The idea of a summer body has pervaded popular culture for decades. When the warmer weather begins to hit (or when it’s winter vacation season), you’ll start to hear comments from well-meaning friends such as “Oh I couldn’t possibly eat that, I’m getting ready for my summer body”.
We truly understand where these people are coming from. And you may be one of them. (After all, it’s normal to want to look and feel your best; especially when showing off some skin). But we’d also like to let you know that truly, the only summer body you really need is yours, right now, as you are! Talk about a mindset shift…
Why Consider Tummy Control Swimwear?
Wait a minute, you might be thinking. If my body is perfect as-is, why do I need shapewear?
At Anthony’s we are all about providing women of all sizes, shapes, and preferences with attire options to help you look and feel beautiful, confident, and powerful in your womanhood, no matter what that means to you!
If you know that you’ll feel more comfortable and confident hitting the pool or the surf in a swimsuit designed to hide belly pooch, you are in good company, and we can help! Never feel bad for wanting shapewear; it exists for a reason: it can be incredibly effective, slimming, and empowering when worn right.
Here are the top three elements of swimsuits that are designed with tummy control in mind, followed by three of the best swimsuits for concealing a tummy.
Maxine Luminescence Swim Dress (similar)
1. Tummy Control / Built-In Shapewear
The best swimsuits designed to hide tummies have fabric that gathers in all the right places, including built-in shapewear panels like Spanx. This compression material helps to smooth and shape cellulite, creating an overall slimming look.
2. Gentle Compression
Shapewear uses medium to heavy compression to really smooth and define target areas of the body. But swimsuits that are designed to hide belly fat don’t *just* have shapewear panels. They also provide gentle compression throughout other parts of the suit as well, giving you the most control where you need it, and slightly less control and more comfort in other areas where you don’t.
3. Ruching / Shirring
As AgeBerry notes, “Ruching is a popular sewing technique that involves gathering or pleating the fabric, and the result is visually appealing design details on various projects. This method adds a three-dimensional effect to the fabric.”
Ruching is kind of an optical illusion when used in swimsuits to hide a tummy; it adds an area of interest but it also helps create the appearance of a slimmer waist and stomach.
Shirring is similar; it’s a type of gathering technique that is created with the inclusion of elastic thread, providing both visual interest and an element of stretchiness.
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