Attention everyone: the slightly vintage aesthetic will be making its way to the beaches in the summer of 2024. Whether or not you have started planning your summer getaways, there is nothing like planning your swimwear to patiently wait for the good weather! For a few seasons now, the high-waisted swimsuit has been making a real comeback! And how can we not understand? We love everything about our ICONE high-waisted swimsuit : its vintage style, its ultra-flattering cut, its refined design and its eco-responsible materials...
The key swimsuits for summer 2024 are resolutely imbued with seventies reminiscences. Between heritage and modernity, the swimwear wardrobe makes us succumb. Offering an elegant alternative to women looking for more coverage or simply a more retro style, high-waisted swimsuits are proof that femininity and modesty can coexist, thus offering a new landscape to beachwear fashion.
The high-waisted swimsuit: the essential ally of feminine curves
Choosing a swimsuit is not an easy task. By revealing the body in this way, it must simultaneously meet several criteria such as highlighting the pretty curves while offering a certain coverage, but also be practical and comfortable. The high-waisted swimsuit turns out to tick all these boxes.
The History of the High-Waisted Swimsuit
The high-waisted swimsuit is emblematic of the early days of the bikini.
It was in the 1950s, in the ultimate era of elegance and glamour, that the high-waisted two-piece swimsuit made a remarkable appearance. It was adorned with feminine details such as bows, floral patterns, polka dots or ruffles.
Symbolizing femininity, it reminds us of the first bodies that were stripped by the pool and sunbathed. How can we not associate the high-waisted swimsuit with the Mediterranean woman, the sunny woman of the Riviera, with the dolce vita?
More than just a piece of clothing, the high-waisted swimsuit has become a legendary piece that has stood the test of time and passed through trends without aging.
If our Parisian house loves the high-waisted swimsuit so much , it is because this piece belonging to the swimwear wardrobe allows us to celebrate the emancipation of women, their evolution in society and the way society looks at them.
The high waist choice for all figures
The high-waisted swimsuit has the particularity that it offers all women the luxury of feeling free and confident in a swimsuit. Particularly appreciated for its sophisticated vintage look, it allows you to create a retro look.
- You have generous curves
The high-waisted swimsuit is particularly appreciated by curvy women. It covers the stomach while highlighting the curves of the hips and smoothing the silhouette. A fan of Mediterranean refinement and an activist for inclusion through its creations, our Parisian house ICONE imagines timeless swimwear for all women. With a line of swimwear that adapts to all body types, ICONE promotes a beachwear fashion where every woman finds her place. Don't hesitate to fall for a high-waisted panty with a belt that further defines the lines of your silhouette.
- For V-shaped body types
The high-waisted swimsuit is ideal for women with a V-shaped body, i.e. with slim hips and wider shoulders. It helps to rebalance the silhouette by adding more volume to the lower body, especially since high-waisted briefs are also known for beautifully shaping the buttocks.
- For so-called “hourglass” body shapes
Women with an X-shaped body have this special feature that they can truly wear anything. High-waisted panties highlight their curves and immediately give them a chic and dressed-up look.
- For A-shaped body types
Women with an A-shaped body have wide hips and narrow shoulders. Like Y-shaped bodies, high-waisted briefs enhance the silhouette by slimming the lower body. To optimize this visual effect, opt for a set with plain briefs and a brightly colored top.
Combining the useful, the pleasant and the eco-responsible
In addition to enhancing your figure and lengthening your legs, the ICONE high-waisted swimsuit comes in different cuts, not to mention its ultra-comfortable fit that you'll find hard to do without.
A high-waisted swimsuit: I say YES! But… Which one?
At ICONE, it's not just about falling for the high-waisted swimsuit.
Since its creation, ICONE has been committed to constantly surprising our customers by regularly offering new collections.
From low-cut bottoms to show off your daring, to shorty-style models for ideal support, to high-waisted briefs with a tie belt, clip or ring to highlight the waist, to ruffles for a romantic look or to semi-opaque tulle to reveal the skin.
Our creative team loves to play with colors. Depending on your tastes and desires, you can opt for solid and timeless shades or choose boldness by wearing models with striped or polka dot patterns or with warm-colored prints resembling a sunset.
If stylistic purity and raw refinement define our Parisian house, this does not prevent us from surprising and continuing to seduce by imagining modern and unique designs that allow women who are fans of the brand to move on the beach with confidence and assurance.
The ideal combination of comfort and femininity
Perfectly in tune with the times, high-waisted swimsuits ensure comfortable wear all day long.
Whether you're a fan of tanning or more of walking on the beach, whether you want to borrow the pin-up look of Marilyn Monroe or the infinitely elegant allure of Audrey Hepburn or simply want to sit cross-legged on your towel without having to suck in your stomach: the high-waisted swimsuit is the ideal compromise between comfortable wear and femininity.
Eco-friendly high-waisted swimsuits
If Marion, the designer, wants to make an impression with her creations, she does not intend to leave a carbon footprint on our planet.
Ethical effort is an integral part of the ICONE creation process. Continually looking for new, more ecological, humane and responsible alternatives, the house is committed to purchasing its materials and accessories exclusively in Europe and France. It makes a point of honor to only collaborate with OEKOTEX-certified suppliers. By collaborating with only three factories for the swimwear line in Tunisia, we ensure that each of them is subject to an annual audit to certify both the quality of the products and the respect of the working conditions of its artisans. ICONE swimwear collections are designed in recycled textiles labeled GRS (Global Recycled Standard) recognized for meeting social and environmental criteria. All swimsuit linings as well as the vast majority of our swimwear fabrics are made from one of the most certified eco-responsible fibers in the world: SEAQUAL.
Allowing you to sport a relaxed retro look without forgetting our responsibilities as citizens of the world: this is the commitment and the challenge taken up and succeeded by our designer.
The different combinations with a high-waisted swimsuit.
If the high-waisted swimsuit is suitable for all body types, the swimsuit top must be selected according to your figure, of course, but above all by what you like, because it gives you the opportunity to express all your femininity. Always in its search for inclusion, our house ICONE provides you with cuts that suit all curves.
The timeless triangle
This model stands out as the bikini par excellence. Timeless, it suits all women. This model sublimates and lifts the chest to give it a natural curve. The triangle also comes in a more covering shape: accompanied by more or less wide straps, it highlights the shoulders and harmonizes so-called "rectangle" silhouettes.
The headband to wrap the chest
It is without a doubt the ideal ally for all busts. It comes in a thousand and one versions: scooped at the front, with frills, ruffles, twisted, with or without underwire, with straps or with a removable tie... So many models that will allow you to express your individuality.
The balconette swimsuit for a sublime cleavage
This is the ideal swimsuit to support generous busts. This model rides the lingerie trend that can be worn underneath as well as on top.
The high-waisted swimsuit, the star of beachwear
Have you noticed the famous straw huts on the beach? No need to dress in city clothes to have lunch there, an outfit borrowed from beachwear will do the trick perfectly. And if you have finally opted for a high-waisted swimsuit , it comes at just the right time! Very easy to integrate into a beach outfit, the high-waisted swimsuit goes wonderfully with our dresses and knotted sets.
You now know everything about the high-waisted swimsuit , the must-have of the 2024 summer season. Exit the preconceived ideas according to which women would wear high-waisted swimsuit bottoms only to hide their curves. At ICONE, we consider women free to choose more covering models for reasons other than those related to complexes and in particular, for questions of modesty, or the search for a more vintage look. The ideal swimsuit will not be the one adapted to your body shape but the one in which you will feel beautiful, confident and free to move.
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