I bought this at the very last minute to go to an airshow on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland. I had not really used it prior. I washed it the night before I left and packed it. I had it on the beach that day and I found it to be very tight on the sides. It actually made me break out on my side. It did hold up that day on the beach and it looks cute. It’s not very comfortable. It feels like you’re squashed in a vise. But if you need a bathing suit in a hurry, it does the trick. It does help hide a little tummy bulge so maybe that’s why it’s so tight. I think if I bought another one I would size up one good thing is, I am petite and I can add my own bust inserts in the little holes in addition to the padding that they have inside. That worked out pretty well.