I am a college student and therefore am on a budget, yes even in the summer.
I go thrifting at least twice a month maybe more. It's my guilty pleasure with out a fix or a hangover. I can usually find about 4-6 really good pieces for less than $10. (Look for a post on my love for thrifting soon)
I recently found a black swim suit that I wanted to wear like a leotard. It fits my chest perfectly since there was no chance that I could wear a bra. The posterior of the suit sinks down my back about 13 inches to show off my back muscles and hides my side rolls perfectly. I decided to couple it with a pair of African tribal print linen pants and black sandals. Add on some gold jewelry and round frames for my eyes and I easily had a comfortable yet stylish pool party outfit that did nothing less but turn heads. I didn't actually swim that day but if I wanted to the one piece suit would be easily converted into pool time gear by climbing out of the linen pants. The black color was not only slimming but chic as well.
Black One-Piece Swimsuit: $3.00
African Tribal Print Linen Pants: $0.50
