Summer officially starts in 32 days
If you live where we do, you probably couldn’t tell by today’s weather that summer is only 32 days from officially starting. It was so cold earlier this morning we could have worn winter gloves and gotten away with it. Although it’s sunny and bright enough for a beach trip it certainly isn’t warm enough today. But even though the weather is still having trouble figuring out what temperature it’s supposed to be on May 20th, summer is still just around the corner. So you know what time it is…
Time to get your beach on
We grew up on a tropical island with hundreds of beaches. So going to the beach was always about fun for us. We never cared about how we looked. Only about being at the beach, smelling the ocean, frolicking in the water.
Then we grew up and moved to a place where beach culture is about what bathing suit you’re wearing and how your body looks in it.
The only not so fun part of planning a beach trip nowadays is the concern about wearing a bathing suit. Not everyone is comfortable wearing a bathing suit in public, whether it’s a one-piece or a two piece.
If you tend to avoid the beach because you don’t want to wear a bathing suit, we can attest to the fact that you can wear just about anything you darned-well please. We’ve worn shorts and a t-shirt. We’ve even worn a maxi skirt. And we went into the water and let our inner kid out with our maxi skirt on. So don’t deprive yourself of the glorious ocean because you feel like you have to wear a bathing suit. You can break the beachwear rules and wear what you’re comfortable wearing.
For ladies who have no such hangups about wearing a bathing suit in public, here are some swimwear picks for you to consider buying for your 2015 beach outings.
Agua de Coco Reef Triangle Bikini top and bottom
This coral print bikini top and bottom are from the Brazilian swimwear label Agua de Coco. Top and bottom are sold separately. Top comes with a $70 price tag. Bottom comes with a $75 price tag. The straw tote is from Sensi Studio. It’s a striped rectangular straw tote that comes with a $345 price tag. The sandals are from Oscar de la Renta (Betty Leather and Fabric Sandals). Comes with a $590 price tag.
Salinas Ella Printed Scoop-Back Swimsuit
Are you a one-piece kind of girl? This scoop-back one-piece bathing suit from the brand Salinas will keep you nicely covered up but still looking beach chic. Comes with a $206 price tag. Style with a Sensi Studio big striped straw tote and Ancient Greek Sandals two-strap sandals.
Get your beach on in red high-waisted bikini bottoms
From the london-based brand PRISM, these high-waisted bikini bottoms and matching bandeau top are perfect for ladies who prefer a two piece but want to get some coverage. The bottoms come with a $130 price tag. The top comes with a $195 price tag. Style with a Sensi Studio multicolor straw tote and a pair of Ancient Greek Sandals two-strap sandals.
Dolce & Gabbana floral string bikini
Prefer to be the girl on show making all the guys on the beach drool and their girlfriends green with envy? This Dolce & Gabbana string bikini is just the thing for the attention seeker who likes to maximize the skin exposure on the beach. The bikini top comes with a $285 price tag. The bottom comes with a $265 price tag. Style with a Muun straw tote and Giuseppe Zanotti lion head sandals.
Suboo Tropical Printed Triangle Bikini
Want to do the string bikini but don’t necessarily need to have as little hoohoo coverage as possible and all your butt cheeks on display? Here’s a string bikini that’s a little more chaste than the Dolce & Gabbana. You might still get guys drooling if you have an impossible not to notice figure; but it won’t look as if that was your primary agenda.
The bikini is from Suboo. The triangle bikini top features a colorful orchid print and adjustable neck and back ties. It comes with a $106 price tag. The matching bottom comes with a $70 price tag.
Style with a straw tote and flat sandals.
Are you ready to get your beach on?
Where are you planning to go to the beach this summer? We haven’t been to the beach since 2012. At that time we went to the beach in Florida (St. George’s Island and Panama City)