By
Dominique Pariso,
a senior writer at the Strategist covering beauty, sex toys, and more.
She joined the Strategist as an intern in 2018. She covers office goods, sex toys, and beauty and is also a writer for “The Approval Matrix.”
Aerie makes excellent activewear and, as I will swear up and down, swimwear. The cuts are cute, the size range inclusive, and, most important of all, they are basically indestructible. As a beach fanatic, I put my swimsuits through the ringer. I’m at the beach every weekend from dawn to dusk or sitting poolside. I’ve also worn them off-season as a bathhouse regular. And my Aerie suits have performed like a swimsuit that costs four times the price. They have never stretched out or discolored or piled. I have a few one-pieces that are well over five years old and look just as good as the day I got them. And no matter what beach I’m on — the Rockaways, Riis, Cherry Grove — I almost always get a compliment about my suit.
