How to Select Perfect Tankini

Fashion, especially swimwear and beachwear fashion, have all jumped onto the bandwagon this season. Each showcase display their own unique tankini range, containing some of the most captivatingly, beautiful tankinis seen to date. With brands like Billabong, Body Glove, Speedo, Gotcha, and Banana Moon, once again, fighting for top position. The consumers face an array of styles, colors, tones, and even textures, to suit any body shape or size.
But when the range becomes this vast, the selection process is often tedious; making the right decision is often tougher than one would think. What works on your BFF, does not necessarily work for you. Therefore, understanding how to choose that perfect suit for your body goes a long way. Especially when selecting the top tankini look that will enable you to flaunt your body this season.

Most stores have started selling the tops and bottoms separately. This makes it easier to select the right outfit without having to buy two separate tankini sets. Although it makes it easier on the budget, it does not make it easier for choice.
Here are some quick tips on how to select the tankini, for your body:
* Larger framed ladies- try the selection of halter neck tank tops in solid colors
* Petite ladies- look at tops with spaghetti straps, or the strapless variety.
* Curvy bodies- look at higher cut bottoms and combine with tops incorporating details on the bust. Alternatives are halter or plunging necklines.
* Straight waistline- the shorter tank top styles with details at the sides are ideal for creating the appearance of a waistline. Do not combine with hi cut bottoms as it will draw attention to your thighs, 

* Tall ladies- try combining the boy short style bottoms with a mid length tankini top to break up that length. Playing with various patterns will also help.
* Ladies with short torsos- try and combing a high cut bottom in a solid color with a full length patterned top. If you have the tights for it you may even try the boy short style bottom, but it is not recommended for ladies with fuller hips and thighs. These will all help your body to look longer.
* Larger and heavier framed ladies with some bulk in their mid sections- go for bolder patterns in a conservative or darker color. Some detail pleats or ruffles on the bust line will help you smuggle that tummy, alternatively combine with a mid thigh length skirted bikini in a solid color (not bright though) to draw attention away from your mid section.

Battle of the bathing suit beauties! Kendra Wilkinson and Katherine Webb flash the flesh during diving practice for TV's Splash

After signing up for celebrity diving TV show Splash, both stars were certainly aware they would be flashing a fair bit of their enviable figures in a variety of bathing suits and diving attire.
And famous participants Katherine Webb and Kendra Wilkinson were confidently showing off their curvaceous figures during practice for the show on Monday.
It was very much a case of battle of the bathing suit babes as the stars flashed the flesh in revealing swimming costumes.

Buxom: Miss Alabama Katherine Webb and reality show star Kendra Wilkinson show off their curves in revealing one pieces as they practice for diving show Splash in Los Angeles on Monday

Former Miss Alabama Katherine had the edge in the sexy stakes in her purple low cut monokini which featured side cut out panels and purple lacing.
Kendra's black and gold suit showed off her famous Playboy curves but was a little more modest in comparison to her rival.
The smiling Katherine seemed to be in good spirits as she showed off her new diving prowess by the pool.

Covering up: Kendra swiftly kept warm and covered her ample curves with a magenta robe

Pretty in purple: Katherine seemed in good spirits as she filmed for another day on the show

Getting ready to go: Katherine showed off her newfound skills in the pool on Monday

She left her brown hair loose around her shoulders, while Kendra tied her blonde locks up in her usual ponytail.
The blonde bombshell later changed to practice in a blue and black wet suit.
The former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner has been hard at work on ABC's upcoming diving series, Splash, in which 10 celebrities leap 10 metres into the pool.

Much more demure: Pouting Kendra later practised her dives wearing a blue and black wetsuit

The rear view: Katherine showed off her pert posterior as she stripped off her workout pants poolside

Ready to go: Miss Alabama 2012 showed off the figure which won her the contest as she stripped off her workout pants and headed to the pool

New celebrity Katherine recently spoke about why she signed up to the show.
'I thought it would be such a fun idea, crazy, to learn how to dive from a high dive,' she told Access Hollywood, although admits her training didn't initially go too smoothly.
'I think I face planted the other day,' she laughed. 'I was trying to flip off the dive and I ended up face planting and I come out of the water and I'm stinging all over. But hopefully nothing like that will ever happen again, so we'll see.'

