Swimsuit Roundup

This is the most highly personal swimsuit roundup possible. These are swimsuits that I personally like and have owned. For the longest time,  Eres  was always my favorite—and it probably always will be—but the price tag is…a lot. I know the quality is great, and I have some Eres bikinis that I’ve been wearing for literally close to a decade, but it’s hard to fork over that much for a new swimsuit and it’s always nice to have a new one for the summer. I’ve found this French brand  DNUD, which has great colors (for the most part muted, which I like), in good fabrics, and at least 100 euros cheaper.  Laura Urbinati  has great basics with a nice little twist. And  Left on Friday  has really well-priced bikinis in solids and great fabrics as well. On the one piece vs. bikini debate: I used to only wear bikinis, even if I always felt thick in the middle. Matt would always say that we should use the Italian nonnas as inspiration—they always look so great all tan in their bikinis. But when I’m grabbing a swimsuit to have in my bag just in case there’s a pool or sauna where we’re going, I’ll reach for a one piece.  —Y.E.