adaobi123: Try high waisted swimsuits. Nice for "fleshy" girls.

bestestgirl: High waist bikinis would be good. or you could use a swim dress or a fatkini

purplish: Thank you dear. Can I see a picture? Plus any ideas where I can shop for one in Lagos?

purplish: Oh okay dearie. Pictures would help...thanks!

Afam4eva: A bikini is a bikini. There's no special bikini for slim or fat chicks. Just make sure your back is 30% visible and the rest covered.

What do you know ?

adaobi123:

What do you know ?

Afam4eva:
I've seen a lot of fleshy ladies wearing the regular bikini. If she's proud of her physique and not ashamed of it, then i don't see any reason why she should be hiding it. I'm one of those who admire courageous ladies. I thought wearing a bikini was normal in the US.

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with being proud but if you're big girl you need to wear a swimsuit that fits your figure. I don't think bigger womam should be wearing a "normal" bikini. It can be quite unflattering. That's why I think high waisted bikinis/swimsuits will fit the op more.

The op isn't in the US, she resides in Lagos. Do you know any bikini shops for her to go to ?

adaobi123:

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with being proud but if you're big girl you need to wear a swimsuit that fits your figure. I don't think bigger womam should be wearing a "normal" bikini. It can be quite unflattering. That's why I think high waisted bikinis/swimsuits will fit the op more.

The op isn't in the US, she resides in Lagos. Do you know any bikini shops for her to go to ?

Afam4eva:
I don't know any bikini shop in Lagos as in all my existence in Nigeria, i only visited the beach 3 times.

I wish Nigerian ladies will embrace the bikini culture. Show of what you've got and people like us will appreciate. Enough of wearing Iro and buba to the beach. Bikinis are here to stay.

adaobi123:

Lool, the bikini culture will come and stay only if people will move on from the 6th century.

Afam4eva:
Which people?

Nigerians of course. I remember I was wearing shorts in Lagos and enugu and people were staring at me as if I was naked. I was so embarrassed.

adaobi123:

Nigerians of course. I remember I was wearing shorts in Lagos and enugu and people were staring at me as if I was naked. I was so embarrassed.

Afam4eva:
I guess it's a culture thing. Nigerians are backward. I'm sure when they saw, you they classified you as a **** without knowing that it's normal when you come from. If i were to use my Nigerian otti to judge Mauritian girls then 90% of them are sluts because most of them wear tattoos, nose rings and wear bikini on the streets close to the beach and the ones that want to cover up, wear bump shots or hot pants. When you get close to these people you'll discover that they're just normal and not slutty like their physical appearance may want to depict.

At least you understand. Its called dressing for the weather.

adaobi123:

At least you understand. Its called dressing for the weather.

purplish: Thank you everyone

Afam4eva:
I guess it's a culture thing. Nigerians are backward. I'm sure when they saw, you they classified you as a **** without knowing that it's normal when you come from. If i were to use my Nigerian otti to judge Mauritian girls then 90% of them are sluts because most of them wear tattoos, nose rings and wear bikini on the streets close to the beach and the ones that want to cover up, wear bump shots or hot pants. When you get close to these people you'll discover that they're just normal and not slutty like their physical appearance may want to depict.

Ashkormissy:
Backwards? Tot it was in d stone age dat we moved around unclad. Jst cos u easily influenced by foreign culture doesnt mean dat we shld accept it. It is normal to c a white chick in a bikini bt a black in it looks sooooooo abnormal!

Afam4eva:
Why does it look abnormal in a black chick? There's a difference between moving around unclad and dressing for the occasion. People go to the beach to either swim or play with the water and sand. So, common sense will suggest that since water will be flying around and you'll probably get wet, it is best to wear a bikini. It's in the same vein that you take off your cloth when taking your bath.

Ashkormissy:
and it's in d African culture to take off ur cloth nd bath in public in broad day lyt? D world was much beta in dat 6th century u guys say we re. U cnt possible make ryt wats wrong cos u bliv it's ryt...

adaobi123:

Nigerians of course. I remember I was wearing shorts in Lagos and enugu and people were staring at me as if I was naked. I was so embarrassed.

Afam4eva:
You keep mentioning how being unclad isn't African culture as if there's any culture that exudes unclothedness like African culture. Our ancestors used to walk around unclad or semi-unclad. The fact that you wear clothes today is because of the white people that you want to equate unclothedness with. They invented clothes and you left your African principles to wear those clothes.