Perky by the pool: Katherine confidently put her toned figure on display as she sat dripping wet on the edge of the pool

Water babies: Kendra and Katherine chill out in the water in a break from practice

Meanwhile, Kendra looked a little calmer on Monday than her display last week when she appeared to be screaming and shouting at her personal diving trainer Greg Louganis.
The beautiful blonde was irate and furious over something and clearly wanted to make her point clear.
However, Greg remained calm and never lost his cool as Kendra let rip.

Tips and advice: Katherine looked focussed in between dives, holding a purple towel to dry her wet body

Reality star: Katherine has gone from beauty queen to TV personality in the past few months

Watch and learn: Katherine later took a seat to watch the action from the sidelines

The gold medal winning Olympian simply sat back and took the tirade in his stride as an animated Kendra threw her arms out and gestured angrily.
Kendra, who has admitted to being afraid of heights, has said that training for the show has encouraged her to get her son Hank Jr. into a swimming pool.
The former playmate said: 'It's really inspired me to get [Hank Jr.] to go out and learn how to swim and jump in the pool, so that's what we're going to start doing now too!'

Keeping it simple: Nicole Eggert showed off her recent weight loss in a black swimming costume

Break time: Actor Drake Bell stood back in a blue robe, while Kendra, Nicole Eggert and Keshia Knight Pulliam chilled out with their feet in the pool

The view from above: The ladies let their intense diving focus lapse momentarily

Bright colours: The celebrity contestants including Louie Anderson,Ndamukong Suh,Chuy Bravo,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  were reported to be filming a promo for the show and stood around in multi-coloured robes

Kendra and Katherine join fellow contestants former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Louie Anderson, Nicole Eggert, and actress Keshia Knight Pulliam on the reality show premiering March 19.
In fact, celebrities Nicole and Keshia joined Kendra for a chat at one point in the day with their legs dangling in the water while actor Drake Bell stood by in a blue robe.
Former Baywatch star Nicole showed off her recent weight loss in a simple black bathing suit and she later joined her fellow contestants to film a promo for the show.
Stars including comedian Louie Anderson, American football star Ndamukong Suh, Chelsea Lately sidekick Chuy Bravo and retired basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posed together in colourful robes.

Larking around: Katherine looks on as Chuy Bravo joked about with comic Louie Anderson

The Evolution of Women’s Swimwear

Since the late fifteenth century women were expected to wear some form of clothing while bathing. The earliest bathing suits were large canvas affairs designed to billow out away from the body when in water and therefore completely hide the lady's shape, this despite bathing being gender segregated until the early twentieth century. During the Victorian age, swim dresses came into fashion, full length dark flannel or serge affairs complete with long sleeves, high collar, and him below the ankles. By the 1860s, swimsuits were made of wool and became two piece, a button up jacket and three quarter trousers with hose to hide the ankles. Of course, bathing was still legally segregated in the United Kingdom at the time, so proper ladies did not have to fear gawks from lecherous men.

As Edwardian styles came into fashion, the swimsuit shrank more. Sleeves shortened, and the trousers / jacket combination was replaced with a dress and bloomers, and as time progressed, the dress became shortened. In the 1920s the swimsuit slimmed down more to a shocking, form fitting, outfit, typically one piece, without a dress and trousers only mid-thigh. Sleeves disappeared and typical of the "roaring twenties" the outfit as a whole became mostly androgynous. Bathing caps to cover a bobbed hairstyle also came into fashion at this time.

After the war, the swimsuit shortened even more and became more form fitting. In popular modern fashion, corsets were falling out of favor, and manufacturers turned to making swimsuits more complementary to women's bodies with tummy panels and bra cups. This also led to strapless swimsuits being introduced. Around this time, the small two piece suits started being seen on models and actresses.

In 1946, the Americans detonated a series of atomic weapons in the South Pacific Ocean under extreme media attention. That same year French fashion designer and automobile designer, Louis Reared, designed the world's smallest swimsuit consisting of less than thirty square inches of cloth and named it after the atoll where the nuclear tests were performed, the Bikini. His suit was too risqué to be displayed publically and he even had trouble finding a model for the suit, so Jacques Heim, his rival designer, was able to sell his larger swimsuit, the Atom, to the public.

