When, and fgs why, did bikinis start to sell as separates

[activate]

I want a bikini - not a top or a bottom - I want both

am I just greedy?

[5GoMadOnAZ650]

Is it not an either or either option then? No wonder I've been getting funny looks at the swimming pool

[HerRoyalNotness]

About time too! I am a different size top to bottoms, and it was a pain trying to find a bikini before. Now it's just a pain to find a pair that will make my stretchmarks and 10lbs disappear off me

[halcyondays]

Because some women, like me, need different sizes on top and bottom. I can't buy ones that come as a set as they don't fit.

[realhousewifeofdevoncounty]

Perhaps because people can be different sizes bottom and top? I am a size bigger on the bottom, so if I could get away with it I'd swap sizes on the hanger when noone was looking in the shop if they were being sold together!

[LawrieMarlow]

Because I have a fat arse and small tits.

[Paschaelina]

I have a fat (ish) arse and big tits and sets don't fit me either. I like bikini tops which come as bra sizes.

[Meglet]

I bought separates when I was pregnant. Boobs grew, hips didn't.

[lubeybooby]

Small (compared to the rest of me) bum and ridiculously huge norks here. have to get 16 bottom and 22 on top for the cup or a proper cup sized one if on offer.

[slartybartfast]

i gave my dd £30 to buy a swimming costume.
she came back with top only, all money spent

[Pagwatch]

It is bloody brilliant that some shops sell them separately.

I especially love it when they do different styles of tops and different bottoms all in the same fabric.
Fantastic

[Empusa]

Makes perfect sense, I know I bought a bikini once. The top fitted perfectly, the bottom fell off me. Was not ideal

Wish I could have bought them as seperates!

[meltedchocolate]

They were clever. Also you can mix and match, for example I may like a set but wouldn't want a panty version but a shorts verion

[WhatsWrongWithYou]

It means I can wear a bikini that fits my 30g boobs and my size 12 hips. What's not to like?

[TrillianAstra]

Not a moron, but perhaps a balanced-figured woman with no empathy with those whose tops and bottoms may not be the same size.

[snailsontour]

Aside from the fact you can get the best fit for your body, you can buy additional bottoms or mix and match colours and styles - brilliant!

[ComradeJing]

What an odd question. Could you really not imagine the answer was that more women than not are pear shaped and not hourglass or straight up and down?

[gregssausageroll]

What the others said it is so I can get something to fit. Same with PJs.

I am much smaller on my bottom half than I am on the top half.

[Al0uiseG]

It's brilliant, we wouldn't buy knickers with a one size bra so why shouldn't we have a choice of bra size with our bikinis?

[JoleneJoleneJoleneJoleeene]

Why not? Not everyone is a textbook size.

[EggyAllenPoe]

it only gets annoying in sale time, when you find half a bikini that you really like..

(note: i haven't worn a bikini since i was 19 years old)

[MissFoodie]

I wish you could get the same in swimsuit option! I always have problem with having to get large swimsuit for boobs but it being too big round my hips afterwards.....

[SinicalSal]

You can get 2 bottoms and one top too. Get more between wash wear out of the tops.

[WhereTheWildThingsWere]

Because I would wear a bikini top, but only with actual shorts not bikini bottoms as my tummy is so buggered. So the bottoms have no use for me.

[Paschaelina]

Try Bravissimo, MissFoodie. They cater for exactly this problem.

[higgle]

I appreciate the arguments for this, but have noticed it is also an excuse to charge more than they could get away with if it was just sold as one item.