cossie

Flatter a big bust and slim that tum with this stylish cossie.

Yet each spring we set out on this quest, scouring every inch of the high street, braving the ladies' changing rooms, with the unflattering lights (is that mirror bevelled?), hoping against hope that we'll find the perfect cossie.

While the itsy bitsy teeny weeny bikini may be the go-to swimwear option for many, a glamorous cossie is what the fashion pack are investing in for spring-summer '19.

Powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine, this totally original, unmodified 'Cossie' has an estimate of PS25,000 to PS30,000.

Prep like a pro and walk tall in your cossie with the beauty team's tried and tested faves for summer 2018

Cossie designs have gone nuclear, with all kinds of cut-outs, meshes and multiple straps, meaning you run the risk of ridiculous tanlines after a day on the beach, especially if, like us, you're a pasty Brit abroad.

| PULL on your red cossie and run in slo-mo of course) to your nearest nail bar.

| PULL on your red cossie and run (in slo-mo of course) to your nearest nail bar.

Lorraine launched the Bikini Promise in June by posing Photoshop-free in her cossie on the cover of Woman magazine.

The sportsperson was seen relaxing in a camouflage cossie, lying in a newsprint number and soaking up the sun in a zebra-style swimwear in the beach.

If you can't manage to catch a plane then, as a former Olympic swimmer, I'd get my cossie on and make a dive for it.