Style from the Sticks

I hate to almost say this, but these are the best of the worst maternity swimsuits.  In my search for maternity suits, I came up highly disappointed with the results.  I can understand.  Most ladies either try to get by through the few months of swim season in their regular suit, or find one secondhand.  It’s not like a maternity swimsuit gets worn out from overuse. But in this day and age, of all things fashionable, and star studded designer maternity wear, I would think the

I know it’s hard to believe, but there is a swimsuit out there for everyone.  Yes, even your body.  We all have our own body issues and you just have to get past that.  You should never sit out of the pool or the beach because you are afraid of what you look like in a swimsuit.  Life is too short ladies! Here are some suits for some common body issues.  Because we can’t all be built like supermodels.   God made us all unique and your body is something to be celebrated, no mat

I recently started a summer workout program at my local pool.  And I am really loving it. I am not a big swimmer.  A fish, I am not!  If I were thrown overboard, I’d probably drown.  But being in the water is so much fun because it is something out of the ordinary.  I like being weightless and having the resistance of only the water.  The water also awakens all the senses.  You can’t be asleep in a workout in the water! I highly recommend a water workout if you’re burnt out o

Well now that we have that over with, let’s focus on suits for those of us built more like JLo than Sarah Jessica Parker.  Some of us just have a booty. And if you’re comfortable, flaunt it.  But this girl needs to cover it.  And here are a few skirted suits that I would feel comfortable wearing. The first suit is perfect for those girls who have an hourglass figure.  Filling out the bust, nipping in at the waist and ruching around the hips- very flattering for the curvy! The

I’m still hung up on suits this week.  Why is it now that the pool is officially open the weather is cool?  Couldn’t we have had this last week? Here are suits for the other end of the spectrum, ladies who like pattern.  You want to let the suit do the talking.  Trust me, there are plenty of terrible patterns out there in swimsuit land.  Don’t be sucked in by the ordinary!   Here are some suits beyond the typical tropical pattern- We’ll start off small with suit number one. 

Are you just a simple gal that enjoys a basic suit?  Then these black and white suits may be just what you need. I chose only one pieces to showcase as beyond the retro bikini, I’m out.  And these suits are really very basic, the only have a few little embellishments to jazz them up and make them special. The first one is the look I’m starting to really love this season.  It looks like separates because of its two-toned nature but it is all one suit.  I also love that the whi

I’m so glad that the retro, high-waisted bikini has caught on.  For a few years ago, they were hard to find.  Now they are everywhere and that makes me happy! These good old fashioned suits offer so much more coverage than the 90s string bikinis.  Thank goodness for us moms that have don’t have perfect tummies and are sporting a few stretchmarks we’d like to hide! And yet, they still show a little skin, in a fun and none mortifying kind of way.  You’ll be channeling your inne

Do those two words make your heart beat a little faster?  It makes me want to crawl in a hole.  Every woman’s nightmare, right? This year, my search is even more difficult with a growing belly.  Let me tell you, if I was smart, I would be creating a line of maternity swimwear.  Do we lose all sense of style just because we are having a baby?  Seriously.  I’ve searched the internet far and wide and still coming up with just about ZERO for style.  That’s a disappointment in thi

Going on a trip?  Who wouldn’t want to with these unbearable temps.  Let me help you pack!  And for the rest of us suckers who have to sit under a heat lamp and pretend we’re somewhere tropical, we’ll have a vacation through you. For starters, you’ll need a great suit.  I won’t pretend to know what hot little number you’re drooling over right now but I’ll give you a bunch of options that look beach ready to me. Eek!  The thought of putting one on right now is completely frigh