There are some other small manufacturers, however, that offer tremendous value for money because they actually make their swimsuits to order and provide extensive customization options. These are the ones I go for, even if their websites’ production values aren’t a patch on the super-slick websites of well-connected and well-funded companies like Wicked Weasel; let’s face it, Wicked Weasel was helped a great deal by the fact that its owner is Peter Gifford, former bassist for Australian rock band Midnight Oil; he certainly had from the very beginning the funds to give it a very good internet presence, with highly professional photography and, of course, the connections in the Press to (a) create a buzz around his company, (b) make sure that the Press ignored some other companies, regardless of how worthy they were/are. That’s not to say that Wicked Weasel (which appears to be quite a favorite of yours) doesn’t make good swimwear; they do. It’s just that I like to have the chance to make sure that mine isn’t the same as someone else’s; WW’s products, good though they are, are of the cookie-cutter variety, with zero margin for the buyer to deviate from the predetermined design and make her swimsuit more to her own particular liking.