Page 7 | To think fat women look better in bikinis than one pieces

Daisywhatsyouranswer · 31/08/2026 15:14

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:58

When I was bigger I would wear one peices, but actually looking back i wish I thought fuck it and just worn a bikini like loads of larger women on the beach do. The sky wouldn't have fallen in and small children wouldn't have run away screaming in horror. Id have been much more comfortable and looked much better

I just can’t wrap my head round why you think you’d have looked better as your tummy was exposed.

Minasama · 31/08/2026 15:05

This reminds me of my husband’s comment on Weymouth beach.

”It’s like there are two sorts of people: ‘Look at me!’ and ‘I don’t care if you ARE looking at me.”

Sadly fat people tend not to look very nice in swimsuits or bikinis, unfortunately. I think a nicely tailored dress is usually most flattering, though not for the beach obviously…

allthiscarryon · 31/08/2026 15:02

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 11:46

Before anyone jumps on me, of course people can wear what they want and feel most comfortable in...

But ive just returned from holiday and I did think whilst lying on the beach and round the pool how much better larger women look in bikini rather than one piece costumes. I think maybe it's just a confidence thing and those who exude confidence rather than self consciousness look better overall.

But regardless of that, I just think visually they actually look better...not that anyone owes attractiveness to others obviously

So many people are ugly on the inside regardless of what they wear, don’t you agree OP?

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Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:58

When I was bigger I would wear one peices, but actually looking back i wish I thought fuck it and just worn a bikini like loads of larger women on the beach do. The sky wouldn't have fallen in and small children wouldn't have run away screaming in horror. Id have been much more comfortable and looked much better

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OtterlyAstounding · 31/08/2026 14:49

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:48

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That's very strange. Why?

Octavia64 · 31/08/2026 14:49

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:28

Thank you. Exactly. Obviously people can and should wear what they want but like most people I look at certain styles and clothes and think some look better than others. I saw a woman on the beach..she was large and wearing a dark one piece and longer shorts. She looked self conscious. Things is she was big, I've been big so I'm not judging that...but if you're big, you look big whether you are covered up or not. She'd have looked much better in a bikini or not trying to make herself less visible. There were loads of women on the beach in all shapes and sizes and ages wearing bikinis. I wish we saw the bikini as just a practical clothing choice rather than a reward for being young and thin.

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Lots more people cover up these days due to concerns about skin cancer.

although having said that I was in Switzerland this summer and appeared to be the only person wearing a rash vest (of either sex) and loads of women in bikinis so….

Daisywhatsyouranswer · 31/08/2026 14:48

Illegally18 · 31/08/2026 13:44

I get you, op. I like looking at other women and the clothing choices they make. And yes, judging, if it comes to that. Positively, negatively, indifferently, whatevs. What women wear and how they present themselves is a source of great interest to me. On Saturday at the station, while coming home from my holiday with a massive tooth infection, I saw a young Indian woman wearing a sari, and I found her colour choices and earrings so flattering and graceful. She looked so beautiful.

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I find this very creepy. A source of great interest. Ugh.

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Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:48

OtterlyAstounding · 31/08/2026 14:46

Out of curiosity - if she was very slim and wearing a dark one piece (or rashvest) and longer board shorts, would you also think she looked self-conscious, and should be in a bikini?

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Yes

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OtterlyAstounding · 31/08/2026 14:46

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:28

Thank you. Exactly. Obviously people can and should wear what they want but like most people I look at certain styles and clothes and think some look better than others. I saw a woman on the beach..she was large and wearing a dark one piece and longer shorts. She looked self conscious. Things is she was big, I've been big so I'm not judging that...but if you're big, you look big whether you are covered up or not. She'd have looked much better in a bikini or not trying to make herself less visible. There were loads of women on the beach in all shapes and sizes and ages wearing bikinis. I wish we saw the bikini as just a practical clothing choice rather than a reward for being young and thin.

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Out of curiosity - if she was very slim and wearing a dark one piece (or rashvest) and longer board shorts, would you also think she looked self-conscious, and should be in a bikini?

YorkshirePuddingsGreatestFan · 31/08/2026 14:44

I've had children and multiple abdominal surgeries. My stomach is saggy with bad stretch marks and scars. Trust me, I look much better with it covered up in a one piece than in a bikini or tankini.

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Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:39

cupfinalchaos · 31/08/2026 12:16

I’m not fat but skinny and old🤣 don’t want to flaunt my crepy skin so would much prefer a one piece.. but let’s be honest most beaches abroad in the summer are baking hot and I just don’t want to be uncomfortable.

I have some crepey slightly loose skin. I wear a bikini. Am i flaunting it?

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Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 14:28

Illegally18 · 31/08/2026 13:44

I get you, op. I like looking at other women and the clothing choices they make. And yes, judging, if it comes to that. Positively, negatively, indifferently, whatevs. What women wear and how they present themselves is a source of great interest to me. On Saturday at the station, while coming home from my holiday with a massive tooth infection, I saw a young Indian woman wearing a sari, and I found her colour choices and earrings so flattering and graceful. She looked so beautiful.

