Check out my detailed review of the Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini Top & High-Waist Bottoms! Including fit info, sizing details, and pictures.
Next in my series of reviews of Forever 21+’s 2018 UK swimwear collection is the Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini Top and High-Waist Bikini Bottoms.
Image courtesy of Forever 21
This is another pale-coloured bikini, so once again I wasn’t sure how well it would suit me. But of course the only way to find out is to try it, so I went ahead and ordered the Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini Top and Bottoms in a 1X. On the label it says it is a UK 20 but I would say it’s more like a UK 16/18.
I actually really liked the rose colour on me in the end! I think it looks great against my milky white untanned skin, and I think it would also look good if I had a tan. I suspect it would be truly eye-popping on someone with more natural melanin than me – this is a great colour for deeper, darker skintones.
The F21 website describes this bikini’s colour as ‘rose’; I don’t think this is particularly accurate and would say it is more like a pinky beige or perhaps even puce.
I love how the colour of the Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini is almost a nude on me – I can imagine that causing a bit of a stir at the beach, ha ha!
The Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini is another one that has a fully undo-able bustline.
Yup, you can just pull the string and the top will come undone. This would certainly come in handy after a tiring day of sunbathing at the beach or by the pool – having no fiddly clasps to worry about sounds ideal!
The Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini Top has no formal boob support, so no underwires or concealed boob ‘shelf’. There are removable pads to provide some nipple modesty but of course these do not support the breasts themselves at all and in fact I usually remove them as I find they never stay in place and instead bunch themselves up in the corner.
The straps on the Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini Top are elasticated and fully adjustable. They’re really comfortable and provide good support.
Sadly the boob room on this top is severely lacking, for me at least, and I felt like I was but a sudden movement away from revealing all!
As I mentioned earlier, there is no clasp or fastening on the back of the top, meaning that it’s wider than some and of course smooth across the back.
The lace-up design features at the sides of the briefs, too. However the ones on the briefs are – thankfully – for effect only; they can be unlaced part way but the fabric is still attached towards the bottom of the laces. This will help to avoid any unfortunate wardrobe malfunctions!
The Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini’s briefs are really comfortable. They have good coverage on the backside, albeit high cut, and sit just below the waist on me. Sizing is spot on.
The Forever 21 Plus Rose Lace-Up Bikini is definitely a special one and I think it will turn some heads this summer!
Sadly due to the severe lack of boob room I wasn’t able to keep the Forever 21+ Rose Lace-Up Bikini, but I hope some of you reading this will give it a try as it really is a gem. You can check its availability on the Forever 21+ website.
You can see my other Forever 21+ swimwear reviews here.
When I first saw this picture on social media I thought it was the same one you reviewed the other day but then I realised it was different. It's a pity about the top being too small for your boobs, it seems like Forever 21 is not good on this front :o(
Yes, at first glance it is a bit similar to the tie-front bikini I reviewed recently. And yes, the majority of swimwear I’ve tried from F21+’s 2018 collection is too small for my boobs. It’s a shame as in previous years I have managed to find pieces from the collections that worked for me. But nevertheless I’m posting these reviews anyway in the hope they will help others who are less busty than me.
I was looking for this the other day but couldn't find it in the swimwear section – thanks for the link as I never would of thought of looking in the sale section. I am defiantly buying this for my holiday in August. It looks so good on you x
Thank you – I’m glad to be of service. Hope you have a fab holiday looking awesome in your new swimwear!
I've seen this on the US website and wondered what it might look like on me. Now I've seen it on you I will definitely order it as it looks amazing on you! I really appreciate the effort you put into your posts, thank you.
Aww thanks Amy! So glad my reviews have helped you.
And thank you also for your very kind words of support. They mean a lot!
You are SO bad for my bank balance but my wardrobe adores you XD All this swimwear you’ve been reviewing is incredible. I’d never heard of Forever 21 before so you have opened up a whole new range of choices to me. Love your blog and your reviews Xx
Ha ha, I often feel the same when I read other people’s blogs!! I’m so pleased I’ve helped you discover more fashion options. Forever 21 make some great fashion pieces, not just swimwear.
Thank you for your kind words, very much appreciated.