Does a website exist to help both petite and tall women find swimwear that actually fits?
I'm a 6'0" man and my wife is under 5'3". While I've had some occasional difficulties with shopping for clothes, my wife runs into major challenges finding clothes with the right fit. From what I've noticed, shorter and taller (in general) women both struggle with this as well.
Given that my wife ran into issues with a recent swimwear purchase, consider the following examples...
- POV: You're 5'0" and small-chested.
- You order a tankini online, which looks perfect in the photos. When it arrives in the mail, you immediately try it out. The bralette doesn't support your chest and the extra fabric looks frumpy.
- POV: You're 5'10" with a long torso.
- You order a maillot online, which looks amazing in the photos. When it arrives in the mail, you check to see how it fits. The one piece immediately rides up and the straps start digging into your shoulders.
For women on both ends of the height spectrum, the same essential problem appears to be happening. Of course, I'm only providing two hypothetical scenarios—when there are countless other challenges that women could run into. Apparently companies focus on the "normal" range (5'4" to 5'8") and then make minor changes to make bathing-suits more "short" or "tall" friendly.
Does a platform exist that helps women by taking input for their bust, waist, torso length, and hips and then providing accurate matches? Ideally this platform would be completely independent—rather than being run or funded by a swimwear brand—so the recommendations have more credibility. Just getting my feet wet to see if this is as widespread as I think.
**Edit: Changed "petite" to "short," per comment feedback.