This post is kind of a continuation on the thoughts of my last post. Seeing as it's almost bathing suit season (how many ladies just shuddered? haha), I thought I would give a different spin on what most people think of as a horrible, self-esteem plummeting, awful experience - a.k.a. buying and wearing swimwear!
Now I have much experience in the area of hating bathing suits. Ladies - be honest - how many of us have at some point or another (or still do!) wore a huge t-shirt and shorts as a "bathing suit" to avoid actually wearing anything spandex or revealing? I know I have! I've wore everything from a bikini (yes I do not want to go back to that memory hahaha), tankini, bathing suit with a skirt, and everything in between. And not one of them did I like or feel good in. Let's face it - bathing suits are nothing but immodest, unflattering pieces of "clothes" that most people feel they don't have a choice in wearing because it's either that or forgo swimming ever again.
Now this is something I have never been able to figure out - if a girl was walking down the street in nothing but her underwear and bra, she would be super embarrassed and people would wonder what on earth was wrong with her that she would even consider doing that. But lets just do a little teleporting here for a minute and change the street to the beach - all of a sudden we don't call it a bra and underwear; we call it a "bikini" and it's totally fine and accepted. The same with a tankini or one-piece: would you go walking around the mall wearing a tank top and your underwear? Of course not! Is it any wonder why most women feel completely uncomfortable on the beach in traditional swimwear? I personally have always felt so uncovered and naked in a bathing suit and I secretly hope no one sees me as I make a mad dash to the water and then back again to my towel.
So with that being said, I decided to do a little looking around for "alternatives" to bathing suits. I won't lie - there are some very, um, interesting options to say the least :) But I was very pleasantly surprised to find something called a "swim dress" by Becoming Apparel (the name of my post). The tag line on their website is "Modest, feminine, body-covering". Now THAT'S what I'm talking about. Being able to go to the beach and feel feminine yet covered. So I bought one :) And I love it. It's so comfortable, flattering and dries really quickly.
"Becoming Apparel is excited to bring to you our all original Swimdresses. The design and develoment of the swimdresses came out of a need for modest, body-covering swimwear that is also elegant, feminine and sophisticated.
For years I looked for something like this and never found it so I took the challenge myself. Becoming Apparel is a dynamic company ready to change styles and colors to meet your needs. I know that my swimdresses have put me "back into the water," as they have many other women around the world who thought their swimming days were over, because they refused to wear a swimsuit ever again. I always say that, "I wouldn't be caught dead in a traditonal skimpy swimsuit, even the ones with skirts showed my 58 year old flab and cellulite. That is why the Becoming Apparel swimdress covers below the knee or can even be pulled down below the calf in some cases if you desire.
We also have a travel dress out of the same durable, colorfast, wrinkle resistant nylon/lycra that is so versatile it can be worn many ways and lengths."
I encourage you, if you're like me and hated anything to do with bathing suits, to give this one a try. Check out the website as there's lots of great information, testimonials and a video demonstrating how practical and great the swimdress is.
Are the swimdresses still available. I love mine but I need a new one and cannot fing the site. Thanks
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