String Bikinis

The first two-piece suit to bear the name ‘bikini’ was a string bikini. What sets a string bikini apart from other bikini suits in the shops is simple: the top is held on with a string at the back and a string behind the neck, the bottoms have a string to tie each side together. The strings, like the bikini itself, can be made from all sorts of material and feature different embellishments depending on the designer.

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String Bikini trends vary from designer to designer and from year to year – generally, a solid colour for the panels can be complimented by strings in contrasting shades or printed panels are accompanied by solid coloured strings. Some of the leading designers make string bikinis with delicate chains or fine leather straps instead of actual string. There is truly something for everyone in the string bikini market – that is, there’s something for everyone who can pull off wearing a string bikini in the first place. The string bikini is best suited to slim women – those with larger breasts find the suit doesn’t provide good support and the strings can dig into the flesh, causing bulges on those with fuller figures.

The majority of top designers make string bikinis as part of their annual swimwear collection. Popular designers making string bikinis include: Jean Paul Gaultier, who produces traditional string bikinis with multicolour prints and jewel accents; Juicy Couture, with a collection of string bikinis that have dangling gold-tone charms; as well as D&G, Burberry, La Perla, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein.

Buying a string bikini online is fairly straightforward. The key to a successful online purchase is knowing you’ve got the right size – it’s worth trying a few on in a local shop before buying online if possible. If not, make your online string bikini purchase from a retailer with a clear return policy so you can swap the suit for a different size later if you need to.

