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swimsuit ordeal
Finding a swimsuit for my 11 and 13 year olds is an ordeal. The children's
sizes are too small, but when I go to the junior sizes, the suits are too big up top! My girls are tall for their ages, but do other people have this problem? Why is it hard to find larger sized suits without cups in the top? Oh I get so irritated every summer. Then I have to deal with finding one that doesn't look like something out of the playboy swimsuit issue lol. Marie |
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"MarieD" wrote in message ... Finding a swimsuit for my 11 and 13 year olds is an ordeal. The children's sizes are too small, but when I go to the junior sizes, the suits are too big up top! My girls are tall for their ages, but do other people have this problem? Why is it hard to find larger sized suits without cups in the top? Oh I get so irritated every summer. Then I have to deal with finding one that doesn't look like something out of the playboy swimsuit issue lol. Marie Try swim team swimsuits. They don't have cups or look like something out of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, and are available in a wide variety of sizes, since many swimmers begin training at age 5-6. I will warn you that they tend to be tight and not fit well unless they're wet, because they're designed to reduce water drag, but they're modest, flattering (especially if you have a less than perfect figure, because they tend to smooth everything out, but that's not usually an issue for 11 and 13 yr olds). They're not cheap compared to department store swimsuits, but they hold up really well (when I did team swimming, hand me downs through a half dozen or so girls were common-all of us had multiple suits because we were practicing twice a day, and putting on a still wet swimsuit is icky). |
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"Donna Metler" wrote in message ... Try swim team swimsuits. They don't have cups or look like something out of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, and are available in a wide variety of sizes, since many swimmers begin training at age 5-6. I will warn you that they tend to be tight and not fit well unless they're wet, because they're designed to reduce water drag, but they're modest, flattering (especially if you have a less than perfect figure, because they tend to smooth everything out, but that's not usually an issue for 11 and 13 yr olds). Agreed. I'm flat-chested and the only suits that flatter me are the ones that are shaped like the ones the competitive swimmers wear. However, I can get those just about anywhere. They don't have to actually be the competitive swimsuits, just shaped somewhat like them. |
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"toypup" wrote:
"Donna Metler" wrote in message ... Try swim team swimsuits. They don't have cups or look like something out of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, and are available in a wide variety of sizes, since many swimmers begin training at age 5-6. I will warn you that they tend to be tight and not fit well unless they're wet, because they're designed to reduce water drag, but they're modest, flattering (especially if you have a less than perfect figure, because they tend to smooth everything out, but that's not usually an issue for 11 and 13 yr olds). Agreed. I'm flat-chested and the only suits that flatter me are the ones that are shaped like the ones the competitive swimmers wear. However, I can get those just about anywhere. They don't have to actually be the competitive swimsuits, just shaped somewhat like them. Called tank suits, although they aren't anything like the suits I had to wear for swimming in PE in the 50s. They come in regular and long so if your girls are long in the body, they can get extra length. They are however one piece. If they want two piece, try something like the Lands End catalog or one of those places where you can order one bottom size and a different top size. |
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Donna Metler wrote:
"MarieD" wrote in message ... Finding a swimsuit for my 11 and 13 year olds is an ordeal. The children's sizes are too small, but when I go to the junior sizes, the suits are too big up top! My girls are tall for their ages, but do other people have this problem? Why is it hard to find larger sized suits without cups in the top? Oh I get so irritated every summer. Then I have to deal with finding one that doesn't look like something out of the playboy swimsuit issue lol. Marie Try swim team swimsuits. They don't have cups or look like something out of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, and are available in a wide variety of sizes, since many swimmers begin training at age 5-6. I will warn you that they tend to be tight and not fit well unless they're wet, because they're designed to reduce water drag, but they're modest, flattering (especially if you have a less than perfect figure, because they tend to smooth everything out, but that's not usually an issue for 11 and 13 yr olds). They're not cheap compared to department store swimsuits, but they hold up really well (when I did team swimming, hand me downs through a half dozen or so girls were common-all of us had multiple suits because we were practicing twice a day, and putting on a still wet swimsuit is icky). Yes, both I and my 12-year-old daughter wear Speedo suits. Mine is 3 years old and still in fine shape; hers is new since she keeps growing. Lands End appears to have some nice ones, too. Sears sometimes carries Lands End clothes, so you could check there. Clisby |
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"MarieD" wrote in message ... Finding a swimsuit for my 11 and 13 year olds is an ordeal. The children's sizes are too small, but when I go to the junior sizes, the suits are too big up top! My girls are tall for their ages, but do other people have this problem? Why is it hard to find larger sized suits without cups in the top? Oh I get so irritated every summer. Then I have to deal with finding one that doesn't look like something out of the playboy swimsuit issue lol. Marie I have a friend with a 12 year old in a similar situation. She's too big for girls' sizes, too small for even women's petites. So, yes, I know there are others with this problem! Swimsuits are so touchy, it seems... I even found that out last summer for myself, and I'm not really in any strange size group. I couldn't find a 1-piece to fit me and had to resort to a 2-piece. Then the problem came when finding a size that actually fit. Medium bottoms fit me great, but medium top was not a chance. Large size top was still horrible - I felt like the Little Mermaid with her tiny seashells covering just the absolute necessary and nothing else - not a good fit. Then I went to the plus sizes, which I found the tops were good cup wise but extremely large around. I sorta feel your pain, but a good idea might be what others suggested - the swim team suits might be a great idea, and I think I might even pass that bit of info on to my friend that has a heck of a time finding any clothes for her 12 year old. |
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In article 1rV4k.9498$Jx.3043@pd7urf1no, xkatx says...
