Karen Solomon Karen Solomon

First Bikini

I was doing laundry last night and took my daughter’s bathing suit, a white bikini with black polka dots, out of the wash to hang it to dry. I stood there for a second as it suddenly took me back to when I was 15 and my first bikini. My brother had taken me to the Norma Kamali boutique in Soho and told me to pick out any bathing suit I liked. I remember the shop being massive in size and somehow amidst all of the cut-outs and plunging necklines, I managed to find a white bikini with navy polka dots and a sweet ruffle trim. It had underwire, a modern touch at the time, and I thought it was the cutest thing I’d ever seen. Fast forward to today, where bikinis are no longer part of my repertoire, and I am constantly on the hunt for something I love even half as much as that navy and white bikini in a one-piece, not an easy task, until I saw these lovlies:

RICKI BEACH CLUB Ivy Cream One-Piece

MISSONI Mare Crochet Knit Metallic Suit

RAMY BROOK Nilli One-Piece

ANEMOS Square Neck Open Back One Piece

ULLA JOHNSON Sifnos Ruched Halter Maillot

NILI LOTAN Leopard One Piece

SIMKHAI Mona Studded Scoop Neck Suit

J.CREW Claudia Scrunchie One-Piece

NORMA KAMALI Underwire Lacey Mio

FOLLOW SUIT Flora One Piece

NORMA KAMALI Walter Ruched Mio

SOLID & STRIPED Hailey Shimmer Swimsuit

OSÉREE Lumière Swimsuit

CHLOÉ Knotted One-Piece Swimsuit

ANDIE The Pana Micro Dot Suit

MINNOW Americana Blossom V-Neck One-Piece

ALL SEEA Tofino One Piece Surf Suit

ZIMMERMANN Aster Knot Detailed Suit

SIMKHAI Nicolette Broderie One Piece

BOND-EYE Ring Arden One Piece

MALIA MILLS Hailey A/B/C Cups in Black

JOHANNA ORTIZ Lame Cutout Ruched Halter

LEFT ON FRIDAY Cut Back Suit

PEIXOTO Ruby One-Piece

J.CREW Lana One-Piece in Classic Sculpt

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