Let's start with the positive things: this swimsuit is good if you have a long torso! (in the past I had the issue with swimsuits that the underbust was low since they suit was too short in the body) This CK suit is made with a longer torso in mind / or suitable for taller women. So there is that.

Otherwise I don't really have to say so many nice things about it. It looks great on the models and I think it can look great if you can make it work for you. It's not a bad construction. It did not work on me.
First getting this on is a such a hassle... I needed like 15 mins to get it on. At first I thought it is not going to happen. You can only open the bra part of the suit... the rest you have to pull up over your thighs and hips. I have thicker thighs and bigger butt and barely managed to get it over it. So basically the underbust part you have to pull up over your lower body. I don't recommend if you are very pear-shaped with small underbust- won't be able to put it on.

For swimsuits I choose 34 band but I usually wear a 32. It would never happened if the suit was any smaller. Once I had it up.. the relief. The underbust sat at my actual underbust! So the body of the suit is long enough. it is good coverage on the lower half. Then I had to do the straps up (had to remove them to get into the suit). The straps are multi-way and there is those loops on the back of the bra to put them in... Now I had the suit on... tried to reach back to fiddle with these straps to get them on... another 15 min later I barely made it and my arms hurt. You can see on my back pic on one side I could not even do it properly. Also these straps just tend to fall out the loops. I cannot imagine doing up the cross straps on your own. I think you need help putting this on and someone with you to put straps back in place when they fall off. So much about multiway- I rather not have it, if it's such a hassle.

The band fits well, the cups are made out of stretchy swimsuit material and not lined. There is some wrinkling at the top. I'm not sure if they are slightly big on me or if it is just because I wasn't able to adjust the straps. The bra feels okay in support but I am not sure how it will hold up if the suit is wet. I find the straps a bit thin for this size. Overall - If I had no other option I might wear this - since I get coverage and the right lenght in torso and the bra covers and supports my boobsbetter than un-wired suit. But I don't think it is that flattering on me. I rather wear a tankini where the bra part is covered in fabric. While CK tankini are also a bit of a hassle to get one - they are nowhere near this! Actually I now value my unpadded tankinis from CK so much more. I just wish they would still make them, but recently they make only padded stuff. (Maybe because the unpadded isn't as supportive - why not line the bras like Elomi did on their 34H - Elomi » Essentials Plunge Bikini Top (7504) which fits and supports like a regular bra?!)
Also you cannot expect any waist shaping from the suit. It shows your figure how it is. I mean that's okay, just wanted to share as many plus size suits claim to have a "shaping" effect.

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Updated on May 16, 2020 Flag this

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  Oh, this story made me cringe! Trying to find swimsuits can be hard enough without the addition of them being impossible to put on. I have had bras from CK that made me wonder if they ever actually tried them on a person of my size, or just guessed and scaled from other sizes. Thanks for letting us all know to avoid this one! Good luck in your project of finding a great suit, they are out there! I love my Comexim bikini most of all, that is what I think you should try next 😊🏖

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  Good to know! I don't go out swimming a lot, so I haven't bought myself any swimwear in a while, but this is quite the fair warning in case I ever want to try a swimsuit in the future.

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  I did not realize reading a swimsuit review could cause flashbacks...the horror of the "swimsuit dance" is real. Inch it up, contort your torso in ways you did not know were possible and are definitely NOT fun, shift it further, oh-no-it-is-stuck, contort, spasm, bend, unbend, hop, arch, oh-no-that-is-too-far-up...

  You would think that something that is made of stretchy material would be more accommodating.

• thanks for the review!

  Curvy Kate stopped making tankinis? I've been so out of the bra loop lately, I haven't really been tracking things. But i really wish more brands made tankinis/swimsuits in the higher cup ranges and in fun colours at that. I've been wanting to buy a new swimsuit...but I haven't seen anything that really caught my interest.

• I'm glad my review was helpful. So the whole ordeal of trying on this suit was worth it for that. Honestly If I only had this swimsuit I'd think twice if I really want to go swimming. Also it made a Bikini just more attractive for me - at least that is easy to put on!

  Frazzleberry No no they still make them, but most of them are padded now. I don't like the thick padding of CK swimbras. It adds volume and don't even fit well as the cups are shallow. I had lots of gaping and empty space in a CK padded swimtop but the gore floated so far... that when I pushed the gore flat it revealed that the bra is too small - and shallow but the fit was so off it looked too big. (Sounds odd I know. Cn't explain better. )
  https://www.brastop.com/shop/tankinis?attribute_Brand=Curvy-Kate&attribute_Cup_Style=Non-Padded
  They only make the sheer class as unpadded tankini anymore (the other are old styles were most sizes are sold out) I think the unpadded ones are ok, here my review of one: 34J - Curvy Kate » Diffuse Tankini Top (CS4906) .

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