Pin up bathing suit v2.0: The girls go it alone

Ah, springtime... the flowers blooming, the birds singing, the sun shining, a warmth in air. It's that time of year. The time of year where you get to see me almost naked again.

I'm going away this weekend for a hen night, to a place with a pool and spa. We were told to bring bathing suits.

My pin-up bathing suit from last year continues to hold up well, but I didn't line it (the lycra is very thick) and I've been told you can see my tattoo through it. No one has told me they can see anything else. Yet.

So this one is fully lined. It actually made it much easier to sew as the pink polkadot lycra is pretty slippery by itself.

Just like the last suit, there is a ruched tank to the front to make it more flattering.

I made some changes to the bodice and made the straps continuous from the front rather than separate pieces. Also, I gathered the bodice centre to a piece of twill tape inbetween the layers rather than just gathering it with a detachable tie. An unintended consequence of these changes (or maybe because this fabric doesn't stretch quite as much as the last suit?) is that I can't wear a normal bra under the suit. It was showing at centre front, where the straps started, and loads in the back. As I said on my last pin-up suit post, I am phobic about not wearing a proper bra in a snowsuit, let alone a swimsuit.

Get used to the backview, I'm walking backwards all weekend.

I don't think the bosoms are going to go anywhere untoward due to the under-bust seam, twill tape inbetween, general tightness, and the fact that the neckline is pretty modest but I feel heaps uncomfortable going bra-less. What do you think? For the record, the perverts on Flickr approve.

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