Bikini Bottom Style Guide

 

Bikini bottoms...
Which Style Is Right For You?

So many choices, so many options.  Which bikini bottom is right for you?  Standard bottom or side tie?  Conservative full back coverage or maximum sun tan thong?  Whether it's a family weekend at the cabin by the lake or an out-of-control Spring break in Fort Lauderdale, you need options.  Safe to say, one bikini will not fit every occasion.  Let's explore the choices you have in bikini bottoms.

STANDARD BOTTOM VS. SIDE TIE BOTTOM

First decision to make is standard bottom or side tie?  A standard bikini bottom is more traditional than a side tie bikini bottom. 

A standard bikini bottom is a good choice for the more tradition or the more paranoid.  After all, we have all heard tales of a sister of a friend of a second cousin that was at the beach when a dog or precocious toddler pulled on the side tie bow of her bikini bottom unceremoniously exposing her tan lines to all.  Hey, your mom did it to your shoe laces when you were five and it worked just fine...double knot the side bows...potential problem averted, end of story.

STANDARD BACK VS. SCRUNCH BACK 

Your second decision is standard back or scrunch back bottom?  A standard bikini bottom is more traditional than a scrunch back bikini bottom. 

 The sexy scrunch back bikini bottom features elastic gathering down the middle of the back.  It cups and accentuates your rear cheeks.  This bikini bottom can be a panty style bottom or it can tie on either side.  The scrunch back bikini bottoms is sometimes called a gathered back bikini bottom or a pucker back bottom.   The scrunch back bikini bottom can have a more conservative Full Back coverage, a coverage area of an American Back or the more provocative Brazil Back.  For the more conservative sun bather, the Full Back offers the most coverage.

 REAR EXPOSURE

 There are six (6) different bikini bottom back configurations in order of skimpiest to most conservative...

• String Back
• Thong
• T-Back 
• Brazil or Rio Back 
• American Back 
• Full Back 

STRING
You have options when it comes to string bikinis...with or without side ties. 

 

THONG

Thong back bikini bottoms are available in standard and side tie.

 

  

T-BACK

T-back bikini bottoms can come in string back style or the style where strips of fabric are sewn together to form a "T". 

BRAZIL or RIO BACK

Whether you call it a Brazil back or Rio back bikini bottom, you can find this bottom in both standard back and scrunch back. 

 

The Brazil back bikini bottom can be found with or without side ties.

AMERICAN BACK
A nice compromise between the provocative Brazil back bikini bottom and the conservative full back bottom is the American back bikini bottom...still sexy, but not so much so that your Aunt Trudy spreads scandalous rumors about you. 

 

FULL BACK

Lots of choices when it comes to the most conservative of the bikini bottoms...the full back bikini bottom.  Standard or side tie, regular back or scrunch back, the full back bikini bottom is definitely safe for a family trip to the beach...maximum coverage for minimum criticism.

 

Tips for Washing Your New Bikini

When washing your bikini, please give it the attention it deserves. Like your lingerie, your bikini should be hand washed in the sink using a mild soap. Please forget about just throwing it into the washer with your jeans. And no dryers either...just hang your bikini up to air dry or place it on a dry towel. Take care of your FantasiaWear bikini and it will give many wonderful sunny memories.

  

The "LOOK" You Want

Are you going to be the Beach Bunny that all the guys want and all the girls want to be?  Do you just want to look hot on the beach?  Do you want a new look for your next photo shoot?  Or do you want to drive your sweetie wild?  You are the boss of you, you decide what "look" you are wanting to achieve.  The information in this Guide to Buying Bikini Bottoms should get you to the "look" you want.  Remember, you need multiple bikini styles for the many and varied Summer situations you will encounter.

 

 

 

IN CONCLUSION...

What is the situation and environment you will most often be displaying your beautiful tan?   Who is your audience?  What are your personal preferences... Color?...Style?...Fabric?   What are your comfort needs...what's more important, form or function?  Going super hot with minimal tan lines or going ultra conservative for the church beach bar-b-que...it's your decision.
You are now supplied with an arsenal of handy bikini consumer information.  It's now up to you...go forth and SHOP!

 

-Natalie Larson-  info@FantasiaWear.com
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http://www.fantasiawear.com/ 
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STRING BIKINI FOR YOU

Is this the Summer you boldly make your string bikini debut?

You've been working out and watching what you've been eating, so let's explore the posibility of a string bikini...

The bikini swimsuit has given way to many stylistic variations. A regular bikini is defined as a two pieces of garments that cover the groin and buttocks of the bottom part and the breasts in the upper part. Some bikinis can offer a large amount of coverage, while other bikinis provide only the barest minimum of coverage.  The STRING BIKINI offers minimal coverage for maximum sun.

It is claimed that Brazilian fashion model Rose de Primallio created the first string bikini when she had to sew one with insufficient fabric available to her for a photoshoot. The first formal presentation of string bikini was done by Glen Tororich, a public relations agent, and his wife Brandi Perret-DuJon, a fashion model, for the opening of Le Petite Centre, a shopping area in the French Quarter of the New Orleans, Louisiana in 1974. Inspired by a picture of a Rio de Janeiro fashion model in an issue of Women's Wear Daily, they had local fashion designer Lapin create a string bikini for the event. Models recruited by talent agent Peter Dasigner presented it by removing fur coats by Alberto Lemon on stage. The presentation was covered by local television stations and the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper, and was sent out via the wire news services of the Associated Press and United Press International.

String bikinis are one of the most popular variations of bikini. -Wikipedia-

When washing your string bikini, please give it the attention it deserves.  Like your lingerie, your string bikini should be hand washed in the sink using a mild soap.  Please forget about just throwing it into the washer with your jeans.  And no dryers either...just hang your bikini up to air dry or place it on a dry towel.  Take care of your FantasiaWear bikini and it will give you many wonderful sunny memories.

A string bikini can have a T-back, thong back, Brazil back or American back, just as long as the sides of the bikini bottom are strings...side tie or not.

Well you've spent months eatting just spinach, brocoli and chicken breasts.  You've logged in the hours on the StairMaster.  You're looking in the mirror and even overly-critical you are smiling and giving yourself two thumbs up.  The decision is made...THIS is the Summer for your string bikini.  (But don't forget the sunblock!)