Summer is here, and for many of us, that means it's time to enter the confusing world of swimsuit shopping.
There's no shortage of styles available, especially for women, and sometimes current fashions are head-scratchingly bad.
A Twitter user recently shared an image of a downright bizarre bathing suit, and sparked a hilarious conversation.
@alanna, deputy editor of The Goods By Vox, recently shared the tweet seen below. It shows a 'high cut one piece swimsuit'. From the way the image looks, 'high cut' is a gross understatement.
One reply to Alanna's tweet shared an image of a hairy-bodied Borat swimsuit monstrosity, which I'm hoping is just a PhotoShop job and not actually, y'know, an actual real-life bathing suit. Yikes.
Others let their imaginations fill in some blanks.
This tweet demonstrates the difference between a traditional high cut swimsuit and this, which must classify as some kind of extreme high cut.
No matter how ridiculous an item of clothing might be, there's a model somewhere who can make it look workable.
While the swimsuit might look ridiculous at first, some tweets explained that it might actually work for some body types — not just those who are thin, but potentially those with some curves as well.
One tweet dug up a picture of the actual bathing suit in question.
"The punishment we put our poor crotches through," they wrote.
There are so many body types, and so many bathing suit types, that it's hard to know anymore.
This particular suit does seem like it might require an ice-down after wearing it.
Everyone needs something to wear to the beach, and fortunately there's a wide variety of styles available. So go with a one-piece, go with a bikini, heck, go with the Borat look if you want to.
Let us know about your summer beachwear in the comments!
