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The 25-year-old was shocked to find her bikini was see-through. Picture: EmilySource:Instagram
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Going for a dip shouldn’t be anything like a wet T-shirt competition.
But when Emily Charlton-Smith stepped into a pool in a white bikini, that’s pretty much what happened.
The 25-year-old from London took to social media recently to share the cringe-worthy details of a recent trip to a swimming pool that left her “mortified”.
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Emily Charlton-Smith was left ‘mortified’ when her bikini — this white Bow Bikini from Pretty Little Thing — became see-through in the water. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Rocking a white bandeau strapless bikini when from Pretty Little Thing she couldn’t believe it when the swimmers became completely see-through as soon as it touched the water.
Confused and embarrassed after giving her friends an eyeful, she contacted the online fashion brand who asked for video evidence the $30 swimmers — called the Bow Bikini — were faulty.
Emily sent photographs, which she modelled against her hand, both dry and wet to show the difference.
Emily sent photos of the swimmers dry and wet against her hand to show they were see-through. Picture: Fox News/Emily Charlton-SmithSource:Supplied
But while the representative then apologised for the confusion, Emily was told this “can happen with white items if made wet” — especially with bikinis advertised for “poolside posing,” meaning that they are not meant to go into the water.
Hey @OfficialPLT, really not cool to ask for a video, even less cool that bikinis are for “pool side posing” only?? Lemme grab a dictionary real quick... #prettylittlething#plt#consumerrightsact2015#notimpressedpic.twitter.com/TcSYrmzGWr
— Emily Charlton-Smith (@Emilyycs) July 12, 2019“The best and most mortifying part is that they said bikinis are for ‘poolside posing,’” she told Fox News. “I’d understand if it was a glittery, jewelled bikini, but it’s so basic.”
Emily shared her ordeal online, where she said she had “so many people express their frustrations for me and some have similar experiences”.
The only reason Emily purchased the white bikini was because she already had it in black and thought it was great.
The 25-year-old was shocked by the fact so many others have had similar experiences. Picture: Instagram/Emily Charlton-SmithSource:Instagram
“The fit was great and the quality was thick enough,” she told the publication of the black version, adding that she assumed the white version was equally an good standard.
“Also, the white bikini was more expensive, which I assumed was due to the material being thicker to avoid this situation,” she added. The black version currently sells for $25.
Despite accidentally giving her friends and other pool goers an X-rated flash of her flesh, Emily can see the funny side, posting photos of her with hilarious captions during her trip to Spain.
“You have to laugh,” she said, adding that her tweet to PrettyLittleThing branding the situation “not cool” had gone viral.
Since sharing news of her transparent bikini online, Emily said the store had apologised and offered her a refund.
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But sadly, it’s not the first time this brand has made global headlines for catching out unsuspecting beach and pool goers with its “poolside posing only” small print.
In May, a 22-year-old woman from Wales in the UK was left with the shock of her life when she went for a dip and turned “blue like a smurf”.
Alisha purchased a $110 teal swimsuit from Pretty Little Thing, but when she wore it at a spa, she ended up covered in blue dye.
The surprised Brit told BuzzFeed she had worn it in the shower at her gym. When she then entered the sauna, she saw “dye running down my legs”.
Emily isn't alone, with a woman from Wales complaining after turning ‘blue like a smurf’ in a similar incident. Picture: TwitterSource:Twitter
“I was stained blue, and it destroyed my towel,” she explained.
However, when she contacted the budget fashion retailer, she was told “on the website it does say that the set shouldn’t be worn in water”.
The customer service rep also pointed out that this bikini’s official designation is “for poolside posing only”.
“Be cautious when buying SWIMwear from @OfficialPLT,” she wrote on Twitter. “Because it’s only for ‘poolside posing’ and they’ll still charge you, absolutely laughable.”
Be cautious when buying SWIMwear from @OfficialPLT this summer because it’s only for “poolside posing” and they’ll still charge you £60 a set, absolutely laughable pic.twitter.com/yHUT9WEvYu
— Alisha (@Princrastinate) May 16, 2019Her tweet blew up fast, receiving over 79,000 likes and 25,00 retweets, mostly from outraged shoppers who branded the bikini a “nightmare”.
How are you supposed to wash it ?? such a waste of money
— Jas? (@jaslouisaxx) May 16, 2019Had the exact same issue, atleast you didn't look like you wet yourself in the middle of Marbella ?????I want compensation too pic.twitter.com/qKLVhR0Mnl
— Renée (@reneebetts1) May 17, 2019WHAT EVEN IS POOL SIDE POSING!!???????? STOPPPP
— Eve (@evandrra) May 16, 2019The online debacle caught the attention of Pretty Little Thing, and the company later refunded Alisha for the “faulty” bikini — but people still couldn’t get over the “poolside posing” only listing.
As some pointed out, how do you wash it? The mind boggles.
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This isn’t the first time a bikini has suffered a major problem, with social media users pointing out a “painful” issue with the duct tape bikini trend in March.
While the barely-there design has been a huge trend for 2019, many questioned how on earth you’d go to the bathroom when wearing one.
The “naked bra” trend was also recently slammed online, as no one could figure out how to get into it.
