I wore one-piece suits for most of my life as a plus-size woman, but a few years ago I discovered high-waisted bikinis, which changed my perspective on swimwear. My go-to for a few summers has been a hot-pink bikini from Torrid with a supportive and uplifting top and high-waisted bottom, and when it came time to replace it, I ventured to a Torrid in a mall in Montebello here in Southern California and tried on every single style of bathing suit marked “high-waisted” that was there, then ordered as many more online as I could to try them all.
I tried a mix of eight high-waisted bottoms and eight tops with varying degrees of support (and length) and found that nearly every one ran true to size, sat comfortably without falling down or riding up, and didn’t feel like sausage casing. All come in sizes 00 (traditional medium or size 10) to 6X (size 30) and are easy to mix and match. Here’s the full rundown of my swimsuit try-on.
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