Ocean Blues Wide-Strap Bandeau Bikini Top

You get the lift from the band, not from a wire: it is wide, sits flat under the bust, and does most of the holding, while the padded cups shape what sits above it. The straps are wide too, with easy-slide adjusters, so they carry some of the weight without cutting into the shoulder. Bandeau shape at the front, straight across, with no twist and no tie.

After the swim, slide the straps loose before you rinse, so the adjusters dry open; cold water, no bleach, flat to dry with the cups facing up. Sizes run S to 2XL. Four colourways: a neon stripe, navy, black and a leaf print, and all four go over the plain bottoms without an argument.

One of 16 on the bikini tops rail in the Ocean Blues range. It also answers to bikini tops, bandeau swimwear, wire-free swimwear. A size letter describes the garment rather than a body, and the way we keep the figures current is set out on how we update the catalogue.