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.
And I’m not the only fan. Aerie has been brought up again and again in our swim coverage over the years. “It was the first brand I tried that had bathing-suit tops that fit me (I’m a 38H) and bottoms that came up to my belly button but still made my butt look good,” says Strategist beauty writer Tembe Denton-Hurst. “I like that the stock rotates every season so I can continuously add to my collection.” Content creator Kelsey Kotzur loves Aerie swimwear for how “stretchy and soft” it is. “I feel like Aerie’s whole ethos is to make you as comfortable as possible in your body,” she says. Ruby Buddemeyer, director of copy and concept at Starface, adds a new Aerie suit to her closet each summer. “The price is amazing, the cuts are really comfortable, and they are really great quality,” she says.
