The Lottie print on Lime Ricki’s fully lined high-waist swim brief — the bottom that turns the Lottie knotted crop into a two-piece.
Highlights
✓Fully lined — a second layer runs through the whole brief, so a light print stays a light print wet. On swimwear that is the difference between a bottom you swim in and one you keep a towel near.
✓High waist, cut to crop-top height — it rises far enough to meet the Lottie crop, so the two read as one garment instead of a bikini with a stripe of midriff between the halves. It also stays put through a dive.
✓80% nylon, 20% spandex, UPF 50+ — nylon gives it the shape, spandex gives it the stretch, and the pair of them dry in minutes on a warm balcony. Lime Ricki rates the fabric at UPF 50+, so the cloth shades the skin it covers.
✓Buy the half you need — tops and bottoms are sold separately, so you can take one size on top and another below — the usual reason a set never quite fits.
✓Rinse in cold fresh water after every swim — chlorine and salt are what tire spandex out. Rinse cold, press the water out rather than wringing it, and dry it flat in the shade.
Lottie pairs with the Lottie Knotted Crop Top, a boat-neck top with a knotted front and a bra built in. Knotted fronts draw the eye to the middle of the body, which is exactly where a high-waist brief hands over — so the set has a clean line through the waist instead of two competing ones. Nine sizes run XXS to 4X, so size to the hip and let the rise do the rest.
This is the bottom for the day that is mostly out of the water: the long beach walk, the boat, the hour between a swim and a late lunch. Put a loose shirt over the crop and the pair passes for a beach outfit rather than swimwear. More in swimwear and cover-ups, the summer edit and the wider women’s department.
Lottie 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.
