In a retro turn of events,bikinishave recently been pushed aside to letone-piecesreturn to the spotlight.

Which, if we’re being honest, took me a while to come around to.

Once I stopped swimming, you couldn’t even get me to touch aone-piece.

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I just always assumed they’d be suffocatingly tight and unstylish like the ones we wore for meets.

Turns out I was wrong.

One-piece suits can be cute and totally wearable.

North Sails One Piece Swimsuit

There is a bit of mesh around the hips, which adds some flair.

Secretly, I think it just reminded her of suits when she was young.

Oh, and the stripes are surprisingly really flattering.

J.Crew Plunging Scoopneck onepiece

I love the low scoop back, and hidden seams make it so everything lies nice and smooth.

Plus, it fits perfectly and comes in a variety of flattering colors.

While I certainly didn’t lifeguard in this suit, I probably could have.

LC Lauren Conrad Beach Shop Scalloped One Piece

The cups, lining, and super adjustable straps at both ends of thesuitmake this a sturdy choice.

Seea Lola One Piece Ebon, $125

Designed forsurfers, this suit fits like a glove.

It certainly makes the cut for my next beach trip.

Onia Kelly One Piece in Indigo

Summersalt The High Kick in red

Andie Swim Catalina in black

Seea Lola One Piece Ebon