Ideal Bite

Um, this isn't much of a selection. Are all the suits on the proffered websites "green?" How do we find more of a variety? We're going on a cruise at the end of June. . . I'd love to wear a "green" suit (or two, or three) but if they have to be one of the one's you've got on your site, I'm out of luck. Neither my body nor my wallet will fit!

The tip was okay but the American Association for Nude Recreation does not have a list of nude beaches, just clubs. Try again and this time put a legit site where one can find nude beaches.

In case you are looking for a suit to sun bathe in (with the periodic dip, but we're not talking lap swimming here peoples), there are lots of options out there. I make my own, but would definitely consider custom jobs for others.

I truly appreciate buying eco-friendly clothing but I do not appreciate the cost tied to it. I ended up on the BTC Elements site from clicking through on the Loyale bikini in today's Bite - and couldn't believe how much organic cotton dresses cost. Is there some sort of designer name behind the creation? To me, it’s hypocritical of an eco-conscious product manufacturer to create items that are economically and socially unconscious - by implementing outlandish costs. I saw a dress made of organic cotton for almost $200. Implementing costs like this for organic clothing really makes it hard for your everyday, middle-class consumer to support eco-conscious initiatives. I know everyone needs to meet an individual bottom line in order to sustain themselves, their workers and their business, but this just seems greedy to me. If you have any suggestions for reasonably priced apparel that truly follows a triple-bottom line business philosophy, then please let me know! I'd love to convert my entire wardrobe in only sustainable, Fair-trade and organic clothing, but at this cost, it will never happen.

NYNicki said it! The idea is great, but how is it helping the enviroment if only super rich people can afford them? This is the only problem I have with your site, you promote very high end products that most cannot afford, when you should be finding more reasonably priced merchandise that can really make a difference because many people will make the change. Of course the people who buy these suits can give the sports illustrated models a run for their money,because they can afford to!!

Decent Exposures makes semi-custom Women's swimsuits in organic cotton, or other fabrics (yours or theirs), by mail order, in ALL SIZES, including girls and plus sizes. Plus they are made right here in the USA. However the cotton swimsuits are not chlorine-resistant.

At my size, it's no longer skinny dipping, it's more like chunky dunking! If you're really serious about getting a suit which is minimally harmful, I agree with Marie; try making one, using material sourced from Sally Ann or Goodwill. A bikini is four triangles plus string; how hard could that be? I'm sure you can find some polyester double knit something or other to cut out the pieces from; the good thing about bathing suits is that they're smaller than just about any other garment. You can line the top with parts of an old bra; usually it's the back that gives up first.

I liked everything i read about NAU until I got to the sentence-made overseas because that is where the technical expertise is. C'mon-you mean to tell me in the whole United State we can't make what the Chinese can do? Baloney. I look for where its made first-it will win with me everytime if it says Made in the USA. Green is good but so is loyalty.

In looking at nau's website and perusing their women's clothing, it seems that nothing is available above a size large or women's size 14. Apparently in the "future of sustainable apparel" all the people who fit into larger sizes than those mentioned above will have been eliminated.

Regarding NAU, I have had one of their dresses for a while now. Love it love it love it. And Tami, just in case the size numbering is scary they run way big. I am 6 feet tall so I FEEL the pain. I normally wear a large just for the length, but had to return over and over and ended up with an extra small. Now I feel like a fairy princess even if I look like a bigfoot.