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2012 Swimwear Trends - Bandeau Alternatives
Bandeau Top

This Sonia Vera Swimwear bikini featured a beautiful bandeau alternative that wrapped up around one shoulder, adding shape to a tall frame.

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The bandeau top is generally not the best look for tall women because the small piece of fabric around the chest doesn't provide shape or definition to a tall woman's long body. That being said, one of the best 2012 swimwear trends involved bandeau alternatives that expand on the basic bandeau. These alternative bandeau tops involve additional shapes and straps that reach up around the arm and neck, helping draw attention upward. If you like the comfort of a bandeau, but you want to flatter your figure, look for these bandeau alternatives.

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