What are your swimwear specifications?

[Bede735]

The purpose of this exercise is to gauge the skimpiness of your swimwear using height (i.e. if it is low rise or not) and the widths of the sides. Apologies for using centimetres, but I feel this is more accurate. So - my types of swimwear are:

Speedo endurance

Height - 25 cm
Sides - 4.8 cm

Nice and dependable.

Bogner

Height - 24 cm
Sides - 4.5 cm

The centimetre less really makes a difference!

Hom microbrief

Height - 25 cm
Sides - 4 cm

And a lot more leg exposure....

[Dooley67]

Very interesting exercise. I'm not sure I got the height measurements correct. I measured from the top of the front of the suit to the bottom seam and I measured in inches.

Nike Water Polo
Height: 7.5"
Side seam: 2.25"

Turbo
Height: 7.5"
Side seam: 2"

Euro Sporti
Height: 6.5" (and this really makes a difference)
Side seam: 2"

Aussiebum Wonderjock
Height: 7"
Side seam: 1.5"

The Aussiebum suits are very deceptive. I would ordinarily wear a size Medium but I had to return one because it was way too big. Even the size Small which I have in the 1.5 and the 1.5 WJ is looser than any of my other suits. Maybe it's because the suits are 100% nylon.

D67

[Torchwatch]

How do you measure the height ?
A pouch curves on it's way up but does not add to the height.

Dooley's reply came in while I was typing.
The bottom seam is usually well forward and confuses the issue, giving very different measures for front and back.

[Bede735]

I measured the height from the waistline to the first stitching at the bottom of the crotch.

[Dooley67]

That's exactly what I did, Bede. Another interesting way of measuring would be from the navel to the very top of the waistline of the suit. That would be a way of comparing one suit to another in terms of how low it rides on the hips.

D67

[Bede735]

True, but would it not depend on how much you stretch it or not?

[dorcas3]

Dooley 67 tried to reply to your PM but may not have gone through-bottom line Thanks so much I learned a few hings too. Dorcas3

[Dooley67]

Originally Posted by Bede735

True, but would it not depend on how much you stretch it or not?

You're right about that, but however big or small your package is, it will likely stretch the suits pretty much the same amount all the time. With that being the case, you'd still be able to get a comparison among the suits.

D67