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Thank you. Exactly. Obviously people can and should wear what they want but like most people I look at certain styles and clothes and think some look better than others. I saw a woman on the beach..she was large and wearing a dark one piece and longer shorts. She looked self conscious. Things is she was big, I've been big so I'm not judging that...but if you're big, you look big whether you are covered up or not. She'd have looked much better in a bikini or not trying to make herself less visible. There were loads of women on the beach in all shapes and sizes and ages wearing bikinis. I wish we saw the bikini as just a practical clothing choice rather than a reward for being young and thin.

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museumum · 31/08/2026 14:22

My stomach hasn't seen the sun since about 1994. It does not look better on show than under a one piece. Also my huge and rather soft boobs are more likely to stay put in a one piece than trying to keep them inside a bikini top. I would not be strutting around with confidence in a bikini (but i am confident enough in a one piece that holds everything in)

Feelinglow2026 · 31/08/2026 14:02

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 12:04

I also think this is quite a British thing...I think European women are more likely to wear a bikini regardless of their size

Irrelevant. People in any country can wear what they want without your broadcasted opinion on it.

Feelinglow2026 · 31/08/2026 14:00

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 12:01

Well what I'm saying is the opposite isnt it...you would have probably felt way more self conscious in a bikini, but actually I think not giving a fuck looks better than trying to conceal yourself

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It's not trying to conceal yourself ffs. It's wearing what the wearer wants to wear, what they feel comfortable in, what fits well and what looks the best out of things they've tried on.
As someone very overweight, you couldn't pay me any amount of money to wear a bikini.
I think it's really strange that you've spent time practically studying fat people on the beach and have then taken it even further by posting this. Perhaps some reflection needed.

PinkArt · 31/08/2026 13:53

Well thank fuck there's a way for fat women to look better, eh.

Before anyone jumps on me, of course people can wear what they want and feel most comfortable in...

People jumped on you because this isn't what you wrote about. You didn't say isn't it great after decades of fat shaming more women not appear confident wearing whatever they feel most confident in. You went straight to the fat women's appearance and straight to how they can look better.

OtterlyAstounding · 31/08/2026 13:49

It's interesting to see that some people seem to consider bikinis superior to other swimsuits, while one-pieces are considered an inferior choice - to the point that it somehow reflects on one's character.

There seems to be a view that being exposed is morally superior, and being private is morally inferior?

DefiantRabbit9 · 31/08/2026 13:46

Whatever you're into, luv.

Anywherebuthere · 31/08/2026 13:46

Yabu. Just as with slim people, fat people also come in different shapes and sizes so one style doesn't suit all.

Illegally18 · 31/08/2026 13:44

Justaquestionplease · 31/08/2026 11:58

Fwiw I'm woman and I've been every size from an 8-20. My post is more about fashion than body shaming. In fact it's the opposite

I get you, op. I like looking at other women and the clothing choices they make. And yes, judging, if it comes to that. Positively, negatively, indifferently, whatevs. What women wear and how they present themselves is a source of great interest to me. On Saturday at the station, while coming home from my holiday with a massive tooth infection, I saw a young Indian woman wearing a sari, and I found her colour choices and earrings so flattering and graceful. She looked so beautiful.

smooththecat · 31/08/2026 13:43

I was quite refreshed by holidaying in Italy solely amongst Italians to see that absolutely nobody wears a swimsuit, its bikinis only. Vertical caesarean scars, massive bellies, sagging skin. Nobody gives a fuck.

Tralalalala88 · 31/08/2026 13:36

I disagree but I hate those swim dress things they look stupid regardless of how big or small someone is .

Witchergeralt · 31/08/2026 13:36

I have fragile skin so I need to wear swim trousers and a rash top, I can assure you I look like Michelin man but at least I'm not wearing a bikini. 😂🤢

queenceleste · 31/08/2026 13:34

How comforting to think of you judging other women’s bodies…. Makes some of us never want to go swimming.

pinkdelight · 31/08/2026 13:34

Daisywhatsyouranswer · 31/08/2026 13:29

To be fair I think the op does have a point. A lot of overweight women wear swimsuits with panels to hold them in, giving a bit of a stuffed sausage look, or with skirts on, which quite frankly scream I’m trying to hide my body, or in black or navy, to try to look slimmer, so not looking like you’re trying to conceal yourself is often better but if concealing youself makes you feel better, then crack on. Just I’m not sure it always looks that good in reality,

however simply disagree that it’s all larger ladies should wear bikinis, I think it’s about wearing a costume you like, that’s flattering and comfortable for your shape and size,

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Okay well I guess you and OP have a point if the discussion is about slagging fat women off for looking like stuffed sausages and so on. I guess I'll exit as I think that sucks and from my pov, the point stands that people wear what they're comfortable in and that's what matters, not this level of judgement which seems to go completely against the OP's apparent wish for women to not give a fuck.