The looks are just as fashionable and fun.  Featuring leopard and zebra prints as well as solids in black and pink, the bra-sized swimwear is available in push up halter, triangle halter, and tankini.  Pair with the adorable full-coverage, side tie bikini bottom.  For $20 each (top or 2-pack bottom), these suits are a steall so get yours today before they are sold out!  Happy shopping and sunning!

The collection includes 18 items: a two-tone one-shoulder one-piece; a bandeau ruffled one-piece; a two-tone structured one-piece; a convertible one-piece; a deep V one-piece; a tankini one-piece (it looks like a tankini, but is actually only one piece); a two-tone triangle top one piece; a swim dress; and a ruffled triangle bikini set. Seperates include a two-tone structured bikini top, a regular bikini bottom; a full coverage bottom; a high rise bottom; a skirtini; a two-tone tankini top; a ruffled triangle tankini top; a convertible tankini top; and lastly, a cute bubble skirt.

Prices range from $58 to $198, and although that is a little steep, woulnd’t you consider paying that if it meant  your bathing suit would have the same qualities as shapewear?

Check out a few of the styles below, and visit Spanx.com for the full selection!

Photos: Spanx

Most of the swimwear is made from eighty percent nylon and twenty percent Lycra Spandex. In fact, the special Xtra Life LYCRA® Spandex helps to prevent chlorine damage as well as keeping the shape of the garment intact. Each design is created with different women in mind. Some sport pretty empire waists like the Long Beach T in pink, yellow and white flowered bodice that can be worn with the flouncy skirt bottom or plain black bikini bottoms while others are bold and daring like the Long beach SB with V-crop top and V-pant in a green and blue print with solid black bands.

Other fabric prints include polka dots, silver foil, Corinthian and mermaid prints in a variety of colours all crafted to make a woman feel feminine and confident.

In fact, the new 2008 designs are available online. A brilliant aspect of that collection is the Tankini swimsuits in the nifty “meet and greet” sizing. Ideally the bottom of the tankini should meet and just touch the top of the bottoms to create the appearance of a one piece suit. The Anabel Tankini comes in a range of colours and patterns and is modeled after the 1940’s “sun top tank”. Complete with a sewn-in shelf bra, the tankini has matching bottoms and comes in sizes extra-small though extra-large.

Another adorable feature of the Popina™ collection is the swimsuit skirt, a cute mini skirt made from the same patterns as the other swimwear. The skirt can be worn over the bathing suit in the water and will hold its shape and dry quickly since it is made with bathing suit fabric.

What a timeless and elegant selection of swimwear!

“… it all started after Colette’s frustrating trip to the mall, searching for a swimsuit for her teenage daughter. She wasn’t willing to blow 80 bucks on some designer dental floss, but it was either that or a floral print spandex burqa…”

I’m sure that’s a tough spot for a lot of parents: you don’t want your daughter running around in a string bikini, but you don’t want to overprotect her either… I haven’t had to make such decisions, but as we’ve seen on the forums they’re never easy. Lime Ricki Swimwear wants to be a solution: allowing kids and teens to expose their style, while keeping them ‘comfortably covered’.

The Lime Ricki range is still somewhat limited, but their website looks really fresh and it all looks very ambitious, so obviously they deserved a spot on The Lingerie Post. The photo’s give you an idea of what to expect — there’s more on limericki.com!