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Best mid-sized bikini

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PowderPants · 15/07/2025 20:53

Any recommendations- something with some support, good bum coverage but not boring?
Size 14, 5 foot 9, long legs, smaller boobs, slight c section overhang.
Very bored of Boden offerings.
thank you

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Ibetthatyoulookgoodontheseesaw · 15/07/2025 21:08

Not exactly a bikini but I have this and love it. Good bum coverage, holds my tum in and works with small boobs
https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-palma-textured-swimsuit-black/p111393694?tmad=c&tmcampid=7&s_share=jlappios&size=10&_Y29tLmFwcGxlLlVJS2l0LmFjdGl2aXR5LkNvcHlUb1Bhc3RlYm9hcmQ=

geoger · 15/07/2025 21:09

Have a look at the Sun Seekers website, lots of lovely styles

Curlysusie · 15/07/2025 21:10

Pour moi

dottyaboutstripes · 15/07/2025 21:47

Cupshe

itsmeagainagain · 15/07/2025 21:56

Ibetthatyoulookgoodontheseesaw · 15/07/2025 21:08

thanks so much for that recommendation @Ibetthatyoulookgoodontheseesaw (great user name too ) I've just ordered this I love the look of it! Great reviews on the site too

Ibetthatyoulookgoodontheseesaw · 16/07/2025 08:33

itsmeagainagain · 15/07/2025 21:56

thanks so much for that recommendation @Ibetthatyoulookgoodontheseesaw (great user name too ) I've just ordered this I love the look of it! Great reviews on the site too

Ah fab, glad to hear able to help

TheLeadbetterLife · 16/07/2025 08:57

Triumph

lovemelongtime · 16/07/2025 18:54

Sosander do some with a slightly mid rise bottoms that have sorted me out. I can't wear minis and hate the real full high waist ones that come up your back

TeenLifeMum · 16/07/2025 19:00

I’ve just bought one. Size 12 but curvy hips and boobs are 34DD. It’s from Pour Moi and I’m very impressed.

Perfectlystill · 16/07/2025 19:49

John Lewis is good if you can get to a store as you can try on lots of different styles and buy tops and bottoms separately.

Ruthietuthie · 16/07/2025 22:09

Ok, so you will look at the price and want to pass out (I did), but you REALLY need to buy a Heidi Klein swim suit or bikini. I haven't worn a bikini in YEARS. Bit of a tummy following pregnancy, breasts small and not what they used to be following nursing (really quite saggy and empty at the top).
I bought a Heidi Klein bikini (after just being fed up of covering up in a tankini and sweating on the beach. I decided that the beach is always full of women in bikinis of all shapes and sizes, so I wasn't going to be uncomfortable and just go with it).
I ordered lots of bikinis. Looked DREADRFUL in all of them. Ordered a Heidi Klein one on a whim. It is ASTONISHING. Honestly, I look gorgeous (okay, I feel gorgeous, and my husband thinks I look gorgeous - objectively, my body is just the body of a middle-aged woman who has had a child). I don't know how they do it, how so much flattering (and incredibly comfortable) scaffolding goes into one small suit, or how they cut the bottoms so they offer plenty of coverage without looking large... It is AMAZING. I am a convert.
On the beach, I wanted to be in photographs with my child for the first time ever. And I felt really good, whether wandering along the shore, lying on a towel, or swimming in the sea.

Menopants · 16/07/2025 22:14

Ruthietuthie · 16/07/2025 22:09

Ok, so you will look at the price and want to pass out (I did), but you REALLY need to buy a Heidi Klein swim suit or bikini. I haven't worn a bikini in YEARS. Bit of a tummy following pregnancy, breasts small and not what they used to be following nursing (really quite saggy and empty at the top).
I bought a Heidi Klein bikini (after just being fed up of covering up in a tankini and sweating on the beach. I decided that the beach is always full of women in bikinis of all shapes and sizes, so I wasn't going to be uncomfortable and just go with it).
I ordered lots of bikinis. Looked DREADRFUL in all of them. Ordered a Heidi Klein one on a whim. It is ASTONISHING. Honestly, I look gorgeous (okay, I feel gorgeous, and my husband thinks I look gorgeous - objectively, my body is just the body of a middle-aged woman who has had a child). I don't know how they do it, how so much flattering (and incredibly comfortable) scaffolding goes into one small suit, or how they cut the bottoms so they offer plenty of coverage without looking large... It is AMAZING. I am a convert.
On the beach, I wanted to be in photographs with my child for the first time ever. And I felt really good, whether wandering along the shore, lying on a towel, or swimming in the sea.

Fucking hell the price! Very jealous of you and your lovely bikini make the most of it

minipie · 16/07/2025 22:17

There’s a few heavily reduced Heidi Klein bikinis on Brand Alley

I like Seafolly bikinis, I also like John Lewis own brand

LadyLapsang · 16/07/2025 22:55

I like Freya, you will be a L for the bottom and your usual bra size on top. Seafolly look really good too.

Snips · 17/07/2025 00:17

I hadn’t worn a bikini in years but have recently lost some weight and this one was really flattering and prettier on than in the picture. Has a slight sparkle to it. https://www.bouxavenue.com/swimwear/ibiza-sparkle-plunge-bikini-top/406045_80KH.html

Ibiza Sparkle Plunge Bikini Top | Boux Avenue

Ibiza sparkle plunge bikini top

https://www.bouxavenue.com/swimwear/ibiza-sparkle-plunge-bikini-top/406045_80KH.html

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 17/07/2025 06:25

I quite like H&M for the ability to mix and match pieces in different sizes and styles in the same fabric, often with matching accessories.

Letshavetea1 · 17/07/2025 07:09

Fantasie do lovely swimwear in bra sizes. Bikinis and tankinis might work for you with their different sized tops and bottoms. For cover ups I like one season Australia or Aspiga - expensive but lovely.

Letshavetea1 · 17/07/2025 07:11

I forgot to say the lining inside fantasie swimsuits deals with c-section overhang for me!

TheMildManneredMilitant · 17/07/2025 07:11

Cupshe via Amazon. Really nice quality for price and v easy returns if not right.

AlertCat · 17/07/2025 07:51

I like the mix and match ranges from Manners.

www.mannersldn.com/collections/swim-2

Comtesse · 17/07/2025 10:02

I bought a bikini this summer for the first time in like 15 years - Pour Moi. Went to JL and tried loads on. I found the tops were not the same as my bra size so would have been snookered if I’d ordered online. It’s nice to wear something flattering that suits me.

Blondiney · 17/07/2025 14:59

I used to like Vix for bikinis, just checked the website and they’ve doubled in price since I last bought one!

RoseSnake · 17/07/2025 15:08

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