Eight Patterned Swimsuits to Guide You Away From the Basics

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• American Apparel Lace Print Nylon Tricot High-Waist Swim Bikini, $28 brief and $28 ban
• Cynthia Rowley High Waisted Two Piece in White Confetti, $285

• Bonobos Nantucket Print 7" Swim Trunk, $85

• Daniela Corte Punta Bustier Top, $98

• Peter Millar Flamingo Swim Trunks at North River Outfitter, $79.50

• Athleta Space Dye Kata One Piece, $79

• Vilebrequin Hippocame Trunk, $410

• Nanette Lepore One Piece Plunge Halter at Everything But Water, $144

The only thing we're willing to leave AC for these steamy days is a body of water: beach, pool, slip and slide, whatever. If that cool iced tea isn't quite enough of a pick-me-up, then maybe one of these eight intricately patterned swimsuits will do the trick (both guys and girls are in the mix).
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