I’m a fashion expert – the best type of bikini bottoms to wear according to your bum shape

WHETHER you’re lucky enough to be jetting off abroad or will be spending your summer bathing in the park, it’s time for a new bikini.

And like all items of clothing there are certain bikini bottoms styles that are better for the shape of your bum. 

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Solve your swimwear woes by getting the correct bikini bottoms for your shape.[/caption]

Wherever you’ll be sunning yourself this season its important to feel your best, and the correct type of bikini bottoms will make you feel just that.

And its not that easy to know what will suit you.

If you’re pounding the pavement on the high street or shopping online it can be tricky to find a style that suits you without going through the process of trying on or ordering multiple sets. 

And inevitably returning them all. 

But fear not, this call be avoided when you know what style is going to show off and enhance your bottom whilst enjoying the sunshine this summer.

Here, Fabulous’ fashion editor, Clemmie Fieldsend, can reveal what shape swimmers you should be wearing according to your bum shape. 

HEART

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Be bold in a thong if you have a heart shaped bum.[/caption]

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More of an ace of spades shape, the heart shaped bum is and upside down heart.

Narrow at the top and fuller at the bottom, your seaside style is a thong. 

A thong shape will show off the fullness of your bum which will then create a balanced silhouette that mirrors your top half.

This thong from Next will do just that, plus its high-waisted design will add definition to your hips. 

CHERRY 

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Opt for high-waisted styles to show off your cherry bum.[/caption]

If you have a full and even in appearance shaped bum, you have a cherry bum, as each cheek creates the silhouette of two cherries. 

If your bum is the shape of a cherry then you can pretty much get away with anything, but to enhance its shape go for a high-waisted style.

The design will pull in the centre of your body and show off your bum in all its glory.

TRAPEZE 

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Trapeze shaped bums suit short shapes.[/caption]

A trapeze shaped bum is just that, wide at the top across the lower back but wider at the base wider still at the base of your bum creating a trapeze. 

A short style bikini bottom with slightly more coverage than a classic brief shape and will provide balance of your silhouette. 

This style from Pour Moi means you can show off as little or much as you like. 

V-SHAPED

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Try a classic brief if you have a V-shaped bum.[/caption]

If you’re behind is fuller at the top and narrow at the bottom, you fall into the V-shaped gang. 

Enhance the sometimes flat appearance of your bum with a high leg. 

Give you bum a more balanced look with a bikini bottom that has more coverage at the top and less at the bottom.

Somewhere between a classic brief style and thong, like these bottoms from H&M.