Calista Flockhart shows off her bikini body as she braves the waves on a Brazilian break with Harrison Ford and their son

It's clear that Calista Flockhart loves spending time with her family.
The actress had a wide smile on her face as she joined son Liam in the ocean during a Brazilian vacation on Sunday.
Holding out a hand to encourage the 12-year-old into the clear water, fearless Calista strode straight out.

Blending in: the family mingled with other holidaymakers as they enjoyed their day out by the sea

Her husband Harrison Ford also seemed to be enjoying the warm weather as they spent a family day at the beach in Rio on Sunday.
He snapped away taking photos of his wife and son as they took a dip together.
Ally McBeal star Calista looked healthy and toned in a black bikini top and brightly coloured blue and purple shorts. 

Come on in! Grinning Calista encourages her son to join her in the ocean

Fun in the sun: Calista Flockhart, 48, and husband Harrison Ford, 70, and their son Liam dressed in bright colours for their Brazilian holiday

 

Nice day for it: Harrison looks on as his wife Calista and their son Liam head into the sea at Ipanema beach

Amazing scene: The couple looked out on the crowded beach taking in the scene

The beach fit Golden Globe winner looked years younger than her 48 years.
The trio were earlier spotted in colourful attire walking together through the streets of the Brazilian capital on their way to the famous Ipanema beach.
Indiana Jones Harrison Ford, chose a bright green ensemble, teaming green shorts with a similarly coloured T-shirt.
The 70-year old covered his eyes with sunglasses and wore a beige baseball hat.

Quick dash: Calista was seen running around on the shores of the beach amongst the crowd

Rainbow family: The trio dressed in brightly coloured shorts as they soaked up the carnival atmosphere in the Brazilian capital

One for the album: Harrison Ford takes a family snapshot

Son Liam opted for bright yellow and purple boardshorts as he walked alongside his famous parents.

The family left Los Angeles for the Brazilian capital on Saturday, and they went to watch the famous Carnival parade in Rio with Rio De Janeiro's Governor Eduardo Paes.
The couple met at the Golden Globe Awards in January 2002, and Harrison proposed to the Calista on Valentine's day 2009.

Raising awareness: Later on they visited a Babilonia slum in Rio de Janeiro

Eyes wide open: The actor and his family walked around a shanty town to observe the works of the project Morar Carioca Verde, a municipal project of social housing

Wise up-bringing: They took son Liam to see how social programs are changing the lives of local children

They were married on June 15 2010 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Harrison was filming Cowboys and Aliens.

Calista adopted son Liam in 2001, and Harrison considers him to be his own son.

It is rumoured that Harrison has signed a deal to reprise his role as the much loved Han Solo in the highly anticipated film Star Wars: Episode VII.

All eyes so them: Their arrival drew in plenty of attention

Casual style: Calista dressed in a stripy T-shirt and khaki trousers

Used to the camera: Harrison was happy to put his face out there for the cause

Plus Size Swimwear That Makes You Looking Great!

There's no reason why plus size persons should avoid beach and parading dressed only in swimwear. Many people are in the same situation, yest some of them will stay away from the beach and many pleasures that swimming brings on a hot summer day. Whatever is your body shape and size, there is a piece of clothing to not only cover you, but also make you looking more beautiful.

Even if you belong to the plus size category, take a deep breath and start looking for the new models of plus size swimwear available in your area. Each summer season, shops both online and offline, get new selection of beachwear for women, men and kids; great color range, at the prices you can afford. When looking for plus sized swimwear, don't limit yourself to your local dress shop, because there are so many truly attractive and fashionable designs on offer from online merchants around the world. However, women's plus size swimwear choices are always aplenty, so you won't have to search for long.

More design options are available in plus size womens swimwear, than in small sizes. In order to conceal certain irregularities, designers of plus size swimwear use their imagination to the maximum and come out with really great models of suits for this group of buyers. The materials chosen are always eye-catching and the selection of accessories available for a certain type of swimsuit is also very inspiring. Searching the Internet will give the idea of what's available in different designs and price brackets. No matter the time of the year, you will surely come across very nice discount plus size swimwear in a wide variety of models and colours.

