Emergency Underclothes From An Unwanted Spare Swimsuit, outfit 524
Inexpensive swimsuit from charity shop. Photo by Angela Lansbury. For years I kept unworn swimsuits which were too tight, too small, but too good to waste. I had discovered when I was a student that a bikini had a secondary use as underwear, when you needed to travel with a bikini ready to swim but did not want to carry it as extra in you handbag. Recently I bought a swimsuit in a charity shop in London. I thought, 'what do I do with it, if it is too small?' I tried on the swimsuit and it fitted. It acted like a corset, pulling me in. I thought, 'I could wear this as a corset! Most corset-style underwear has bones or thick pieces and is uncomfortable. Use as A Two Piece I took off the swimsuit and put it down. I tried on a front-fastening bra, and a pull-on stretch bra. I looked down at the swimsuit and thought, 'I could cut the top off the swimsuit to make a bra, if the bottom part is too small.' I have large hips. I was not keen on the pattern of the swim...