You’ve likely heard the phrase, “Every body is a beach body,” right? Still, navigating the summer can be challenging. This week, Well+Good is publishing All Bodies Are Beach Bodies—A Realistic Guide to Preparing for Summer to help you hold on to your confidence, embrace joyful movement, manage sweat, make meaningful memories, and find major swimsuit inspiration all summer long.
Let’s be honest: Even with as far as we’ve come within the body-positive and self-love movements, it still can be a challenge to find swimwear that fits well beyond straight sizes. Thankfully, some brands have taken a keen interest in this gap and launched collections to help fill it to the brim. Whether you’re in the market for a cut-out monokini, high-neck one-piece, or cheeky high-waisted bikini, ahead you’ll find six brands worth shopping for swim ahead of summer.
Girlfriend Collective
Ever since launching in 2017, Girlfriend Collective has been a fan-favorite place to shop for sustainable, size-inclusive activewear. What started primarily as leggings and bras has since evolved into intimates, accessories, and, in 2021, swim. Like all of the clothing Girlfriend Collective sells, the brand’s swim line includes a variety of different styles and cuts in sizes XXS-6XL. Unlike some brands that offer extended sizes but maintain straight size models, Girlfriend Collective goes the extra step to show its SKUs on bodies of all shapes, sizes, and colors, making it a particularly joyous place to shop.
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Summersalt
Although Summersalt is now known for its variety of high-quality, size-inclusive clothing across multiple categories, back in 2017 it launched with a focus on body-positive swim, encompassing sizes XS-3X. The brand doesn’t only sell a wide selection of sizes, though—they go a step further by creating body-positive campaigns to encourage shoppers to love their bodies as they are. This summer marks the third iteration of the brand’s famous Every Body is a Summersalt Body campaign, which promotes self-love, no matter your size, shape, age, or abilities.
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Good American
Khloé Kardashian founded Good American in 2016 in an effort to bring top-notch denim to the masses. After being met with major support for her 00-24 size range, she expanded Good American to include swim in 2020. As with all the GA denim campaigns, Khloé makes it a point to show all of the swim SKUS on a diverse array of models. And the collection’s tagline only drives her point home further: “Designed for every size and every shape because we love your curves.”
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Andie
In 2016, Andie set out to create the most comfortable swim line yet. They surveyed over 300,000 women of all shapes and sizes to come up with stats to create suits that fit without needing to be constantly readjusted around curves. In doing so, they launched a variety of one-pieces and separates in sizes XS-XXXL, many of which have garnered hundreds of 5-star reviews.
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CUUP
CUUP launched with a mission to make women feel more comfortable in and supported by their bras and undies. After their bras were met with tremendous success, the brand edged into the swim world with tops designed to mimic their best-selling bras. Naturally, fans of the brand immediately snagged the water-friendly counterparts, which are sold in separates, with bottoms from XS-XXXL and bra tops up to size 38H. Suffice to say, if your goal is to find the most support for your bust, CUUP has you covered.
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Eloquii
Eloquii is one of, if not the most popular, plus-size retailers on the market. The brand launched in 2012 in an effort to bring more stylish plus-size options to an often-drab market. In the 10 years since then, the brand’s clothing has become iconic on social media and is even seen regularly on Kate in episodes of This Is Us. The point is, if you’re looking for fashion-forward swim (and garments in general), Eloquii is a great place to look for sizes 14 to 28.
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