Lime Ricki’s fully lined high-waist swim brief in the Claire print — a bottom with real coverage through the middle, sold on its own.
Highlights
✓Fully lined — the brief is doubled all the way through, which is what keeps a print reading the same wet as dry. It also gives the fabric a little more body, so it sits smooth rather than clinging.
✓High waist — the rise sits above the hip bone and takes in the whole middle. Nothing to hitch up as you get out of the water, and a flat band where it meets a crop top.
✓80% nylon, 20% spandex, UPF 50+ — stretch in every direction, a fast dry, and no sag at the seat after a long afternoon. Lime Ricki rates the Claire fabric at UPF 50+, so the cloth is doing sun protection work of its own.
✓Nine sizes, XXS to 4X — a wide enough run that you can size to your hips rather than rounding to whatever a set came with. The stretch takes care of the rest.
✓Rinse in cold fresh water after every swim — chlorine and salt are hard on spandex. A cold rinse, a gentle squeeze and a flat dry away from direct sun will carry it through more than one summer.
Claire is sold as separates, and the matching top is the Claire Classic Crop Top. That split is the point: size the brief to your hips, size the top to your bust, and you get a swimsuit that fits at both ends rather than one that fits at one. If you have never worn a high waist, the extra inches through the middle are what stop you thinking about your swimsuit at all.
It is an easy thing to pack. A fully lined nylon brief weighs almost nothing, dries on a towel rail overnight and goes under shorts or a skirt without a second thought on the walk back from the beach. More in swimwear and cover-ups, the summer edit and the wider women’s department.
Claire print, 80% nylon and 20% spandex, fully lined, high-waist cut. UPF 50+ sun protection for the fabric per Lime Ricki. Sewn from imported fabric. Nine sizes, XXS to 4X.