	Name	Price
	John Lewis String Bikini Set, Turquoise, Size 16 , bikini, briefs, curves, enhance, figures, island, it's, john, lewis, lounging, poolside, side, slim, special, string, tie, triangle, tropical, turquoise, vibrant, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis String Bikini Set, Turquoise, Size 14 , bikini, briefs, curves, enhance, figures, island, it's, john, lewis, lounging, poolside, side, slim, special, string, tie, triangle, tropical, turquoise, vibrant, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis String Bikini Set, Turquoise, Size 10 , bikini, briefs, curves, enhance, figures, island, it's, john, lewis, lounging, poolside, side, slim, special, string, tie, triangle, tropical, turquoise, vibrant, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis String Bikini Set, Black, Size 14 , bikini, black, curves, figures, island, it's, john, lewis, lounging, poolside, shape, slims, special, string, tropical, womenswear, yet... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis String Bikini Set, Turquoise, Size 12 , bikini, briefs, curves, enhance, figures, island, it's, john, lewis, lounging, poolside, side, slim, special, string, tie, triangle, tropical, turquoise, vibrant, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis Luva Reversible String Bikini Briefs, White/Red, Size 14 , adjustable, background, beach, bikini, bored, briefs, dots, feminine, john, lewis, lovely, match, mix, part, polka, pretty, red, reversible, side, special, spots, spotted, sweetheart, ties, turn, white, womenswear, you'll... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis String Bikini Set, Tangerine, Size 16 , bikini, curves, figures, island, it's, john, lewis, lounging, poolside, shape, slim, special, string, tangerine, tropical, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis String Bikini Set, Tangerine, Size 14 , bikini, curves, figures, island, it's, john, lewis, lounging, poolside, shape, slim, special, string, tangerine, tropical, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis Luva Reversible String Bikini Briefs, White/Red, Size 16 , adjustable, background, beach, bikini, bored, briefs, dots, feminine, john, lewis, lovely, match, mix, part, polka, pretty, red, reversible, side, special, spots, spotted, sweetheart, ties, turn, white, womenswear, you'll... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	John Lewis Luva Reversible String Bikini Briefs, White/Red, Size 12 , adjustable, background, beach, bikini, bored, briefs, dots, feminine, john, lewis, lovely, match, mix, part, polka, pretty, red, reversible, side, special, spots, spotted, sweetheart, ties, turn, white, womenswear, you'll... Shop: John Lewis	£8.00
	CK Ladies Low Rise String Bikini Brief , 20%, 80%, attention, beautiful, bottom, brief, comfortable, cotton, covers, design, detailing, elastane, exposes, exquisite, floral, gusset, lace, legs11, lined, material, nylon, sensuously, showing, skin, soft, string, thighs... Shop: Legs11	£9.00
	Salinas blue polka dot bikini , ask, bikini, brazilian, classic, dot, gorgoeus, hallmarks, london, miscolour, misshape, nor, polka, salinas, string, suit, swimwear, tica, womens, you'll... Shop: Tica London	£10.00
	Signature Cotton String Bikini , 247, 5%, 95%, comfort, cotton, knickers, lingerie, lycra, wear... Shop: Knickers 247	£10.00
	Ruffle Bikini Top , 20%, 80%, bikini, cute, dotty, mad, padding, polyamide, removable, skin, spots, string, stripes, super, tie, washable, you're... Shop: Look Again	£10.00
	triangle bikini , 08, 20%, 2cm, 80%, accentuated, bikini, briefs, clearance, drawstring, elastane, final, halterneck, la, lined, polyamide, redoute, side, sides, string, swimwear, ties, women... Shop: La Redoute	£11.40
	John Lewis Bikini Top, Mocha, Size 10 , beaded, contrast, cup, curves, drawstring, embellished, emphasising, halterneck, john, lewis, orchids, pink, pretty, sequin, shape, sizzling, special, string, tie, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£12.00
	John Lewis Bikini Top, Mocha, Size 12 , beaded, contrast, cup, curves, drawstring, embellished, emphasising, halterneck, john, lewis, orchids, pink, pretty, sequin, shape, sizzling, special, string, tie, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£12.00
	Ted Baker Gold Ring Bikini Top, Turquoise, Size 10 , adjustable, baker, bikini, bright, cups, detailing, effect, fabric, gold, john, lewis, poolside, pretty, ring, shimmer, sparkle, special, string, summer, ted, ties, triangle, turquoise, womenswear... Shop: John Lewis	£12.00
	Calvin Klein Camisole and String Bikini - Pink size L , 1012, alternative, baby, bikini, black, boxed, burgundy, calvin, camisole, designer, duty, fragrance, front, funky, gift, goods, half, klein, logo, perfumes, pink, previously, rich, set, string, uk... Shop: Half Price Perfumes	£14.95
