Pool and beachwear available in Dorset

Summer is here and it’s time to hit the beach or pool. From a stylish abstract one piece bandeau to a flirty floral tankini, Emma Caulton picks this season’s hottest looks

Secret Garden bandeau costume, £159, Gottex, Beach & Body, Westbourne, 01202 759818 (Image: Gottex)

These days there are styles and fabrics in swimwear that support and flatter fuller figures as well as cuts that create curves for the slim. This season’s hottest looks are neon bright abstracts and colour blocks, botanicals, jungle foliage and colour pop florals. Styles include retro-look longline bikini tops and shorts which are great for swimming, bandeaus for evenly tanned shoulders, gathered fabrics to cleverly disguise any lumps and bumps and ties to add pretty detail.

Delphine swimsuit, £49.95, Joules, from a selection at Goulds, Dorchester, 01305 217711; Shirley Allum, Shaftesbury, 01747 852444; and Joules, Dorchester, 01305 267993, Ringwood, 01425 479086 and Sherborne, 01935 814469 (Image: Joules)

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Nicolette tankini, £29.95, Joules, from a selection at Goulds, Dorchester, 01305 217711; Shirley Allum, Shaftesbury, 01747 852444; and Joules, Dorchester, 01305 267993, Ringwood, 01425 479086 and Sherborne, 01935 814469 (Image: Joules)

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Beau womens bikini shorts, 22.95, Joules, from a selection at Goulds, Dorchester, 01305 217711; Shirley Allum, Shaftesbury, 01747 852444; and Joules, Dorchester, 01305 267993, Ringwood, 01425 479086 and Sherborne, 01935 814469 (Image: Joules)

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Rosetta bandeau costume, from £125, Gottex, from a selection at Beach & Body, Westbourne, 01202 759818 (Image: Gottex)

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Kaitlin bikini, £45, Crew, Dorchester, 01305 753517, Ringwood, 01425 477356, and Wimborne, 01202 639279 (Image: Crew)

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Sports luxe style longline bikini top, from £40, High waist bikini brief, from £24, Bondi Vibe, Freya, from a selection at House of Fraser, Bournemouth, 0345 800 3709 (Image: Freya)

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