Don't look for matching patterns in Edmonton swimwear shops

The days of matchy-matchy bikinis are over. The latest swimwear trend is nothing short of throwing your swimsuits in the air and letting the gravity decide which tops and bottoms fall together.That speckled rainbow halter bikini top? Now you can wear it with some lime green bikini bottoms. And those hot pink bottoms? Slip them on with a bright tangerine bandeau.Dorothy Kozina, co-owner of Offshores Swim & Sunwear, says mixing and matching swimwear makes a statement. And visual interest aside, the pairing options mean more fashionable beach outfits plus a lighter suitcase.Cheap Hot Pink One Piece Monokini on sale"People are looking for variety, something they don't have to pack a lot of," Kozina says.Cheap Ruffled Edges Fashion Beach Dress on sale "If you've got a good patterned suit and a good solid suit, then all of a sudden you have four suits.Cheap Leopard Beach Cover-up on sale" 

Kozina says many of her brands today are making swimsuits using a specific palette of colours. She's seen the trend for a few years,sexy army medic nurse starting with the ability to sell tops separately from the bottom to allow for more sizing options.sexy nurse on duty costumeNow Offshores, a locally owned business in two locations downtown at 10150 Jasper Ave. and on Whyte at 10552 82 Ave, carries a number of brands — such as Vitamin A — that sell a variety of patterned and solid bikinis using certain hues to make mixing and matching easier.Other brands, such as Maaji, even offer reversible suits for more sand and sun options."People are starting to recognize swimwear as not just 'I'm going into the pool and I'm athletically swimming.' It's really picked up as a fashion sense of its own, so you're finding that people are no longer going to the beach or the pool just to try to hide themselves. 

"They're actually trying to recognize that it is a complete fashion sense and are completely accessorizing it down to the earrings and jewelry, sunglasses and footwear."The possibilities are endless. You can wear two different patterned pieces, a pattern and a solid, or colour block with two solids. Kozina says patterns are bigger than colour blocking this season, with more funky tops being sold than bottoms. Often people are conscious about their bottom half, so when they find ones that fit well, they stick with them and add a couple of extra tops.However, she says the trend doesn't need to be overly wild or wacky. If you're more conservative yet still want to have a bit of fun, you can wear a darker bottom and punch it up with a bright watermelon top.