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Today, I fell in love with this bathing suit:



I usually only wear 2-pieces, tried this on for fun, and absolutely loved it. It was the most comfortable thing I've ever worn and so much more flattering than I expected a one-piece to be. The only problem? There's no padding in the top whatsoever, and it's like nipple city. It's not terribly indecent. I almost considered buying it anyway, because it was so inexpensive. However, I remembered how cold swimming pools are and ultimately put it back. It pained me to put it back.

I got to thinking when I came home that perhaps I could fix it somehow. Most bikini tops have those stretchy tan fabric pockets with removable cups, and I was thinking maybe I could recreate that? I thought I could sew on some sort of similar fabric to the inside and put the removable cups from another bathing suit in it. I'm worried about the stretchiness of the bathing suit, though. The website says it's 84% nylon, 16% spandex, with polyester lining. (Although the lining must be very, very thin.) I would want the stitching to be as hidden as possible and don't know how the stretchy fabric would react to being sewn in the first place.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to go about this? Or totally new/better ideas? Basically, I would love to be able to wear it but don't want to end up ruining it in the process. Should I just invest in pasties? ^_^

Thank you in advance!