Simply Beach is devoted just to swimwear and includes designer brands Banana Moon, Salinas, Verde Veronica and Lisa Ho with swimsuits and bikinis in all shapes and sizes. There’s a a wide range of accessories as well including cover-ups, towels, beach bags and inflatables and direct links through to their other website where you'll find everything for scuba diving and snorkelling.

Anula have done the hard work for you when you're looking for all year round resortwear by putting together a range of swimsuits and bikinis with matching and contrasting kaftans, flip flops, beach bags, baskets and jewellery. This isn't a huge selection but there are some very stylish pieces which work well together.

You may well have read in the press about Elizabeth Hurley's resortwear range and here it is online. There's wonderful, sexy, stylish swimwear, chic kaftans, dresses and tops and a choice of knitwear and t-shirts. Then there are the totes, sarongs and towels to help complete the collection. It's an expensive range but you'll almost certainly want something. There's adorable swimwear for kids as well.

Celebrity swimwear designer Melissa Odabash offers beautifully chic one-piece swimsuits and bikinis in her online store, together with cover-ups and kaftans, beach bags, t-shirts in a great choice of colourways plus swimwear for children. You won’t find the full range here but a well edited selection and I would expect that the sizing for this designer range will be on the small side so if in doubt order a size up.

Here you'll find an attractive range of swimwear designed and made in England. There are retro and modern styled swimsuits and bikinis most of which are available in a selection of great summer colours, plus (of course) the sarongs to go with. There's a really cute range for kids as well and if you're looking for a special gift you can order a sarong personalised with Swarovski crystal embroidery.

If you'd rather not be bedazzled by the huge amount of choice you can find on some swim and resortwear websites then take a look here at Coco Bay, where you can browse through the well priced range by Seafolly, Moontide & Sunseeker which includes bikinis, one piece swimsuits and Coco Bay’s own range of kaftans, beach dresses and sun hats. The collection is carefully selected with designs that fit ‘real people’ and is well photographed and easy to browse through.

This is a really attractive resortwear website with carefully edited selections by Seafolly, Melissa Odabash, Jets, Papillon Bleu and Princess Tam Tam, amongst others. You can shop by brand, shape (yours) style or colour and although there are far more bikinis here than one-pieces there are enough seriously gorgeous cover-ups and kaftans to make it worth your while having a look before your next trip to the beach, whatever your style.

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For holidays and trips abroad you'll definitely want to know about this colourful website, offering fine cotton and muslin shorts, kaftans, cover-ups, trousers, hats and bags plus beachtowels. There are some excellent summer/holiday gift ideas here but if you see something you want in a hurry give them a call to make sure that they have it in stock. If they do, they’ll ship it to you for next day delivery. They're happy to deliver to you anywhere in the world.

There were so many kaftans around last summer that you're almost certainly aware by now that the kaftan is a must-have for summer holidays. Whether they’re in fashion or not (and I’m sure they will be for a while) they’re great for wearing over a swimsuit when you want something a bit more of a cover than a sarong. Here's an excellent collection, long, short, colourful or neutral and beautifully embroidered. You'll definitely find yours here. Delivery is worldwide.

If you fancy a change from run-of-the-mill synthetic flip- lops you should take a look at this collection of 'Sand monkeys' - leather sandals with cute, stylish and funky finishes including beads and shells, originally designed on a luxury safari camp in Kenya's Masai Mara to be worn by the camp's clients. You can now have them sent to you anywhere in the World and by express delivery if you ask specially nicely.

This is a really excellent swimwear boutique offering great labels such as Gottex, Jets, Maryan Mehlhorn, Gideon Oberson and Lisa Curran with a great range of both one-piece swimsuits and bikinis. When you find something you like they’ll show you everything else in the range including alternative styles, pareos and cover-ups and then you can see straight away if what you like is available in your size and when you can expect to receive it. They offer quick delivery worldwide.

This Hawaii based online retailer (lucky things) really sells mainly bikinis and just a few one-piece swimsuits by brands such as Roxy, Billabong, Leilani, Blue Man, Becca and Paul Frank and they're happy to ship everything worldwide. There's a very good choice so if you fit into the bikini category it's well worth having a look and if you take my advice you’ll make that special journey and go and collect yours.

This is not a very sophisticated website but it offers a very good range of lingerie and swimwear from brands such as Prima Donna, Marie Jo, Aubade, Lejaby, Felina, Gottex, Maryan, Fantasie/Freya, Seaspray and Anita. They keep all items in stockwhere possible and their size range is from A to H. They also offer mastectomy lingerie and are excellent on service so give them a call if you want to ask them any questions

Almost every swimwear and lingerie brand name is offered here, from DKNY, Dolce and Gabbana and Janet Reger to Sloggi, Gossard and Wonderbra and returns are free within the UK. All sizes are covered from the very small to the very large and there's a huge choice in just about every category. A great site!

Heidi Klein offers really beautiful holidaywear all the year round. The range includes chic bikinis and one piece swimsuits, pretty and flattering kaftans, dresses and sarongs plus all the accessories you could need for your next trip away to the sun (flip flops, hats, bags and more). They offer a same day delivery service in London and express delivery throughout the UK.

Whether or not you're an espadrilles fan you really should take a look at this summer shoe website, where there's every colour, fabric and style you can think of from rose trimmed canvas and embroidery to chic stripes and the softest suede, plus some very pretty sandals, gorgeously coloured beach bags and totes and children's espadrilles as well. They'll be happy to ship to you anywhere in the world and all the espadrilles are despatched in bright, colorful and transparent shoe bags.