Pair your bikini tops and bottoms with style and function in mind.
Don’t be afraid to mix-and-match patterns, colors, and prints.
Keep in mind the basics, and your destination when building your swimsuit wardrobe.
Pack your bikini and the SPF, we’re heading outside to soak up the rays! Whether your vibe is sunny days on the beach, relaxing around the pool, chasing every waterfall (despite TLC’s advice), you can show off your warm, vibrant self with the right bikini pieces.
Bikinis come in sets, so they’re a great, versatile swimsuit option to ensure you have a variety of tops and bottoms that can be mixed and matched with different styles and colors. No matter how you put together your bikini look though, it’s important that you are comfortable, confident, and in love with the final look. To achieve this, remember these five key points when pairing your bikini tops and bottoms.
Find Your Fit
The most flattering swimsuit is one that makes you feel comfortable! If you are self-conscious or worried about what is or isn’t covered, you’re never going to flaunt a suit the way it’s intended. We all have beautifully different bodies and sometimes our bodies can change week to week. So, as you search for different bikini tops and bottoms, look for your size, but also try them on whenever possible. Most online stores allow you a try-on period to test and return for an exchange if need be.
Play with Silhouettes
While you’re trying on all those different sizes, use the time to play around with various silhouettes. Bikinis are historically designed as a set, so you can always put the matching top and bottom together. But also don’t forget to look for pieces that you’re drawn to individually.
A bikini set doesn’t always have to match, despite what old fashion rules and your mother tried to tell you. If that’s your style, then absolutely follow it; but you should also feel free to pull together different shapes that, when paired together, better flatter your silhouette.
Have Fun with Style
Arguably the most important rule when pairing bikini tops and bottoms is to have fun with different styles! This look should reflect your personality, and sometimes that personality can change from day to day. Pack enough options to prepare for them all. Find pieces that speak to you with their patterns, colors, and prints. From there, mix and match the styles in ways that draw your eye.
Tie the Pieces Together
As you do so, though, try to find similarities between the pieces, giving your full swimsuit a cohesive look. These are things like a common color, such as a solid color bottom that draws from a prominent color in the top, or vice versa, or contrasting colors on pieces that share details like buckles and clasps, or neutrals that complement each other.
Lean into Your Style
The most important thing when pairing these tops and bottoms, though, is that they follow your style, not anyone else’s. If you like how the pieces work together, you’ll rock the bikini with confidence!
Create a Capsule Inventory
One of the first rules of creating a versatile wardrobe is to set a foundation with capsule pieces. The same is true for a swimsuit wardrobe.
What is a capsule wardrobe?
Capsule pieces rely on neutrals and trusted standards in terms of classic cuts. Apply those parameters to your bikini tops and bottoms by looking for black and white options, or solid color sets, classic halter tops, bottoms with a high bikini cut on the leg, and coverage in the back, as well as other similar styles.
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What’s the benefit of a capsule swimsuit wardrobe?
These types of capsule bikini pieces offer colors that complement any other pattern or print so you can mix and match. It also ensures that you always have comfortable options for when you want to quickly throw on a suit for a relaxed day.
Match to Your Event
If you’re heading to the beach or on vacation for a special event, treat yourself to new bikini pieces to celebrate the occasion and cater them to the event.
What events call for certain looks?
Are you having a destination wedding on the tropical sands? Find different white bikini sets that allow you to create a variety of bridal looks with just a few pieces. Are you spending a girls’ trip celebrating your birthday? Pull together vibrant colors and patterns that are as fun as you are.
Whatever the occasion may be, search for pieces that complement the theme, then pair the bikini tops and bottoms in a way that celebrates you on your terms.
Conclusion
Pairing together bikini tops and bottoms can be a fun exercise in style, function, and personality. As long as you find what speaks to you in cute swimwear options, the look is sure to come together in a flawless way that helps you stand out at the beach or pool.
