10 Stylish One-Piece Swimsuits for the Pool

Now that I’m a mom, I’m less concerned about tan lines and turning heads than I am about grabby baby hands and potential nip slips. So I’m packing up my string bikinis and declaring 2012 the summer of the one-piece swimsuit.

 

In searching for full-coverage bathing suits, I had one strict requirement: Because I have an 11-month-old who clings to my neck in the water, it could not have any strings that could be accidentally untied. I wanted something I could feel comfortable wearing while splashing around with him in the children’s pool or holding him in the big pool.

 

Resigned to wearing a solid color Speedo all summer, I was happily surprised to find many flattering options that met my criteria. It seems designers have finally realized that there are many of us who prefer our bathing suits to not look like lingerie but don’t want them to look frumpy or matronly either.

 

Here are ten of my favorite one-piece swimsuits that are both stylish and appropriate for the baby pool.

 

 

Chevron Tanksuit (left) and Beach Blanket Tanksuit (right) by Madwell

 

 

Camilla and Marc Textured Underwire One Piece (left) and  Norma Kamali Mio One Piece (right) from Shopbop

 

 

Marc by Marc Jacobs Field Stripe One Piece (left) and La Blanca Floral Fantasy One Piece Maillot (right) from Nordstrom

 

 

Lauren by Ralph Lauren Striped Tummy Control One Piece (left) and Kenneth Cole Reaction Bandeau Ruffle Tummy Control Swimdress (right) from Macy’s

 

 

Beach Living Dot Adjustable Scoop One Piece (left) and Tonal Ombre High Neck One Piece Slender Suit (right) by Lands’ End