Bikinis Worth Getting Dressed For

Yellow is the colour people talk themselves out of and then immediately regret when they see someone wearing it well on a beach. It photographs brilliantly against water, against sand, against a tan that is barely even there yet. The right shade does something that white and black simply cannot, it radiates. We have been pulling together our favourite yellow bikinis across cuts and styles because this particular category rewards a proper edit. There is a significant difference between a yellow that washes you out and a yellow that makes you look like you have just come back from three weeks in the sun. Shade matters. So does the cut. A butter yellow triangle top sits differently on the eye than a sharp chrome yellow bandeau and both have their moment. We have included options across silhouettes, from fuller coverage bottoms to barely there styles, and across the range from pale lemon to deep gold. These are the ones we would actually pack. Not just look at online and admire. The yellow bikini is not a risk. It is the reward.