Is it important for you to have a nice swimming suit?

@marguicha (223107)

Chile

December 16, 2010 11:02pm CST

Even though I´m not that young anymore, I still love to have a nice swimming suit. I take good care of it because the swimming suits I buy are usually the expensive kind (but last me for years). I have had my last one for over 6 years and although it´s still ok, I decided to buy a new one for my next vacations in Aruba. I bought it online and had it sent to the house of my childhood friend who lives in the US. That means no shipping charges. And she is coming for a visit in February so I´ll have it in March. Are swimming suits part of your interests? What type do you prefer? How do you shop for one? Share!

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@Fire10 (293)

• United States

17 Dec 10

Ah.... nothing like the perfect swimming suit... Granted - I'm a guy - so it isn't overly complicated for me. I love my swimming suits! It is really pretty hilarious because I have about thirteen of them. So how does a guy have thirteen swimming suits you may ask... well... I'm not sure exactly but it is like I am hoarding them in case there is a world shortage or something. In reality, part of it has to do with the pool I swim in. But first, I always wear a form-fitting suit underneath my board shorts - just for... :) I don't know... security reasons? Anyway they keep the pool 'extra' chlorinated and that extra chlorine starts eating through one of my undersuits in about a month. A second reason is because I can get some EXCELLENT swimming suits for pretty darn low prices online :). So yeah - I buy them :) But if anybody is looking for recommendations - I have an opinion... :) Thanks for the topic!

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

17 Dec 10

Hi and welcome to mylot! Where do you live that you need so many swimming suits? I am grateful when I have 2 nice ones

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

19 Dec 10

We have a deset in my country. It´s the world´s dryest desert but if you drive to the coast, you´ll have the Pacific Ocean nearby(to use a swimming suit

) Our dessert is not a sandbox either. It´s more like rocks and stones.

• United States

19 Dec 10

:) Good point! I live in a desert! - well... the type of desert that doesn't look like a sandbox. So do I need them.?.?. um... uh... yes ;) they're absolutely necessary :)

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@my_name_is_coco (4333)

• Philippines

12 Jun 11

I do have a couple of swimsuits.they don't have to really nice, but they should provide me great coverage.my swimsuits are almost more than 2 years and they are still well.I prefer one-piece swimsuits over two-pieces swimsuits.I also have a rash guard for swimming.

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

12 Jun 11

Most of the bathing suits I have had in my life have been one piece suits, but I like them to be nice, with a good fit. I buy good and expensive swimming suits as I´m bigger than the common women in my country. But they last many years. I have a new one now, but the one I bought before this one is still in use and I bought it in 2004.

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

25 Dec 10

Hi Margy. I enjoy swimming and a nice swim suit is important but it also has to be appropriate. I'm quite big now and rather self conscious of my weight so I rarely don my swimsuit. It's a very nice black and white, two piece with a long top and black tankini pants so I am sufficiently covered (although some might say I need to cover all of me...

). I purchased this one at a sale several years ago. Unfortunately, the water here...it's bore water that we swim in and wash our clothes with, swimming in the mineral water is supposed to have therapeutic health benefits, is not very good for the fabric of the swim suit I can assure you. The fabric is becoming slightly stiff and losing it's elasticity...or perhaps it's designed to do this so we replace our swimsuits more often.???

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

26 Dec 10

I need to feel comfy in my swimming suit and that´s not easy. I am a big woman, not obese but a little overweighed

. I discovered years ago this awesome (and expensive) swimming suit (Gottex). I have it for years of use and it´s still good. So I decided to buy myself another Gottes swimming suit, if I could get it online. I did and an friend of mine who lives in the US bought it for me and is bringing it on February. Needless to say, the one I liked was the most expensive one. But if I look good on it, it´s worth it. And, who knows, it might be my last swimming suit as I´m 65 years of age.

@paula27661 (15811)

• Australia

21 Dec 10

I take care of my swimming suit too because I buy the chlorine resistant ones because we have a pool and the ordinary swim suits do not last due to the chemicals in the pool. It was expensive but I’ve had it for years. It’s a black full piece and most flattering because it covers the nasty bits quite nicely! I bet you are looking forward to yours arriving!

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

26 Dec 10

I am! Monica called me and told me it it was BEAUTIFUL! I´m tryingg to slim down a teeny bit, although I bought it my size. But, as you say, it´s the nasty bits the ones we don´t like.

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@jak2010 (1550)

• Papua New Guinea

20 Dec 10

not really, because it means nothing when swimming is just a different type of bath so I do not put any effort or thought in to it. If I take it as a sport then I would be seriously think of quality and the cost etc. I do not a keen interest in swimming so I do not care of such as you do.

