Beware holiday wardrobe malfunctions

Wednesday, 1 June 2011 2:09 PM

Are you beach ready? While you relax on your summer holidays, spare a thought for those poor fashion victims such as Peter Stringfellow and Katie Price, who have topped a poll looking for the worst style crimes seen beside the seaside.

A survey for  Australian swimwear specialists Trixan Body has found the most-feared sight on the beach is excess body hair, with 29% of respondents saying they have been offended by such a sight in the past.

Other fashion don'ts in the survey included tight, ill-fitting swimwear resulting in wardrobe ‘malfunctions’ (18%), beer bellies hanging over swimwear (18%), not wearing enough by going topless or wearing a thong (16%) and see-through swimwear (6%).

As well as Stringfellow and Price, GMTV weathergirl Claire Nasir was also criticised for her summer style.

While 50% of respondents think women can wear a bikini at any age, 38% believe that 45 is a woman’s cut off age for bikini wear – we’re pretty sure Helen Mirren would have something to say about that! 

“For many of us daring to bare on the beach is an annual event, so it’s a great chance to push change in your style, but it’s easy to slip up as we can see!" said Rob Phillips, Creative Director London College of Fashion.

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