7 “Look Great in Swimwear” Tips for TG Women

Summer already feels like it’s winding down but there’s still a full month left! Plenty of time for fun under the sun. Even if you’re not ready to hit the beach en femme, we feel that every transgendered girl should have her own bathing suit for sunbathing, lounging by the pool or maybe even posing for a bikini babe photo shoot. 🙂

To make sure you look your best in a swimsuit this summer here are our top 7 tips for transgendered women to look good in a bathing suit:

1. Bring out your hourglass figure

The goal of any woman in a swimsuit is to optimize her hourglass figure. For many gals with more straight boyish body types this can seem like a daunting challenging. But thanks to some illusions and tricks this task can be made much easier.

Opt for a solid colored tankinis or one piece suits with printed panels along the side. This will help create more of an hourglass look, thus evening out a boxy upper body. Chevron type designs around the midsection can also help with achieve this hourglass look.

Another option is to buy swimwear that is specially engineered to smooth and enhance your curves. Check out the Anne Cole Control collection of bathing suits for stylish one pieces and tankinis to make your sides look curvatious.

One of the best options is to go with a monokini or other type of bathing suit with cutout sides. These types of swimsuits really go a long way in accentuating your womanly figure by giving the illusion of curves.

2. Downplay your shoulders

The secret to a beach babe figure is even and balanced body proportions. That means you need to balance out the proportions of your hips and shoulders to accentuate your hourglass figure.There are several tricks for making your broad shoulders look more delicate and feminine.

Keep away from string bikinis unless you have a very petite body type, as the string ties will make your shoulders look ginormous. Instead, go with a swimwear top with wider straps to balance your shoulder’s proportions. Try a wider strapped halter top that draws the eye in, creating a slimming effect. And if you’ve got it they’re great for showing off cleavage.

Avoid bandeau tops that cut straight across the chest as bandeau tops can make your upper body look even wider. You can also rock an asymmetrical neckline, which will draw the eye up and away, instead of straight across your shoulders.

If you’re more comfortable in a one piece bathing suit or a tankini go with a design that is plainer on top and more decorated on the bottom. This works well at drawing attention downward away from your broader shoulders.

3. Flounce is fabulous. Padding is perfect

Flounce bikini tops and bathing suits are perfect for flatter chested women. The fun and flirty flounce style adds volume to your bust making it appear bigger. Fringe bikinis and swimsuits usually have the same effect.

Additionally, a suit with padding can help to give you a little something extra in the chest area. Look for swimsuits that have molded cups as these will give your breasts a larger more shapely appearance. Something that really helps when it comes to looking good in your swimwear.

4. Enhance your hips, tush and legs

To go along with your shoulders on creating a more hourglass appearance you’ll want to make your hips look somewhat wider. Doing that is relatively easy. Look for bikini bottoms with fringes, ruffles, belts or side ties to add volume to your lower body. Skirted bottoms that flare out at the hips are perfect for this as well. Go for styles with prints as it visually makes your hips look wider.

Round out your derriere with a bikini that has a lot of personality. Go with bottoms that are colorful, printed or stylized. The idea is to create an illusion of more curves by adding volume and shape to that area.

And of course you always want to make your legs look longer and more feminine. Usually you can do this with a nice pair of heels. But in the soft sand and slippery pools, heels can be very dangerous! So to lengthen your legs look for bottoms that have a higher cut leg line or a scooped bottom. These types of bathing suit bottom styles will make your lower limbs appear long and ladylike.

5. Remember your pretty posture.

You should always be aware of the way you hold your body when you’re in a bikini or a one piece swimsuit. Make sure not to slouch because no one looks their best when they slouch. Whether you’re just lounging around the pool or hanging out with friends on the beach, be mindful of your posture.

6. Smooth your silhouette

Most women just have to worry about lumps and bulges around their midsection. Transgendered women have to deal with one more kind of lump. As you probably know bikini bottoms don’t leave anything to the imagination in the bikini area. Your first though might be to go out and buy a swimsuit that’s loose on you. But one of the rules of looking good in a swimsuit is wearing one that fits. Wearing a bottom that is too loose may hide some things but it’s a sure fire way for your swimsuit to sag and make you look frumpy. Don’t fret as there are a number of options to hide a bulge.

The first method is using the art of the tuck. There are tons of sites and forum posts online discussing comfortable ways of doing this.

Another way is to wear very busy patterned bottoms as they have a good chance of distracting from your bulge.

The third method we’ve come across is layering your bikini bottoms. The spandex in a woman’s bathing suit does a good job of compressing and smoothing bulges. So doubling the swimsuit doubles the compression factor. This may not be super comfortable for long periods of time.

The last and most effective way (though maybe a little less fun because you’re showing less skin) is wearing a bathing suit with a skirted bottom. Either a swim skirt or a swimdress is a perfectly fashionable and comfortable method for concealing your bikini region.

7. Confidence is key

There’s a secret when it comes to wearing bathing suits for transgendered women. And it’s the same secret for every other type of woman. That secret is confidence. Looking amazing in a swimsuit is 1/4 body, 1/4 wearing the right swimwear and 1/2 feeling confident about yourself. There’s something very sexy about being confident in yourself.

For many having a sexier body is a big part of being confident, so exercise shouldn’t be overlooked. If you’re more confident with the shape your body is in, you’ll be more confident in your swimwear. So push yourself at the gym just a little bit harder and be sure to do extra squats to make that booty pop!

There are two universal truths when it comes to women’s swimsuits.

• Very very few ladies look good in a teenie-tiny bikini.
• You look better in your bathing suit than you think you do.

You might think you’ll never look good enough in swimwear but at SwimsuitsDirect.com we have a saying. Every woman (even transgendered ladies) can look amazing in a bathing suit. It’s just a matter of finding the right one.

With low prices, free shipping and free returns you’re guaranteed to be happy with your swimwear and if you’re not just send it back! So go ahead, treat yourself and shop for women’s bathing suits at SwimsuitsDirect.com.

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