"MarieD" wrote in message ... Finding a swimsuit for my 11 and 13 year olds is an ordeal. The children's sizes are too small, but when I go to the junior sizes, the suits are too big up top! My girls are tall for their ages, but do other people have this problem? Why is it hard to find larger sized suits without cups in the top? Oh I get so irritated every summer. Then I have to deal with finding one that doesn't look like something out of the playboy swimsuit issue lol. Marie I have a friend with a 12 year old in a similar situation. She's too big for girls' sizes, too small for even women's petites. So, yes, I know there are others with this problem! Swimsuits are so touchy, it seems... I even found that out last summer for myself, and I'm not really in any strange size group. I couldn't find a 1-piece to fit me and had to resort to a 2-piece. Then the problem came when finding a size that actually fit. Medium bottoms fit me great, but medium top was not a chance. Large size top was still horrible - I felt like the Little Mermaid with her tiny seashells covering just the absolute necessary and nothing else - not a good fit. Then I went to the plus sizes, which I found the tops were good cup wise but extremely large around. I sorta feel your pain, but a good idea might be what others suggested - the swim team suits might be a great idea, and I think I might even pass that bit of info on to my friend that has a heck of a time finding any clothes for her 12 year old. Clothing were not cut for the buxom are they. I was at Jazzercise this morning - the instructor was giving away some of her tops. Me and a worker there were laughing over them - yeah suuuuure we can wear one of *those*. As for the bathing suit, I'd see what Land's End has. Banty |
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"Banty" wrote in message ... In article 1rV4k.9498$Jx.3043@pd7urf1no, xkatx says... "MarieD" wrote in message ... Finding a swimsuit for my 11 and 13 year olds is an ordeal. The children's sizes are too small, but when I go to the junior sizes, the suits are too big up top! My girls are tall for their ages, but do other people have this problem? Why is it hard to find larger sized suits without cups in the top? Oh I get so irritated every summer. Then I have to deal with finding one that doesn't look like something out of the playboy swimsuit issue lol. Marie I have a friend with a 12 year old in a similar situation. She's too big for girls' sizes, too small for even women's petites. So, yes, I know there are others with this problem! Swimsuits are so touchy, it seems... I even found that out last summer for myself, and I'm not really in any strange size group. I couldn't find a 1-piece to fit me and had to resort to a 2-piece. Then the problem came when finding a size that actually fit. Medium bottoms fit me great, but medium top was not a chance. Large size top was still horrible - I felt like the Little Mermaid with her tiny seashells covering just the absolute necessary and nothing else - not a good fit. Then I went to the plus sizes, which I found the tops were good cup wise but extremely large around. I sorta feel your pain, but a good idea might be what others suggested - the swim team suits might be a great idea, and I think I might even pass that bit of info on to my friend that has a heck of a time finding any clothes for her 12 year old. Clothing were not cut for the buxom are they. I was at Jazzercise this morning - the instructor was giving away some of her tops. Me and a worker there were laughing over them - yeah suuuuure we can wear one of *those*. It's just a little annoying. I never considered my average C cup to be a huge set of boobs. Then after DD2 was born, fairly close after DD1, I found that my boobs got a little too big. The fact that she's still nursing, almost 19 months old now, doesn't seem to help with my upper end going to a more 'normal' and 'comfortable' size for me and what I think would go with the rest of my body. Oh well. Breastfeeding IS nature's own way of breast enhancement! As for the bathing suit, I'd see what Land's End has. Banty |
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In article f905k.9863$Jx.5178@pd7urf1no, xkatx says...
