A fully lined swim crop in Cottage Floral with straps you tie at the shoulder and a band around the bottom, over a double-lined shelf bra with sewn-in pads.
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Fully lined — a second layer behind the whole print, not just behind the bust. That is what stops a light swim fabric going see-through when it is wet, and it is the detail that decides whether you are comfortable standing up out of the water.
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Tie-shoulder straps, no hardware — you set the length every time you put it on, which means you can take it up for a swim and let it down for a lounger. The trade-off is a bow on each shoulder instead of a flat strap, and a knot you retie when it works loose.
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Shelf bra with sewn-in pads, plus a band at the bottom — Lime Ricki names the band alongside the shelf bra as where the support comes from, so the straps are not carrying it on their own. A band at the hem also keeps a crop sitting where you left it instead of riding up.
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82% nylon, 18% spandex, rated UV 50+ by Lime Ricki — it holds its shape wet and dries quickly. Rinse it in cool fresh water after chlorine or salt and dry it flat out of direct sun to keep the stretch from going slack.
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Nine sizes, XXS to 4X — photographed on size S and size 2X. Two reference points at opposite ends of the run, which helps when you are judging how short a crop will sit on you.
Cottage Floral is a soft, small-scale print, so it behaves like a pattern rather than a statement: it works beside a plain bottom, a white cover-up and a canvas bag without competing with any of them. A shoulder-tie crop is also the swim top that reads most like clothing — tie the straps shorter and it passes as a summer top under an open shirt.
For a set in the same print, the Cottage Floral Ultra High-Waist Swim Skirt brings an ultra-high waist up to meet a cropped top, which closes the midriff completely. The same tie-shoulder crop comes in another print as the Sweet Pea Shoulder-Tie Crop Top. Both sit with the rest of Women’s Swimwear and Cover-Ups.
Cottage Floral. 82% nylon, 18% spandex, rated UV 50+ by Lime Ricki. Fully lined, double-lined shelf bra with sewn-in bra pads, tie-shoulder straps, band at the bottom. Photographed on sizes S and 2X. Sold as a top only, in nine sizes from XXS to 4X.
