There's all sorts of things that people are self-conscious about, whether it's their boobs or their butt or their hips or their tummy that kind of factor into how we choose swimsuits.

I'm Christine Sir Clissette. I'm Rosie Garan, and you're listening to The Wirecutter Show.

Rosie, it is everyone's favorite time of year.

You're going to have to give me a clue as to where you're going.

I was going to ask you all sorts of questions about whether you're trying to go for your beach body.

That's really an outdated term.

Have you met me?

Well, I'm not either.

So I was just say that I'm actually quite excited to talk about this today because it's a product category that I'm kind of obsessed with. Swimsuits. Yeah. Yeah. How do you feel about swimsuits? I don't feel good about swimsuits. And I feel like I could use practical advice on how to find one that I will actually like, wear, and not spend a ton of

money on. It's actually quite a challenge. That's a fact that you have thrown down the challenge that

we are going to try to solve this episode. I have maybe a little bit of a problem. I buy so many

swimsuits. I actually have, I just counted, and I think I have over 15 swimsuits. I did not know this about you. And I do lap swimsomes, so some of them are lap swimsuits. But I, over the years, have just bought so many swimsuits because my body has changed a lot over the last decade or so. I've had two kids. There have been times where I've felt more confident or less confident. And so, you know,

I've bought a ton of swimsuits. And I, like, I actually have to put a moratorium on my swimsuit

buying. But I do love the way I feel in a good swimsuit. And I hate swimming in a bad swimsuit.

So I'm excited to talk about how to shop for one you'll really love. So today we're going to have our

senior style writer, Zoe Vanderweed, on the show. She is a real expert on swimsuits. She has

written a lot of our style guides and including guides that are kind of related to swimming,

so for bras and shapewear. So she just knows a lot about the brands that are great right now,

how to go about shopping for them,

and how to think about, you know, what you're looking for

to help you find something you really like.

On the site, we have coverage of women swimsuits.

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