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Swimsuit for 13yo DD

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OvertiredandConfused · 13/05/2015 21:28

Finding this an impossible task! DD is a 34B / size 10 and will be 14 in August.

She needs a swimsuit not bikini - think UK beach holiday, hotel (indoor) pool etc!

Definitely too old for children's but I think she's too young for the cut away or navel-plunging styles. Everything I've found is bikinis or grant style that are too old for me!

Any ideas?

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neolara · 13/05/2015 21:29

Boden had some good ones last year. Worth a look.

Pointlessfan · 13/05/2015 21:31

Do Joules do swimwear? I'm not a big fan but I bet they'd have something suitable. Or one of the surfy labels?

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OvertiredandConfused · 13/05/2015 22:09

The Next and Johnnie B don't have any support and, she thinks and I might agree they're too young.

Working to get her to consider Boden ladies

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SirVixofVixHall · 13/05/2015 22:13

www.petit-bateau.co.uk/e-shop/product/12808/A45/women-s-plain-swimsuit.html
Something like this? The xs is an age 14.

chocoshopoholic · 13/05/2015 22:17

Are you sure she's a 34 back size? I'm a 32-34 back and a size 12-14.

AnythingNotEverything · 13/05/2015 22:17

First things first, she probably isn't a 34b, especially if she's a size 10.

I wear a 34 band and I'm a size 16 and 34 weeks pregnant.

Google the better bra campaign and have her remeasure. She deserves a bra that fits Smile

bonzo77 · 13/05/2015 22:21

Have you looked at the speedo sculpture range? Sporty but feminine: ie not too revealing but not fugly. Also Zoggs for similar things. I got mine on line at tesco.

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OvertiredandConfused · 14/05/2015 10:59

Have had her measured several times and, in the range she wears (M&S angel as the underwire is softer and so the only underwire I'll allow at the moment), the 34B does fit well.

Given how different I find M&S from other brands, I'll make sure she is regularly measured as she starts to switch around in the next year or so.

Will try speedo and similar. Thank you

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slug · 14/05/2015 11:47

DD, aged 13, is a similar size. She is in love with the Speedo girls swimsuit range

AnythingNotEverything · 14/05/2015 11:51

Follow these guidelines when you do OP-

thebetterbracampaign.blogspot.co.uk/p/fitting-advice.html?m=1

A well fitting bra won't have any wires on breast tissue, will support her back and shoulders better, avoid backache and improve posture.

M&S are not good for measuring. Maybe start by measuring yourself and see how you get on.

Sorry for the total hijack. It's good to start them young Smile

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