Where to buy a tween/teen girl bathing suit?
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Anonymous
| Help! Need to get my 12 year old DD a new bathing suit. Haven't had luck yet. Any suggestions? |
Anonymous
| Everything But Water. |
Anonymous
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It depends on what look you're going for. For that age the swim suits could easily be too babyish or too mature- IMO.
Take a look at Hannah Andersson's swim separates: http://www.hannaandersson.com/category.aspx?id=swimwear_girls+two+piece |
Anonymous
| Garnet Hill |
Anonymous
I was a big HA fan when my kids were babies and toddlers, but these suits are too babyish for a middle schooler. I'd suggest Gap, Old Navy, J Crew (Crewcuts). My kids also like the Dolfin Uglies which they have at Dick's and swim specialty stores. The ones at Abercrombie are way too sexy for my 12 yo. I also won't buy anything with the fake boob padding in them. |
Anonymous
| Agree J Crew ones are cute/tastefull |
Anonymous
| Got a cute one from Kohl's sonoma brand (rainbow colors with a little ruffle across the bust -- good for that age). Lands End is the obvious choice. LLBean has fewer options, but very functional, not babyish and not sexy. |
Anonymous
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Jonnie B at Boden. Perfect.
http://www.bodenusa.com/en-US/Girls-9-16yrs-Swimwear.html#nav |
Anonymous
| Athleta |
Anonymous
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My girl is 12. She finds all the Gap, Old Navy and Target stuff too cutesy for her taste. She doesn't want flowers or ruffles or anything.
She likes plain Speedos - we go to Sports Basement or REI if the local Macys isn't carrying them. |
Anonymous
Agree! These are super cute! And not too expensive. |
Anonymous
| Costco has some newly stocked swimsuits. |
Anonymous
| Swimoutlet.com has everything from competition to more casual suits. |
Anonymous
| Sport Fair in Arlington? At least they have dressing rooms so your DD can try them--better than mail order. |
Anonymous
| Billabong. |