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    Speedo’s new Sculpture swimsuits are perfection

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    Published 4 May 2017 In Features

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    Whether you’re lining up a trip to your local pool, a sunny lido or getting into beach holiday mode, bets are you're already thinking about swimwear. This is the one time of year when you’re likely to bare your bod, so what you’ll wear is a pretty big decision. Luckily we’ve got you covered, or at least Speedo’s new Sculpture swimwear collection has.

    Think statement-making bold monochrome prints and high-cut legs with the added bonus of built-in bust support, tummy control and slimming waistbands. Styling them up is easy – go for sporty sliders for by the pool, a baseball cap and an obligatory pair of oversized sunnies to give your look even more of a fashion edge. And if you're heading to a bar, cover up with a loose-fit white kaftan or cotton dress.

    With swimsuits created to flatter every body shape, all the costumes in this collection offer support in all the right places. Deep necklines draw attention to the bust, creating a slimming effect, flashes of neon attract attention and under-bust seaming gives the impression of a narrower waist. Yep, they’re clever!

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    There’s nothing like a splash of colour to draw attention to your assets in all the right places, which is exactly what the clever Sculpture Shinedream swimsuit does. Coloured print panels and bursts of neon pink draw the eye, visually accentuating the waistline. Add in all-over body-shaping fabric, and you’ll be more than ready to take the plunge. Shop the Speedo Sculpture swimwear range now at Speedo, John Lewis, Next.co.uk, DW Sports, Intersport and Elverys.

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    Zoe is a features writer and books editor for Woman&Home. Over the last fifteen years she has worked on magazine titles including Marie Claire, Now, LOOK, Woman’s Weekly and Junior.

    She loves to travel and is a self-confessed luxury hotel junkie following a honeymoon stay in Ravello on the glamorous Amalfi Coast, which she claims spoilt her forever. Having also visited Lake Como, Puglia, Tuscany (where she got married), Venice and Rome on more than one occasion, it’s no surprise that she hopes to live in Italy one day.

    Travelling with family is important to Zoe, appreciating the time she spends on holiday with her husband and two daughters. Although she loves Italy, it’s Greece that’s become their family holiday place. With an intoxicating mix of beautiful beaches, warm weather and chic hotels catered to families, it’s a win-win for everyone.

    Her most memorable trips would have to be South Africa and Canada for their vast, wild and dramatic landscapes, New York for that ‘film set’ feeling and swimming with pigs in The Bahamas.

    The Norway Fjordes and Vancouver are firmly on her travel wish list, but she is just as fascinated by Europe’s cities and could spend most of her life on short breaks - although her beach-loving husband may have something to say about that.

    Always looking for that escape from the norm, a source of inspiration and relaxation away from a hectic home and work life, Zoe is most likely to be found googling ‘out-of-this-world hotels’ and then working out how to get there…

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