Would you risk wearing any of these trendy swimwear pieces or do you think they’re just ridiculous? Let us know in the comments below. You can also continue the conversation @RebekahScanlan | [email protected]
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Our family (mom, dad, son 10yo, daughter7yo) has a backyard pool. WE are kind of inconsistent in what we are comfortable wearing or not wearing in the pool. My daughter and I always wear swimsuits. My son likes skinny dipping and my wife usually wears just a bikini bottom when its just family around for swimming and tanning. Everyone is comfortable with each other's choice in swim attire.However, we have found there's quite a difference in other people's attitude toward nudity in the pool. My wife got a neighbor wife upset when she let my son and 3 other boys (include the neighbor's son) go skinny dipping in our pool. The neighbor thought it was' indecentt' and was even more upset that our daughter was present when it happened. It was not a big deal for our daughter as she has seen her brother naked for years. One of the other mothers was not concerned at all about it and said 'boys will be boys'.
My wife has a girlfriend who often comes over to swim and tan. The girlfriend goes topless like my wife, even when my son is around and this seems very normal to my son who isn't bothered by it. The girlfriend has suggested to my wife that they drop the bikini bottoms and go for an all. over tan. My wife said that's beyond her comfort zone when the kids are around
My wife has a girlfriend who often comes over to swim and tan. The girlfriend goes topless like my wife, even when my son is around and this seems very normal to my son who isn't bothered by it. The girlfriend has suggested to my wife that they drop the bikini bottoms and go for an all. over tan. My wife said that's beyond her comfort zone when the kids are around
My son is 8 yo. His best friend is an 8yo whose mother was throwing him a birthday party. My wife is a good friend of his mother and agreed to help her with the party. About 10 boys showed up for the party. After several activities and cake, the mom told the boys they could go skinny dipping in the pool. Most of the boys stripped and went in the pool butt naked. A couple of boys jumped in in their underwear. The only females present were the hostess, her 12 year old daughter, and my wife. Several of the moms complained to the hostess about this activity and said it was inappropriate. My wife said it was kind of funny and didn't object to our son joining in. I'm not sure how I feel about this. It turned out that their family skinny dips together in the family pool. The wife told my wife that while they have only skinny dipped with the immediate family, but asked if we'd we interested in joining them some time because our kids are such good friends. My wife said definitely no, she wouldn't be comfortable going naked in front of the kids.
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I'm a mom in her early 30's with an 8 yo boy and a 6 1/2yo girl. My best girlfriend has kids about the same ages and sexes as mine. She just told me that she and her husband are putting in a backyard pool this winter that will be ready for swimming as soon as warm days return next spring. She says she wants us to be frequent guests at the pool and that (1) it will be fun for the kids and (2) give her and me an opportunity to get all over tans without swim suits giving us tan lines. I told her that that sounds like fun but obviously we can't have the kids playing in the pool and us nude sunbathing at the same time. She replied why not and the kids can skinny dip too? This is a little out of my comfort zone. We're fairly casual about nudity at home, mainly in the bathroom. I used to shower with the kids and still occasionally jump in the shower to give them a shampoo. My son and daughter sometime shower together. I once went topless at the beach on a vacation in Spain and enjoyed it but the occasion hasn't presented itself again. I'm not sure how I would feel about being completely nude in front of my friend's 9 yo son or her husband. I don't know whether to tell her that we can't do it her way or suggest a compromise like, let's just drop our tops but not the bottoms
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I would skinny dip if we had our own pool .I raised my kids nudist so being naked with the kids has never been a problem and even some of their friends have stripped down when they visit our home . I often get told that they wished their parents were as cool as us [email protected]
My family and my girl friend's are very close. Our husbands are best friends. We started topless sunbathing and finally got relaxed about doing it when the rest of our families around, even with the kids present. She has 3 and I have 2, all 10YO and under. So the 2 families getting together around the pool with us 2 moms in just bikini bottoms is nothing unusual for us. Recently she invited my husband and me to a pool party she was giving with some work colleagues. She's a creative person at an ad agency. She said bikini tops weren't required and that a female colleague and the wife of another colleague planned to be topless at the party as did she. I wasn't sure whether I'd be comfortable being topless in front of strangers. My husband and I discussed it and he said it was my decision but he was OK if I followed the 'when in Rome....' maxim. I went to the party in my full bikini. My friend and the 2 other women were topless, I and the other 4 women had our tops on. After about an hour I decided to take my top off and a short time thereafter another previously covered lady dropped her top also. Everyone seemed comfortable with the situation.Then something surprising happened. I has standing in the pool talking to a male colleague of my friend. His wife, who was also topless, came up behind him and pulled his swimtrunks down exposing his $%!@. His wife threw his swimsuit out of the pool leaving him completely nude. The girls gave a big cheer. He then swam over to another topless woman and pulled her bottom off and threw it out of the pool. This game went on for a few minutes. Another guy got pantsed and two more women ended up having their bottoms ripped off, one of whom wasn't topless but was left wearing just her bikini top. I got out of the pool after the third pantsing, not wanting to get pantsed without my husband's permission. I found that I really enjoyed the hijinks as did all the participants. I asked my husband afterwards how he would have felt if I had had my bikini bottom forceably taken off. He said he enjoyed watching the game but wasn't sure how he would have felt if I had been the one getting completely stripped. Nothing really happened after the game. The pantsed individuals put their bottoms back on.My friend is giving another party for the same group in a couple of weeks and is inviting us again. She thought the pantsing game was a hoot and plans to pants one of the other guys in the group at the next party and hopes she gets panted too. Herhusband is OK with this. I really want to participate and am going to tell my husband that and see how he feels about it in another week.