I buy for the opposite. The pool at six in the morning, the surf club on a Saturday, the two hours at the beach where you actually get in the water. That means straps that stay where you put them, a leg line that does not ride up when you push off a wall, and fabric that survives chlorine and a full summer of sun. Everything in this collection is chosen against that test first and styled second.
One Piece Swimsuits
A one piece earns its place the moment you move. Racerback and halter cuts hold the shoulder through a stroke instead of sliding off it, and the choice between a boyshort leg and a high cut leg is a real decision about coverage rather than a trend. Every one piece listed here carries the measured chart from the maker, in centimetres, so you are sizing on your own bust and hip rather than on a letter that means something different in every country.
Bikinis and Tankinis
Two pieces solve two problems a one piece cannot. You can size the top and the bottom separately, which matters if you are one size on top and another below, and a tankini gives you the coverage of a one piece without the wrestle every time you need the bathroom. High waisted bottoms sit at the natural waist and stay there, which is the whole point of buying them.
Fabric and Care
Chlorine and salt are what actually kill a swimsuit, not wear. Rinse it in cold fresh water the moment you are out, wring it gently rather than twisting it, and dry it flat in the shade. Sunlight on wet elastane is what turns a good suit into a saggy one by February. Never leave it balled up in a wet bag in the car.
Sizing
Australian sizing and international sizing rarely agree on swimwear, and swimwear is the worst garment to guess on. Each product page carries its own size chart with bust, waist and hip in centimetres alongside the Australian size. Measure yourself over the underwear you would swim in, take the larger size when you fall between two, and check the chart on every listing rather than assuming your size carries across.
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