	Golddigga Superstar Bikini , 18%, 'gold', altogether, bikini, bikinifor, breast, bum, degree, designer, dry, flat, garment, hand, holding, hygienic, iron, label, lycra30, navy, pink, pitstop, polyamide, returnedwhat, says82%, star, stars, string, stripe, swimwear, twist, wash, whit... Shop: Designer Pitstop	£16.80
	Passion Reversible Triangle Top , 55, betty, bikini, boyleg, halterneck, june, matches, mid, neck, pant, pant•, paradise, reversible, string, sultryring, sweaty, thequana, tie, ties•... Shop: Sweaty Betty	£17.00
	ONEILL GIRLS TRIANGLE TOP BIKINI 508204 , 20%, back80%, blue, clothing, cutout, design, embroidered, extreme, fastening, flower, front, girls, jamaica, light, logo, neck, nylon, oneill, padded, petals, piecetop, printed, screen, side, string, swimwear, triangle... Shop: Extreme Direct	£17.99
	Hula Girl Padded Boost Top , 55, betty, bikini, halterneck, hawaiian, hipster, hula, matches, neck, padded, pant, string, sweaty, tie, ties•, tropical, twirl... Shop: Sweaty Betty	£20.00
	Amazon Folk Tie Side , aguaclara, amazon, beach, bikini, blue, bottoms, classic, dalmation, design, detailing, display, feathers, folk, front, halter, image, matched, pant, perfectly, pink, print, purposes, side, sides, string, tie, ties... Shop: Simply Beach	£21.00
	Costa del Sol padded 70's halter bikini top , bikini, bold, central, cleavage, clothing, cups, fabric, figleaves, foam, glitter, gore, halter, knots, mould, seafolly, shaped, sparkles, straps, string, stripes, tie, triangle, women's... Shop: Figleaves	£22.80
	O'Neill Stripe String Bikini , 4%, 8%, 88%, elastane, metal, pads, polyester, protect, removable, skin, washable... Shop: Look Again	£32.00
	Pepe Jeans 73 Charcoal Belda 2 Piece Top , 20%, 30%, 73, bikini, charcoal, clubwhat, cotton, degree, designer, front, hand, jeans, label, left, linen, linen30, logo, lower, neck, open, pepe, piece, pitstop, pleat, rear, says50%, seventy, side, silver, sleeveless, string, thepremium, tops, wash,... Shop: Designer Pitstop	£34.99
	Costa del Sol fixed moulded triangle bikini top , band, beads, bikini, bright, centre, clothing, cups, decorated, figleaves, firmly, fixed, foam, halter, layer, metal, narrow, padded, printed, rear, seafolly, strap, string, stripes, styled, tie, triangle, women's... Shop: Figleaves	£35.00
	New blue tribal bikini by Lola Luna , beautiful, bikini, black, blue, cheeky, definite, designthe, france, gstring, halterneck, influences, jewels, lola, luna, neckby, string, swimwear, ties, tribal, womens... Shop: Be Cheeky	£38.00
	Pepe Jeans Breena Metallic Bikini , 18%, beads, beadsfof, bikini, bottoms, brass, bronze, complemented, connot, designer, elastane, hygenic, jeans, label, london, pepe, pitstop, polyamide, returnedwhat, says82%, string, swimwear, tie, women's... Shop: Designer Pitstop	£39.99
	Wish List padded bikini top , adjustable, bikini, central, clothing, contrasting, cups, edged, fastens, figleaves, foam, gore, huit, joined, layer, lightly, padded, plunge, rear, slender, snapclip, straps, string, style, trim, underwired, women's... Shop: Figleaves	£40.00
	Ondademar cream bikini , bikini, bond, classic, cream, created, don't, girl, imagine, it's, london, ondademar, softest, string, swimwear, tica, womens... Shop: Tica London	£40.00
	Vix Black and Gold Bikini , balck, bikini, bikinis, black, bottoms, classic, cleavage, creme, cut, de, divine, evey, fit, front, gold, la, lifetime, london, maximise, penny, second, string, swimwear, terms, tica, ties, vix, womens... Shop: Tica London	£40.00
	Island Oasis halter triangle bikini top , bikini, bold, bust, centre, charm, clothing, cups, fasten, figleaves, foam, halter, knots, multi, print, removable, seafolly, straps, string, style, styled, triangle, women's... Shop: Figleaves	£43.00
	O My Bob magic air padded bikini top , air, band, bikini, boost, central, clasp, cleavage, clothing, cookies, cups, fastens, figleaves, filled, foam, gore, half, huit, lined, plunge, removable, revealing, slim, string, underwired, women's... Shop: Figleaves	£50.00
	Ondademar Leopard bikini , animal, bikini, created, growl, leopard, london, magnetism, ondademar, perfectly, positively, print, sexiest, skin, stand, string, swimwear, tanned, tica, ties, turquoise, womens, wordstodiefor... Shop: Tica London	£50.00
	Vix Zebra Bikini , 2007, animal, beach, beads, bikini, black, chic, cocktails, dcup, discs, equivalent, gold, grail, holy, kickingback, lazing, little, loathe, london, love, lovely, musthave, pool, prints, rope, safety, sipping, string, style, stylish, summer, swimwear, t... Shop: Tica London	£70.00
	Ondademar Magnificent Bikini , beach, bikini, cheer, design, dollars, gorgeous, holiday, london, magnificent, million, nature, ondadmer, skin, string, suit, summer, swimwear, tica, timeless, tones, wardrobe, womens... Shop: Tica London	£90.00