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

26 Dec 10

I like to look nice, even at my age, friend. So it´s vanity, after all.

@jimmyLane1 (72)

•

18 Dec 10

Hello I love swimming and try and go most days. I have about 20 swimming suits and they're all different. They are like cloths and I wear which ever one is matching my mood

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

18 Dec 10

That´s a lot!

I am feeling rich now that I will have the old swimming suit and the new one.

@maximax8 (31046)

• United Kingdom

17 Dec 10

I bought a lovely swimming costume when I was 34 years old and on a trip to Portugal. It was blue and gray which some stripes on it. I liked it very much and lasted about eighteen months. Then I bought a maternity swimming costume and it is blue. It suited me well in my pregnancy. I would like to buy a new swimming costume but it being winter will mean shops won't be selling them at this time of the year. Maybe I would have luck getting a new swimming costume at a sports shop. It is superb idea that you are getting your new swimming costume for Aruba. Hug my dear friend.

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

18 Dec 10

I am thrilled about my swimming suit, Maxine! This is the first time I shop online, but could find the same trademark of my last swimming suit. So I found one with a similar shape (I like V neck to look thiner) and its aubergnine. They shipped it to the US where my childhood friend lives. She is coming on February and will bring it to me. She already called me telling me it had arrived and that it was a beauty

@youless (112496)

• Guangzhou, China

17 Dec 10

A nice swimming suit is important because this is how you attract others. i bought mine from a department store. Although it's a famous brand, but at that time it's on sale, so it is not really expensive anyway. I don't often go to swim. So actually a good swimming suit can be used for years. However, I have three more swimming suits since sometimes I forgot to bring my swimming suits and therefore I had to buy it when I arrived at the water park:) I love China

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

17 Dec 10

I don´t plan to attract anyone anymore

but I like to wear a swimming suit that I feel looks nice on me.

@dawnald (85146)

• Shingle Springs, California

17 Dec 10

I usually look for a one piece, specialty suit with cup sizes. :D

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

18 Dec 10

In my searches I found a wonderful canadian site where they make your swimming suit with your measures is the material you like. There´s a lot to choose from and the ship it free to the US. My daughter and granddaugter need BIG cups and they are going to check it.

@charmed007 (217)

• Philippines

17 Dec 10

It is nice to show your body in a nice swimming suit and so if you have flawless skin, a skimpy 2-piece suit works well but for so many who have bulges, it is not nice to look if they wear the 2-piece one. I prefer shorts and swimming tanks since my body is not so nice I had to hide a few bulges. Toinks!

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

17 Dec 10

I wear a one piece swimming suit. I have never felt very comfortable with a 2 piece one even when I was youn and wasn´t so bad looking.

@kodukodu84 (1569)

• Malaysia

17 Dec 10

I wish I could have a chance to have a beautiful swimming suit too but I don't really know how to swim. Well I do swim but just not as good as other people. So I don't really go for swimming even though I thought it could be one of my hobby when I have free time. Have a nice day

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

17 Dec 10

I don´t swim too well eaither. But I like to lay down at the beach under the sun and close my eyes. It´s SO relaxing!

@asliah (11137)

• Philippines

17 Dec 10

hi, i think this swimming suit is very important, it such a nice when your fashionable person, but some people only use simple dress or shirt when they swim. and some of them wear this because they only wanted.

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

18 Dec 10

I am a woman, and 65 years old. So that I could not use a dress or shirt to go swimming. Besides, I´m buying this to go to my next vacations. I work online and use all my earnings for vacations. This time I already bougth the tickets (to Aruba) and I´m working to pay for part of the resort I have booked.

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

17 Dec 10

Buying the best equipment money can buy when it comes to your chosen field of sports is always the best practice, since sports is a physical thing, you should not only look good , it should be the strongest and and most comfortable you can afford. It is however one of the things I do not buy online, I get mine in a good sporting goods because I wont to try on before I buy

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

17 Dec 10

This is the first time I´m doing this (buying a swimming suit online). The reason is because in my country it is very difficult for me to buy what I want. The last swimming suit I bought was made by a world known maker. So I checked online and there it was. The size, the colour and all the trimmings. I can´t wait to see it but would love to slim down a few pounds before February

• Indonesia

17 Dec 10

hey it is good for you to keep you fashion. it can makes u looks younger. I am not really fond in have swimming suit. i use the standard one, black and black :D. maybe because there is not so many style for men

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

17 Dec 10

It seems men care less for clothes usually. And you are right: there are more styles for women although man´s swim wear are made of different colors now