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Started by Daydreamer, April 17, 2014, 01:48:30 AM

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Daydreamer

Does anyone have experience with the swimwear from Underworks? I'm putting some money off to the side and might invest in getting the binder portion. I was wondering if anyone has insight. The site is down at the moment and I heard reviews have been up on the product, but I never saw anything.
"Stay tuned next for the sound of your own thoughts, broadcast live on the radio for all to hear." -- Cecil (Welcome to Night Vale)

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harlee

I bought just the binder part of it back in 2010 or 2011, I can't remember :P At the time I found that it worked well enough for me, but not as well as the tri-top binder which is the one I use all the time. It was tighter around the stomach than the chest area. I don't think it would work very well for someone with a larger chest (maybe anything in C and above?).

When using it I would have to adjust myself every now and then, as stuff would eventually move around as I moved my arms. If you went to the beach, you would need to adjust it a lot because the waves are very good at moving stuff around! It does stick to you when wet, so I would always wear a shirt over it. I wouldn't really recommend wearing it by itself just because it might look unusual.

I still have it now and I am still using it, so it has lasted quite a while! I find that it works better now that I have been binding for 4 years and I have been on T for 1 year (I guess the tissue has broken down a lot). So yeah, it works, it just doesn't bind as tight as a normal binder!





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Transguy

I also bought it and used it about 4 or 5 unavoidable swimming times, so just to add my experience of it:
Comfort-wise, the top-part is not great, as harlee says, it sticks to your skin and is tight around the stomach. The pants-part is comfortable but I felt that it was also too tight-fitting not to pack, so maybe not the best solution for somebody who doesn't want to pack.
I think my chest was somewhere between a size B and a C when I wore the swimwear and I definitely couldn't wear the binder-part on its own, but with my underworks tri-top underneath it was perfect and I didn't have to re-adjust it while swimming.

Looks-wise, it worked great, I was very pleased with it! I think it looks a bit like a sportswear, athletic type of swimsuit. Once I also saw a group of rather elderly men who wore almost the exact same type of swimming suit, so I think it would be quite discreet socially. And it got me into a swimming-pool where they strictly forbid t-shirts and swimming shorts.
So I'd say it does work, especially for smaller-chested people, but depending on where you're swimming, I'd still say the regular binder+t-shirt option would probably be more comfortable.

Whether you decide to buy it or not, Happy swimming! :)
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aleon515

A friend of mine got a triatholan suit, said it worked really well. I suppose you'd wear a binder. Or you could do a binder and a rash guard or swim shirt. I found one at Target yesterday for $11.

--Jay
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Daydreamer

Thanks everyone! I want to make this the summer I get back to being around water (I had brief moments of trying to put my dysphoria to the back burner so I could lat year but I still felt super uncomfortable), so I just might invest in one.
"Stay tuned next for the sound of your own thoughts, broadcast live on the radio for all to hear." -- Cecil (Welcome to Night Vale)

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aleon515

It's not clear. I meant you can get a rash guard at Target for $10 or so.

--Jay
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verkatzt

I've got it and wear it, but getting out of it when it's wet is tough.  Requires a lot of wriggling and weird movements.  But it works pretty well.  I'm a B cup.
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