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Raeann Langas Reveals the Polarizing Swimwear Trend She’s Embracing This Summer

The 2025 Swim Search finalist and content creator says the style is ‘kind of a slay.’

Cara O’Bleness

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Summer swimwear trends come and go, and this year, it’s all about cut-out one-pieces, animal print and denim. Polka dot swimwear is also everywhere, as is this sweet print. There are, of course, a few polarizing swim trends this season, too. Most notably in that department? The tankini.

The two-piece swimsuit style—which was super popular in the early aughts—is essentially a tank top-style swimsuit that covers more of the torso than a traditional bikini, and is one that 2025 Swim Search finalist and content creator Raeann Langas is actually loving this summer.

“ Honestly, the tankinis are kind of a slay,” Langas tells SI Swimsuit. “I’m like, wait, these are cute. I never thought I would be wearing a tankini again, because growing up, I wore those like, ‘Oh my God, I need to cover up,’ but I think there are so many cute ones out there right now.”

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In addition to her love of this summer’s unexpected swimwear trend, Langas typically reaches for itty-bitty two-pieces when she heads out to the beach. A few of her favorite brands include Montce, Monday Swimwear and Abercrombie.

“I love like a skimpy, teeny-tiny bikini,” Langas says. “I think as a bigger girl, I always thought I needed to cover up more, and I found that actually I feel so much more confident in smaller bikinis. I think that when you’re not trying to hide and you’re just fully embracing your body and embracing yourself, like there’s nothing more captivating and attractive than that, so I love a teeny-tiny bikini.”

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Cara O’Bleness
CARA O’BLENESS

Cara O’Bleness is a writer and editor on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Prior to joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, O’Bleness loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University’s School of Journalism.

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