More Springtime Delusion: Holly v. Laurie SWIMSUIT OFF

As that little tease known as Spring prances off in her mini skirt and flip flops while leaving a slushy, snowy mess in her wake, we will continue to kid ourselves with THRIFT OFF #2!!!!! SWIMSUIT OFF!!!!!

This OFF will be a little different, with two rounds, which means more sweet finds! You will vote once, after both rounds are concluded, in order to help us decide who has scored the sweetest thrift store swimsuits thus far. I will get this OFF rolling, with a recent find from December in Appleton, WI. It is a fantastic plunging V-neck one-piece halter suit with boyshorts and ombre confetti print:



There are so many features about this suit that make it a complete dream come true. First of all, it is a one-piece with boyshorts. For me, this is the holy grail of swimsuit thrifting. There are so many cute vintage suits out there with ridiculous leg hole shapes that leave me feeling either like a 3rd grader, or Cindy Crawford in an 80's SI swimsuit edition. Use your imagination. The boyshort cut provides the perfect age appropriate balance of coverage and sexiness, being very flattering on the bum. This is major.

Secondly, there is the plunging neckline. It goes without saying that this is a plus. The usual minus, however, that comes with a plunging neckline, is that you run the risk of the girls flopping out at inopportune times. But the design genius who conceived of this suit had those (2) bases covered; the very precise cut, a little bit of foundation built in, and the high halter back, make sure that everything is secured and going nowhere. Also, there is the adorable knot and keyhole. All these details! Get outta town!


Thirdly, the print; a kind of ombred confetti effect, that is incredibly flattering. I love it because it is not the kind of thing that you really ever see in a printed swimwear motif.

And lastly, the back. Usually it is a trade off; either a sexy front or a sexy back, but rarely both. This suit manages both without looking the least bit trashy, and sport an open, low scooped back. It is also not see-through. If I had a nickel for every thrift store swimsuit that I bought, got all excited about, wore to the beach, got wet, and realized my suit was entirely transparent, I would be a millionaire.

Thirdly, the print; a kind of ombred confetti effect, that is incredibly flattering. I love it because it is not the kind of thing that you really ever see in a printed swimwear motif.


And lastly, the back. Usually it is a trade off; either a sexy front or a sexy back, but rarely both. This suit manages both without looking the least bit trashy, and sport an open, low scooped back. It is also not see-through. If I had a nickel for every thrift store swimsuit that I bought, got all excited about, wore to the beach, got wet, and realized was entirely transparent, I would be a millionaire.

I beg you, what more could you want in a thrift store suit?!

BRING IT, Holly!