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It's that time of year again. The surf gets smaller. The crowd gets
bigger. The air gets warmer. Time to put the full suit in the closet.
Okay, now what?
I've got a spring suit that I can wear, but boy, those tan lines are
funky. That leaves me with a reluctant choice. . .duh duh duh (insert
dramatic music here). . .the swimsuit. Aw man, really? I've gotten so
used to getting sucked into yards of restrictive neoprene that I'm
reluctant to open up to the elements. It's a realization that leads me
to wonder, "Why didn't I use those Winsor Pilates tapes like I thought
I would?" I'm no spring chicken anymore. Things that look okay standing
still are not so hot in motion these days.
This morning I made a giant mistake. I went to a bathing suit store
looking to find my summer gear. I say gear because that's what I want.
I don't want to maximize my tan. I don't want to show off my various
body parts. I want to surf and play comfortably. I don't want to feel
naked, but I don't want to wear a bathing suit with a skirt either.
It's a market that I find ill-addressed: 30 something women and up,
having had birthed child/children, still wanting to look cute and fun,
not ready to throw in the towel, but wanting to cover parts that
deserve a little privacy after years of hard work. Needless to say, I
left empty handed.
This is my first summer season surfing, and I'm still figuring many
things out: how to stay ahead of the whitewater, how to cross step, how
to not look like a total idiot. Now, I guess I'll have to figure out
what to wear out there. I wonder if that skirt would get in the way of
my pop up. . .
Originally posted by Kathy on
http://surferdivas.ning.com
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