I finally found not one, but TWO two-piece bathing suits that fit. Being from Alaska we don't spend a lot of time in a bathing suit except for the occasional summer swim and the even less frequent warm weather holiday. So the bathing suit search over the past several months has been extensive and exhausting. All shopping has been achieved through mail order - as the closest store that might have a couple suits is over a hundred miles away. I would likely find upon making the 100 mile trek, a selection of suits, in sizes that most people can't wear, something like a size 4, petite. Not something a born and raised mature Alaskan girl can fit in to. Ask any Alaskan, we beef up in the winter, needing the extra fat for warmth. The exhaustive search came to an end last night - as I took my packages into the bathroom, and closed the door, for total privacy. My husband could not understand why I can dash in to use the bathroom on several occasions, to hurried to be bothered to close the door. But when it came time to try on a bathing suit, the curtains are drawn, the door is shut, and locked. Everybody is asked to leave the house. Like many women, one size suit doesn't fit my whole body. However I'm too cheap to buy the separates, $20 is my price range for a bathing suit - top and bottom. Thus, I have to compromise and one part of the suit will be a bit loose. As a result there is no way these suits will ever withstand any ocean water resistance, they are soley for tanning purposes. And so my search ends.