By
Katherine Gillespie,
a writer at the Strategist covering outdoors and travel gear.
She was previously an editor at Paper.
Whatever your level of body confidence in the changing room, there’s just something inherently unpleasant about swimsuit shopping. So this summer, we’re doing the hard work for you. We’re trying on every cut of nylon that we can, speaking with stylish pool- and beachgoers about which swimsuits they most recommend and even interviewing laundry experts about how to take care of a pricey bikini. We’re only two weeks into the Strategist Swimsuit Project and have already made plenty of useful discoveries: affordable mall swimwear brands that are as good as expensive boutique ones, swim trunks that don’t feature cheesy millennial pineapple prints, and high-waisted bikinis for plus-size swimmers that are way more practical than one-piece swimsuits. Read on for the best finds so far.
