Swimsuit: How to choose the right one for your body type

Summer is upon us: here's how to choose the right swimsuit for your body type, to highlight your strong points 

With temperatures rising and summer just around the corner, what's better than a nice dip in the pool or the sea? But if your swimsuit collection needs a new lease of life, it's time to renew your beachwear wardrobe. But how do you choose the right swimsuit for your body type ? Each of us is unique and has a particular body shape: hourglass, apple, pear, rectangle, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, or inverted triangle.

For this reason, the swimsuit that looks so good on our tall friend with small breasts may not have the same effect on us, with a softer body shape. We will need, therefore, something that enhances our strong points and does not draw attention to the parts of the body that we do not want to highlight.

Let's find out, then, how to choose a swimsuit based on your body type , which swimsuit to wear if you have a belly , which swimsuits are suitable for those with large breasts and which ones are suitable for those with wide hips or small breasts .

Which swimsuit for an apple-shaped body?

Stand in front of the mirror: do you have thin legs and arms, with medium to large breasts and a softer abdomen? Your body type is defined as “apple”. Women in swimsuits with an apple body can enhance their legs and upper body with a one-piece , for example. A timeless classic that allows you to cover your waist, perhaps with a neckline that highlights a strong point such as your décolleté, like this Posh Ikat one-piece .

Choose it with a drape, so as to move the attention from the abdomen, and tied behind the neck, so as to support the breasts well. How to choose the bikini , in this case? Opt for models with high-necked bottoms, so as to cover the waist, and not too high-cut; for the bra, instead, you can choose a cup that embraces the breasts well (no to triangles that are too small and bandeau bras).

What swimsuit to wear for wide hips?

Which swimsuit , instead, for women with a pear-shaped body , characterized by narrow shoulders, small breasts and pronounced hips? The goal of many, at the beach, is to slim the hips: you can do it with a swimsuit that does not draw attention to the hips, but to the upper part of the body. How to enhance , then, a small breast in a swimsuit ? By choosing models with bright patterns, ruffles , bows or fringes, which give volume.

The bikini for wide hips and for those with a pear- shaped body is the one composed of a bra that gives volume and a pair of panties that, instead, takes it away: high-cut, therefore, but without laces or bows that draw attention to this part of the body. Even the classic high-waisted culottes are perfect for those with a pear-shaped body and looking for a swimsuit that hides the hips a little or swimsuits that slim .

How to choose a swimsuit based on your body type: “rectangle” women

A rectangle body shape is typical of those who have small breasts, shoulders of similar width to the hips, narrow hips, thin legs, a flat bottom and an unmarked waist: the silhouette is straighter, without pronounced curves. In this case, how to choose a swimsuit ? Women with a rectangle body shape often wonder which swimsuit to choose to enhance a flat bottom or to add curves to the body.

Therefore, all types of swimsuits that include ruffles, bright patterns or embroidery on both the bra and the bottom are fine, in order to add volume, like this bikini with an African pattern . Even the one-piece swimsuit looks good on women with a rectangular body shape , as long as it is accompanied by draping, bright patterns, bows and ruffles, in order to fill out the figure.

Which bikini should you choose , instead, if you have an inverted triangle body shape , that is, with broad shoulders and a slightly accentuated waist? You can add volume to the lower part of the body by choosing a brightly patterned or lace-up and ruffle bottom and a solid-colored bra, perhaps one-shoulder.

Which swimsuit for an hourglass figure?

And here we come to another body shape: the hourglass! Women with an hourglass body shape are very soft, with pronounced curves, a very defined waistline and a shape that resembles, in fact, that of an hourglass. How to choose the right swimsuit for this shape? Focusing on models that support the breasts and enhance them, such as balconette bras and a low- cut swimsuit for the lower part of the body. Even a one-piece swimsuit looks good on an hourglass body shape , as long as it has a nice neckline that enhances the breasts and back, as does the trikini .

How to choose a swimsuit that suits your body type , then? By discovering our body shape and opting for a model that allows us to enhance our strong points. The ideal swimsuit will then allow us to feel beautiful and fashionable even on the beach, to live our holidays in total relaxation: discover the swimsuits and beachwear clothing of Kalè Store and start renewing your beach outfit right away!