Fatkini Sells Out

[Pepper]

Who says you have to be a size 2 to wear a bikini? This summer's wildly popular swimsuit is made specifically for fuller figures. One in particular is such a hot commodity that it's selling out even before the official start of swimsuit season. The highly anticipated launch of the collaboration between plus-size blogger Gabi Gregg and retailer Swimsuits For All went off with a bang last week but sputtered as the company failed to keep up with the unexpected demand for Gregg's galaxy-print bikini, a style dubbed the "fatkini."

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"I didn't come up with the term 'fatkini' it's been a buzzword in the body-positive community for a while," Gregg told Yahoo! Shine. "There's definitely a momentum building for body acceptance and lots of online support for women of all body types these days."

Gregg, a renowned blogger in the plus-size world, rose to fame after she posted photos of herself hanging poolside in Las Vegas wearing a black-and-white-striped bikini. She wrote, "I don't expect everyone to feel comfortable in a two piece, but hopefully I can inspire some of you to take the plunge. I can't tell you how freeing it is to just have fun without worrying about what other people think." Cut to a "Today" show interview and a monthly column about plus-size fashion for InStyle magazine and Gregg has become a plus-size inspiration to many, with a huge following on her personal style blog, GabiFresh.

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/-fatkini--sells-out--why-the-plus-size-swimsuit-is-summer-s-hottest-190800093.html

[Pepper]

It is tasteful on the model, not sure if every plus size lady would look good in this.

[Gen]

"gabifresh"-the woman in the pic is a fashion blogger who is trying to show the industry that curvy girls have style too. she collaberated(sp) with a swim wear company and did 5 pieces for them.

I like the suits and she always look put together


rocking the horizantal stripes

[Pepper]

Wow, horizontal stripes...and she does look good. Me nuh ready fi dat yet.

[Suesumba]

she looks good - I wish more women would dress to suit their body type, but then again she looks tite - not fluffy.

[missus_vegas]

this woman may be big but not FAT she is well toned and tight. mi just no want fi see di ppl dem wid the hang dung hang dung and 5 and 6 bellies a bear swim suit. please the beach is supposed to be a relaxing experience