A fully lined high-waist swim bottom in red and white stripes running vertically — 80% nylon and 20% spandex, in nine sizes from XXS to 4X.
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Stripes that run up, not across — vertical is the direction that draws the eye along the body rather than around it, and on a high-waist brief it keeps a bold red reading as a long line instead of a band.
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Fully lined — a second layer all the way through rather than just a gusset panel. Lime Ricki builds it that way for extra comfort and support, and in practice it is what stops a light stripe going see-through in the water.
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High-waist cut — it sits up towards the natural waist and covers the stomach, which is also the rise that does not shift when you climb a ladder out of a pool or stand up off a towel.
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80% nylon, 20% spandex, rated UPF 50+ — Lime Ricki rates the fabric at UPF 50+. Nylon keeps the edge of a stripe sharp through sun and chlorine, and the spandex is what brings the brief back to shape after every swim.
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Nine sizes, XXS to 4X — XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X and 4X, bought on its own, so the brief takes whatever number fits your waist regardless of the top you pair with it.
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Rinse, press, dry flat — a lined bottom holds twice as much pool water, so give it a proper fresh-water rinse, press it out in a towel rather than wringing it, and lay it flat in the shade.
The red stripe is the summer classic that needs nothing else doing to it: a white shirt over the top, a straw hat, and that is the outfit. It is as at home on a town beach as on a boat, and the vertical run makes it the version to pick if you want the stripe to lengthen rather than widen.
The same cut comes with the stripe the other way as the Horizontal Red Stripe High-Waist Bottom. For the top half, the Red Stripe Scoop Bralette runs its stripe vertically too, so the two line up, and the Red Stripe Square Neck Tankini Top is the longer, higher-necked option in the same stripe. Browse them in women’s swimwear.
Vertical Red Stripe print, red and white. 80% nylon, 20% spandex, fully lined. High-waist cut. UPF 50+ fabric per Lime Ricki, which calls it sustainably and ethically sewn. Sewn using imported fabric. Nine sizes, XXS to 4X.
