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Y2K Swimwear: Halters, Gingham & Bandeaus 👙🌊
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items Early-2000s beach-day energy: halter tops, gingham, string triangles, side-tie bottoms and bandeaus. It's the Lizzie McGuire-goes-to-the-beach wishlist. Swim pieces I'm eyeing from Anthropologie and Aerie for next summer (or a winter getaway). Wishli...
A gingham halter bikini top. Gingham + a halter neckline is the most 2002 beach combo there is 🍓 I'm eyeing it with a side-tie bottom, a sarong and tinted sunnies. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Aerie Halter Gingham Bikini Top
Side-tie string bikini bottoms are a total early-2000s staple 🎀 I'm eyeing these to mix and match with the halter and triangle tops on this list. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Aerie Cheekiest Side Tie Bikini Bottom
The classic string triangle bikini top, the most iconic early-2000s swim silhouette ☀️ I'm eyeing it as an easy base piece with low-rise board shorts or the side-tie bottoms. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Aerie String Triangle Bikini Top
Another gingham pick, this time with skinny straps and a sweetheart-style V 🧺 Very picnic-at-the-lake 2003. I'm eyeing it with denim cutoffs and flip-flops. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Aerie Gingham Skinny Strap Voop Bikini Top
A strapless bandeau bikini top. Bandeaus were everywhere in the early 2000s (no tan lines!) 🌴 I'm eyeing it with a low-rise bottom and a body chain for full throwback mode. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Aerie Strapless Bandeau Bikini Top
A ruched bandeau top with wide straps for a bit more support 🐚 Ruching gives it that early-2000s texture. I'm eyeing it under an open button-up with a mini skirt as a beach cover-up look. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Aerie Ruched Wide Strap Bandeau Bikini Top
A lace triangle bikini top from PQ Swim. Lace-trimmed everything was huge in the early 2000s, and on swim it feels extra flirty 🤎 I'm eyeing it in the brown colorway with gold jewelry. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
PQ Swim Lorelei Lace Triangle Bikini Top
White bikini bottoms from Capittana 🐚 Crisp white string bikinis are pure 2000s surfer-girl. I'm eyeing these with a white triangle top and a puka shell necklace. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Capittana Bea Shell Bikini Bottoms
A cropped cami-style bikini top from Polo Ralph Lauren in navy ⚓ Preppy Polo was a 2000s status brand, and the cami shape reads like a little tank. I'm eyeing it for a nautical, yacht-club throwback look. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commissio...
Polo Ralph Lauren Crop Cami Bikini Top
A strapless one-piece. The bandeau-neckline one-piece is such a 2000s-glam silhouette ⛵ I'm eyeing it with big sunglasses and a sarong tied low on the hips. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Celandine Amiah Strapless One-Piece Swimsuit
A red Farm Rio x Anthropologie one-piece with 3D fish details 🐠 Playful, kitschy and a little bit Lilo & Stitch. I'm eyeing this as the statement suit for a tropical trip. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Farm Rio x Anthropologie 3D Fish One-Piece Swimsuit
A multicolor bikini top from Dippin' Daisy's 🌼 Bright prints like this feel very summer-2001 boardwalk. I'm eyeing it with solid bottoms to let the print stand out. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Dippin Daisys Athena Bikini Top
A lace scoop-neck bikini top in a deep midnight shade 🌙 It has the same lacy 2000s feel as the Lorelei, with a softer scoop shape. I'm eyeing it with silver body jewelry. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
PQ Lace Scoop Bikini Top
A printed triangle bikini top from Celandine 🕊️ The bird-stamp print gives the classic triangle a fun, vintage-postcard twist. It's on my list at a pretty friendly price, too. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Celandine Sophie Triangle Bikini Top
A sleek black one-piece from Dippin' Daisy's 🖤 A black one-piece with silver hoops and a claw clip is the early-2000s pool-party uniform. It's the easy, goes-with-everything pick on my list. (Affiliate link, I may earn a small commission.)
Dippin Daisys Marisol One-Piece Swimsuit