When I was 13 years old, I lost a bunch of weight and decided I was ready for one of those elusive, for-thin-girls-only articles of clothing: the crop top. So, I took the bus to Mariposa and found myself a white, high-neck, sleeveless number that I thought was incredibly sexy and cool. I wore it only once, but man was I hot that day ;-). Since then I just assumed crop tops were not in the cards for me, much like bikinis. You know the rest of the story….

Top – Forever 21
Skirt – Style & Co. via The Bay
Shoes – Payless
Bag – Michael Kors via Macy’s

Weirdly, now that I’m wearing fatkini’s, I’ve become less interested in one-piece swimsuits. I thought that fatkini’s wouldn’t be as comfortable, but I’m finding the opposite is true. I guess it makes sense – when you’re wet, the less clothes the better, comfort-wise. Nonetheless, I quite like this one piece I bought from Monif C., and enthusiastically applaud her gorgeous selection of plus-size swimwear: monifc.com

Cover up – J. Valdi via The Bay
Swimsuit – Monif C.
Beach Bag – Who knows?