A fully lined high-waist swim brief in red stripe, with the stripes running horizontally — 80% nylon and 20% spandex, in nine sizes from XXS to 4X.
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Fully lined — a second layer the whole way through, which is the difference between a brief you can walk out of the water in without thinking and one you check twice. On a stripe it also keeps the pattern reading crisply rather than ghosting.
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Stripes running across, not up — a horizontal stripe draws the eye along the waistband and makes the high rise read as a deliberate band of colour rather than a continuation of the top. It is the choice that gives a two-piece a defined waist.
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High waist that sits at the waist — the band rises to the natural waist rather than the hip, so it covers the midsection, meets a cropped top without a gap, and does not need hitching up every time you stand off a lounger.
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80% nylon, 20% spandex, rated UPF 50+ — Lime Ricki rates the fabric at UPF 50+, and the nylon-heavy blend is what stops a red from fading pink after a summer of chlorine, which is the fate of most red swimwear.
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Nine sizes, XXS to 4X, sized apart from the top — buy the brief to your hips and the top to your bust, and neither has to be a compromise. Rinse it in fresh water and dry it flat: a lined bottom holds twice as much chlorine as an unlined one.
For a red-stripe two-piece, this goes under the Red Stripe Scoop Bralette for a lighter, softer top, or under the Red Stripe Square Neck Tankini Top if you want a straighter neckline and more cover through the body.
If you would rather the stripes ran up and down, the Vertical Red Stripe High-Waist Bottom is the same lined brief with the stripe turned. More warm-weather pieces sit in the summer collection.
Horizontal red stripe. 80% nylon, 20% spandex, fully lined. High-waist brief. UPF 50+ fabric per Lime Ricki, which calls it sustainably and ethically sewn. Sewn using imported fabric. Nine sizes, XXS to 4X.
