WHAT: J.Crew Ruched Bandeau One-Piece Swimsuit
WHY: Do we know the unique specifications of your exact body? We do not.
Can we speculate that because SO many of us with SO many different bodies have tried this swimsuit that we feel confident about writing that hyperbolic title? We do!
Where do we even begin? Ah yes. The ruching.
Why every swimsuit doesn’t use some kind of ruching is truly a mystery. It somehow both creates your best, most cinched shape, WHILE hiding any bits or bobs in the stomach area that you’d rather not showcase to the world. In a word, it’s magic. And the ruching on this suit is perfectly placed, perfectly stretchy, perfectly comfortable.
Another charming feature of this swimsuit is that the butt area actually “covers” your “butt” unlike many which seem designed specifically to ride up into your crack which is just not the look we’re going for as we run after kids or fake smile with our in laws at a pool party.
Additionally, the straps are removable so that you’re not plagued with tan lines, the leg holes aren’t tiny, it sits on the hips in a deeply flattering way, it also comes in LONG (praise be for us gals who are basically torsos with with feet), and the sizing is beautifully inclusive.
And the pièce de résistance? The array of colors it comes in is so beautiful, we got angry at one point because deciding on only one was next to impossible.
(We got 3 because we couldn’t decide oops).
PRICE: $98