Best Swimsuits for Your Shape. This Summer

These genius style tricks and super flattering suits will turn even the most swimsuit-wary gal into a certified sun goddess

If you want to slim the hips...
Don't go wild on bottom.

The less going on there, well-the less going on there!
Do bring focus up

with a top in a lighter color, or with fun details or a pretty pattern.
Do go for a fairly high-cut bottom

to create the illusion of longer, leaner legs.
The best swimsuits for pear shapes:
Nautica Swim (left), $102; Boden (right), $74

If you want to boost a small bust ...
Don't rule out an underwire.

"It gives shape to small busts," says Suze Yalof Schwartz.

Do go for extraslike ruffles, beading and pleating.

They add bulk and visual interest.

Don't do bandeau.

'They'll flatten you out even more," says Suze Yalof Schwartz.

The best swimsuits for small busts:
Sandy Bottoms (left) by Red Carter, $135; Banana Republic (right), $110

If you want some belly control...

Don't go for shine.

It highlights every lump and bump. Matte is much better.

Do skip tankini

sunless you find one with an un-clingy top, like the striped style above.

Do show some skin.

A high-cut leg or low-cut top draws eyes away from your middle.

The best tummy-trimming swimsuits:
J.Crew (left), $125; Old Navy (right), $30

If you want to support a big bust...
Do nix triangle top

if you're bigger than a D-cup-not enough support.

Don't do high neckline

sunless you want a unibust. Didn't think so.

Do know that underwire or a hidden bra

is a must if your top's not a halter.

The best swimsuits for big busts:
Malia Mills (left), $325; Tommy Bahama (right), $130

If you want to flatter your curves...
Don't run from stripes.

Just be sure they're vertical or angled across your body.
Don't say no to bikinis.

Just avoid thin string ties, which can dig and create bulges.
Do try a wrap style

if you have a thick middle - it's a waist whittler!
The best swimsuits for plus sizes:
Lands' End, $107; Shape Fx, $39