Many beach accessories and swimsuits available will make you looking 'cool' and an object of attention whenever you show yourself on the beach. Don't forget about some modern jewelry and head wear available online. In the last few months of spring, plus size swimwear became more widely displayed in the fashion houses and department stores. We must not forget the beach bag selection that will not only complement these suits but also give a final touch to the whole. Your favorite plus size swimwear will look even more tempting, if you carry a nice beach bag. Keep your eyes open for discounts and do not hesitate to pick the best items for your holiday.

She's got an unfair advantage! Behati Prinsloo lipsyncs to boyfriend Adam Levine in Victoria's Secret Valentine's Day video

Behati Prinsloo gave boyfriend Adam Levine a Valentine's Day to remember this year.
The Victoria's Secret model and her fellow angels recorded a special video of themselves lipsyncing along to Maroon 5's song Woman.
And Behati certainly had an advantage over the other models - as the group's frontman is also her boyfriend.

Stunning: Behati Prinsloo lipsyncs to boyfriend Adam Levine's voice in the new Victoria's Secret video featuring Maroon 5's song Woman

The 23-year-old Namibian beauty looked sexy and super slim as she posed in the surf, showing off her amazingly long limbs and taut tummy in a pretty floral string bikini.
In one scene, Behati is walking along the shore with her long wet hair falling across her shoulders.
The video also features one montage after another of other Victoria Secret beauties including Erin Heatherton, Candice Swanepoel and Lindsay Ellingson.

So pretty: Behati gives her best sultry look as she saunters along a dusky beach in a floral bikini

Competition: Although Behati is dating the Maroon 5 singer, the other models provided some pretty competition

Smouldering: The video also features other gorgeous models such as Lindsay Ellingson wearing a pretty red two piece

Gorgeous: The other Angels got a chance to model some bewitching beachwear too

The models are shown in various seductive poses, in waterfalls, in the ocean and there's even one scene of a lanky bikini-clad model dancing around a bonfire on the beach at night.
Behati, though, seems to be stealing the other Angels' spotlight as the voice belongs to her one and only Adam.
The models are also similarly featured lipsyncing to the video of Justin Bieber's song All Around the World.
The couple began seeing each other in June, two months after Adam, 33, broke up with blonde Victoria's Secret model Anne Vyalitsyna, 26, a friend  of Behati, after eight months of dating.

She wears her stripes: Sara Sampaio modeled a pretty zebra-striped bikini on the sandy beach

Like a mermaid: The model showed off a pastel pink two piece while chilling off in the shallows

Exotic: The scenery was just as breathtaking as the beautiful Angel

'He said he didn't want to date a model again but he's having fun with her right now,' a friend of Adam's told US Weekly. ' Hey, he's a rock star, so it's sort of in his blood!'
Meanwhile Adam returned to a new season of The Voice where he sits on the panel of judges alongside Blake Shelton.
New judges Usher and Shakira replace Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green who are having a break from the show.

Shimmering: The new Victoria's Secret video featured a glorious montage of models skimpily attired in swimwear

Swimsuits for Women: The Most Exclusive Beachwear

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Beachwear offers you one piece styles that have been cut out in extraordinary detail, with bold and contrasting colours and striking patterns. Swimwear has the most luxurious and sexy swimsuits that make you sizzle on the beach. Their priority is fit, so the swimsuit is tailor made to have a good fit and yet comfortable to wear. 

Swimsuits offer a selection of haute couture swimwear from bikinis to Halter suits, bathing suits, beach cover-ups and much more. They have new innovative styles to make women make their own fashion statement at the beach. You can choose form halter top to bandeau top swimsuit. They give you that bold and beautiful look which you always wanted to flaunt you will be amazed at the selection of options you can choose from the most unimaginable beautiful styles. 

What more can women ask for but a swimsuit which will flatter her figure, or flirty beachwear to enhance her feminine curves? Swimsuits allow women to show their femininity in a modest manner on your favourite tropical beach. The new bandeau top is so appealing that it surely make you a head turner on a hot summer day, with the winds of the seas and sands blowing against you. The halter is the best styled swimsuit which will display your tanned shoulders and gracefully tied against your neck, making you that desirable woman. Be it a demure print or a whimsical pattern they have it all for you to wear the most breathtaking, swimsuit and give you that “I am proud to be the woman I am look which you have desired all along.