"Banty" wrote in message ... In article 1rV4k.9498$Jx.3043@pd7urf1no, xkatx says... "MarieD" wrote in message ... Finding a swimsuit for my 11 and 13 year olds is an ordeal. The children's sizes are too small, but when I go to the junior sizes, the suits are too big up top! My girls are tall for their ages, but do other people have this problem? Why is it hard to find larger sized suits without cups in the top? Oh I get so irritated every summer. Then I have to deal with finding one that doesn't look like something out of the playboy swimsuit issue lol. Marie I have a friend with a 12 year old in a similar situation. She's too big for girls' sizes, too small for even women's petites. So, yes, I know there are others with this problem! Swimsuits are so touchy, it seems... I even found that out last summer for myself, and I'm not really in any strange size group. I couldn't find a 1-piece to fit me and had to resort to a 2-piece. Then the problem came when finding a size that actually fit. Medium bottoms fit me great, but medium top was not a chance. Large size top was still horrible - I felt like the Little Mermaid with her tiny seashells covering just the absolute necessary and nothing else - not a good fit. Then I went to the plus sizes, which I found the tops were good cup wise but extremely large around. I sorta feel your pain, but a good idea might be what others suggested - the swim team suits might be a great idea, and I think I might even pass that bit of info on to my friend that has a heck of a time finding any clothes for her 12 year old. Clothing were not cut for the buxom are they. I was at Jazzercise this morning - the instructor was giving away some of her tops. Me and a worker there were laughing over them - yeah suuuuure we can wear one of *those*. It's just a little annoying. I never considered my average C cup to be a huge set of boobs. Then after DD2 was born, fairly close after DD1, I found that my boobs got a little too big. The fact that she's still nursing, almost 19 months old now, doesn't seem to help with my upper end going to a more 'normal' and 'comfortable' size for me and what I think would go with the rest of my body. Oh well. Breastfeeding IS nature's own way of breast enhancement! Yep. I went from a D to a DD. Which made bra shopping harder, for starts. Since I'm very tall, too, I need a really large back size too. At one point I thought I hit paydirt seeing the bras sold at the plus-size stores. Tons of them my nominal size. Tried them on and tried them on - got horrible fits. Problem is, *those* are made for a more rotund shape and the styles that go with that, so the straps are set wider, and the parts that go around the back are actually cut to widen quite a lot from bottom to top to fit the rolls under the arms, etc. I don't have that, and I have narrow shoulders to start with. So I'm stuck with a couple of the most expensive brands and nabbing my size when I see it (Wacoal for some reason doesn't have my size online) and treating my bras very gently so they last. Specialty stores are few and far between, and often don't have my size either. Arrrgh. Even so, and with the rest of my being relatively narrow and needing a lot of extra length, I have good luck with the Land's End suits. Banty |
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Banty wrote:
In article f905k.9863$Jx.5178@pd7urf1no, xkatx says... It's just a little annoying. I never considered my average C cup to be a huge set of boobs. Then after DD2 was born, fairly close after DD1, I found that my boobs got a little too big. The fact that she's still nursing, almost 19 months old now, doesn't seem to help with my upper end going to a more 'normal' and 'comfortable' size for me and what I think would go with the rest of my body. Oh well. Breastfeeding IS nature's own way of breast enhancement! c.f. Kelly Ripa. When Regis hired her she was pg and had a bosom. Now - not so much. I started out as a 34D as a teen. When I was nursing I was something like 38 FF and basically the only place I could get bras was Sears. I did have another problem though which was that dd#2 refused to nurse on the left breast, and 5 years later dd#3 did the same. So I was quite lopsided for awhile Yep. I went from a D to a DD. Which made bra shopping harder, for starts. Since I'm very tall, too, I need a really large back size too. At one point I thought I hit paydirt seeing the bras sold at the plus-size stores. Tons of them my nominal size. Tried them on and tried them on - got horrible fits. Problem is, *those* are made for a more rotund shape and the styles that go with that, so the straps are set wider, and the parts that go around the back are actually cut to widen quite a lot from bottom to top to fit the rolls under the arms, etc. I don't have that, and I have narrow shoulders to start with. So I'm built like my dad with wide shoulders. Shoulder width has never been a problem for me, but I also had big hips and a narrow waist (eighteen inches difference). I've never been able to buy jeans that fitted in the waist. I had deep grooves in my shoulders from bra straps. Those pads do nothing. I can't stand underwires. About 10 years ago, I decided that I would rather have my boobs sag down to my knees than wear a bra anymore. So I stopped wearing one except for places like construction sites where I didn't want to be a distraction. And the groves are mostly gone now. Unfortunately, DH watches too much "What Not to Wear" and wants me to wear a bra. He actually took me to a corsetier in D.C. to be fitted. So I do wear one sometimes to please him as I know I do look better (i.e. thinner) when I wear one. But I still would rather have boobs down to my knees. I'm stuck with a couple of the most expensive brands and nabbing my size when I see it (Wacoal for some reason doesn't have my size online) and treating my bras very gently so they last. Specialty stores are few and far between, and often don't have my size either. Arrrgh. You might try sports bras - my favorite is one that was listed as an absolutely no-bounce bra for dressage riders - they were reviewed in Mike Plumb's Journal, and I bought one. It is my favorite. Even so, and with the rest of my being relatively narrow and needing a lot of extra length, I have good luck with the Land's End suits. Banty |
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