Tami B. has us working on our Bikini Bodies

A Tami B. design from her debut 2008 Collection,
Shown at the Islands of the World Fashion Week 08.

"It's even sexier than it looks - how the hell am I going to wear something like this!" was the only thought I had running through my mind, after closely inspecting one of the Tami B. swim sets.

Exclusively designed by the St. Vincent-based American designer, Tamiko Brown, these bikinis, maillots, and resort pieces are the stuff that lounging-by-the-poolside dreams are made of. And they'll stay put if you manage to take a dip in real life, too.

Turning the adorned halter-style bikini inside out, upside down, and all around, I marveled at its near-perfect construction, comfy lining, and uniquely bold, Italian-made printed material. But alas, I had to ask out loud, "Can people like me wear this?"

Keep in mind, that I'm actually rather slender, and I lack the heavy-set, rotund figure that would swallow up a tiny swimsuit in a snap. As a matter of fact, I even lack the 'Coca-Cola curves' and the ample derriere that would do justice to any skimpy two-piece...

"It only looks small, but it'll definitely cover your bum!" Brown quickly chimed in. "Even full-figured women regularly come to me for sexy swimsuits, and they always leave my studio pleased."

Well, if that stretchy sexpot of a swimsuit could indeed fit the average, apple-bottomed, woman, then it could definitely fit me, right?"

That's just a little excerpt from the Tami B. Swimwear feature on the pages of the December 2009, year-end issue of Au Courant Magazine. Read the full piece and see more of Tamiko Brown's designs when the issue is web-published, later this week!

LMN Harris

NB Images courtesy Tamiko Brown