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Does anyone else have this problem?: You're at home, checking out your figure in the mirror while wearing your usual (or favorite) undergarments. You like what you see! You go out, buy a bathing suit in a similar style as the panties/bra and no no no it is the most unflattering thing ever even though the cut is exactly the same. I think this happens because bathing suits are generally designed to fit tighter, but if you buy looser to be more flattering, they will probably fall off in the water. I am curious if you all have any favorite places for bathing suits, either online or for in-person shopping. I think I technically have an hourglass figure, though my bust is rather small and waist is not very narrow. I'm thinking of going with some of those retro high-waisted bikinis because they look cute, but I'm afraid they'd emphasize my hips too much. I think the best solution for me would be to find some athletic style bathing suit separates. I always like how a sports-bra style top looks on me, but bottoms are the tricky part. I have a one-piece that is reasonably flattering, but would really like a bikini. Favorite brands? I hope this is not too off topic

It's hard to describe my problem concisely. 1) This is a huge anxiety trigger. I probably only can do 2-3 shopping sessions before I throw in the towel for the next 3 years. (I'm working on anxiety separately, but there's only so much I can realistically expect). Because of this and shipping costs, online is probably out. 2) My skin hates almost all bra things. So I need a suit that fits a DD bust without adding in bra things. Sport bra with no seams, exterior elastic, etc - fine. Shelf bra's have those elastic bands and my skin says NO. Underwire typically also has a (different type of) elastic band and my skin says NO. (Not that I've ever found an underwire bra that fits correctly anyway.) My regular bra is a seamless sport bra (the kind that come in S M L sizes only). I just can't regularly wear anything else. At home I 100% reliably just remove the bra and wear a cami. 3) Mostly modest. I don't feel comfortable with my boobs hanging out or my back exposed. Some level of this is tolerable, but in general the more modest the better. I need function over everything. I don't care what I look like (besides covering a reasonable portion of my skin due to shame issues). Suit does not need to be cute, just comfortable. Triathalon suits look fine, but I have no clue what bra-related things they try to insert, nor where to actually shop for them. I think I might have seen them at a bike store, and I'm sure REI has them, but I don't know if it's worth my while to seriously look at them. My biggest concern with something like this is my hips. I have a very curvy body, and my hip to waist ratio means that I can barely find jeans which fit at all, and I have NEVER found tights or leggings which fit correctly because I have big thighs. At least with a more standard suit shape, hip and thigh doesn't really get in the way. Do lifeguard suits always add bra insert things? Is there some magical term I don't know which might be exactly what it is I want? I definitely lack the energy to open every suit listed on a web site just to see if "shelf bra" is listed in the description. Very few suits in stores (when I've looked in the past) seem to lack shelf bras or worse. Honestly, if I could find a kid style 1 piece that also happened to accommodate the curves that come post puberty, that would be just fine. As long as accommodate curves doesn't mean adding weird pretend bra things. A fit like a snug cami is good. I can do that. Can you help me figure out: a) what type of suit I should be looking for? where I should shop for one? I can provide more specific body measurements if needed. I really need something I feel comfortable wearing and moving around in for this to work. I remember being a kid and a swim suit felt like it belonged on my skin. I haven't been able to recreate that since I hit puberty, because the clothing industry likes standardized sizes that just do not fit some body types. I don't need it to be THAT comfortable, that's just the ideal. I do need to feel like it's covering the right things without restricting my movement and without causing my skin to freak out. Sorry that's so long. That was my 3rd draft. I guess I can sum it up with: my body hates all things bra related, but I'm too busty to fit into the non-built-in-bra suits you might find at a Target. And I'm too anxious about it all to just shop until I find something workable.

I'm looking for a good one piece swim suit that is neither dumpy nor $100.00. Boob support required. I'd like to keep it around $50 is possible... Does such a thing even exist, gang?!