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Questions we get

Sizing, lengths, washing, and the awkward one about why you cannot pay us directly.

Are these your own suits, or are you a shop?

We are the label. We cut the patterns, set the lengths and write the charts you see on every page here. The buying itself happens at our retail partner, which is where the button on each page sends you, and where your order, your payment and your account live.

So I cannot buy directly on this site?

No, and that is deliberate. Every piece here links straight through to our retail partner. They take the payment, they pack the parcel and they handle anything that goes wrong with it. We keep the measurements honest, which is the part we are actually good at.

How long will delivery take?

That depends entirely on the retail partner, on the option you choose at their checkout and on where you are. Their page shows the estimate for your address before you pay, and it is the only estimate worth trusting, because we have no part in the shipping.

What if it does not fit?

Returns run through the retail partner under their policy, which is shown on the listing before you order. We would rather it fitted first time, which is why the chart is on every product page and why the coverage picker exists.

Why do you print a length in inches instead of saying knee length?

Because knee length means nothing. Two skirts described that way can be two inches apart, and two inches is the difference between covered and not. We tape 33 of the 43 pieces here, waistband to hem on a bottom and shoulder to hem on a top, and print the number.

Which size should I take if I am between two rows?

On a bottom, take the wider row. A high waistband that is already at the edge of its stretch is uncomfortable in a way that a slightly roomy hip never is. On a tankini top, read the bust column and ignore the rest.

Is ANFILIA the same thing as ALove?

It is our sister line, cut on the same tables to the same charts. 22 of the 43 pieces here carry that label, and they mix with the rest without any thought.

Can I buy a tankini top and a bottom in different sizes?

Yes, and most people should. Nothing on this site is sold as a set unless the page says so. Buying separately is the point of a tankini.

Do the swim skirts have anything underneath?

19 pieces have a brief sewn in and 10 are lined through. The rest are cut to go over your own bottom. Each product page says which, and the coverage picker filters on it.

Can I put these in the machine?

Please do not. Cold water by hand, dried flat in the shade. A dryer takes the stretch out of a high waist in one cycle, and once the elastic has gone it does not come back. The full method is on the washing page.

Are the prices on this site current?

They are what we recorded when the page was built and they move without telling us. The number at the retail partner is the real one, and it is the one you pay.

How do you make money if I buy somewhere else?

We earn a commission when an order follows a link from here. It changes nothing about what you pay, and it does not decide what goes on the rack. Every piece here is one we cut.

Still stuck on a size?

The picker takes your waist in inches and comes back with the size row already marked.