V-Front Bikini Bottoms Are Trending This Year

last updated 27 March 2019

Every time we write a bikini story in 2019, we feel like we're talking about less fabric, as this year, stringy thong bikinis are no longer reserved for Emily Ratajkowski and a brave few. The latest trend that guarantees maximum sun exposure? V-front bikini bottoms. They have a super-high leg with an exaggerated V-shape that scoops underneath the belly button.

This style of bikini bottom appears much more revealing than classic briefs due to the straps falling on the hips, showing more of your upper leg and hip bones, however, this hoisting up of the bottoms does elongate your legs. And although they appear super low-rise on the front, it is more of an illusion as many of these styles sit where a classic bikini bottom would.

For a more subtle V-front, you can pull up any pair of bottoms over your hips as Iskra, Tanya Burr and Felicity Hayward have done below. Of course, the Kardashian-Jenner family has been endorsing these V fronts, trying to go for the biggest plunge as possible. Swimwear label Reina Olga writes the following on its Instagram account: "Because no bikini is ever too small and no tooshie is ever too big."

It's the perfect surmise of swimwear in 2019. Keep scrolling to see and shop the V-front bikini trend.

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Shop the V-Front Bottoms

Solid and Striped

Red Houndstooth Annabelle Bikini

H&M

V-Cut Bikini Bottoms

ASOS Design

Recycled Mix and Match Tanga Bikini Bottom in Leopard Print

ASOS Design

Charlotte Pink Mix and Match Crinkle High Leg Hipster Bikini Bottom

ASOS Design

Recycled Mix and Match V-Front High-Leg Bikini Bottom

Solid and Striped

The Hollywood Bikini Briefs

Hunza G

Jean Seersucker Bandeau Bikini

Missguided

Pink Rib High Leg Boomerang Bikini Bottoms

ASOS Design

V-Front High-Leg Hipster Bikini Bottom in Black Dalmatian Spot Print

Nasty Gal

Beaches in Mind Crinkle High-Leg Bikini Set

ASOS Design

V-Front High-Leg Bikini Bottom in Neon Snake Print

Next up, see our guide to the key trends for spring/summer 2019.

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Emma is a freelance fashion editor with over 15 years experience in industry, having worked at The Telegraph, Grazia and, most recently, British Vogue. Emma was part of the founding team of Who What Wear UK, where she worked for six years as Deputy Editor and then Editor—helping shape the team into what it is today is one of the biggest privileges of her career and she will always see herself as a Who What Wear girl, contributing to both the US and UK sites. Whether she's writing about runway trends or spotlighting emerging brands, she aims to write about fashion in a way that is democratic and doesn't promote over consumption.