Modest Swimsuits for Teens

I bought my 12 year old a couple of tankinis at Justice. Some styles do have the chest padding, but it is removable. Some styles also looked too young for my daughter but she found a couple that she loved. Most of the time you can get everything in the store for 40% off. Sometimes you need a coupon, other times it is a store promotion. Just google "printable coupon for Justice" before leaving for the mall. You can also shop online at www.shopjustice.com. Good luck!

Boden has some cute suits; bonus, they're on sale! http://www.bodenusa.com/en-US/Girls-Swimwear.html#bc

Have you checked Target or JCPenny? They typically carry a wide range of suit types-especially JCPenny.

Check Kohls too, sometimes they have a nice selection.

Kohls?? I got my own plain tankini there. Not sure what they have in the Jrs dept.

I may be a little late but just saw this today. I too had a terrible time trying to find a swimsuit for my daughter this year. She is at the point where she needs some coverage so she doesn't have the "wet T-shirt" look. I couldn't find anything in the girls section with any type of bra so I had to move on to Juniors. My daughter also did not want the bikini (some in the Junior section were VERY tiny so I was fine with that). But finding a swimsuit in the Juniors section without padding was nearly impossible. I started late, waited until after school was out so they may have been picked over. We ended up finding some cute suits at Kohls & Target.com. JCPenney also had some but they were out of her size. I was also shocked at how much padding was in the suits. The two suits that we did get from the Juniors section both have more padding than my suits from the women's department. Because they are tankinis and looser on top, the padding doesn't look that bad but it definitely depended on the style. I really don't see why pre-teen and teen clothing needs to be made with so much breast enhancement - I guess it is just part of our society wanting girls to grow up too fast! I myself am not ready for that but she is my oldest child so maybe I'm just not on top of things as far as how teen girls dress. Good Luck!!

J. Crew has nice, classic tankinis for slim, small-busted women.

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The have shelf bras in the suit, but it's not padding. It definitely doesn't make the bust larger. They also have free return shipping, if she needs a different size. The shipping is very fast. I got my suit there and am VERY pleased!!

If she liked the Speedo one-piece suits maybe she'd like the Speedo tankini too. My 14 year old just found them at Costco. She has a tall slender build and the suit fits her well. Just a thought.

Whem my daughter was younger, we found some at Kohls and Target.

Now that she's 15 1/2, she gets hers at Hollister, Abercrombie or Victoria's Secret. I know I know....those suits are not suited for a 12-13 yr old.

I got a tankini from LLBean. Love it. They are a tad expensive, but I am not sure the kids' prices yet.

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Also consider the sporting goods stores. They will carry swimsuits for teens involved in swimming as a sport and this will not be revealing styles. Not sure if they'd have tankinis (bummer on no luck with Lands' End, because they carry a ton of them).