can you shrink a bathing suit?

[mariep]

I bought a bathing suit that I love online, and the tops are too big (I bought a bikini top and a tankini top). The bottom is perfect, which pretty much never happens, so I really want to keep it. When I went online to try to order the tops in a smaller size, of course they're sold out. Do you think if I wash them and put them in the dryer I could shrink them a little? They're not horrible, but they definitely look too big; I'd feel funny wearing them (plus I'd be afraid they might stretch out when I went swimming and then I'd really be embarrassed!). Has anyone ever tried this? Thanks!

-Marie

 

[tneah]

No, I have never tried this, I hand wash my bathing suits, god forbid if they shrunk!:7

Can you try buying a top that does fit in a different color, but the same material, I know that the "mismatched" look can be cute sometimes?

I purchase my swimwear online at ujena.com because you can order the tops and bottoms as seperates, assuring a perfect fit.

 

[mariep]

Thanks for the suggestion. This bathing suit is a very distinct pattern with unusual colors. I think when it first came out, there were matching solid separates, but now they don't even list those as an option (the solids must have sold out). I do this to myself all the time; I wait til the end of the season to decide to order something then invariably can't get the size/color that I wantx( !

 

[geojill]

Newport News (newport_news.com) sells bathing suit separates for really good prices...perhaps you can find a solid color to match the bottom that you have?

 

[atiman]

take it in and get it altered to fit you perfectly. Heck, if you need padding in the cups they can do that, too!



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