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Swim modestly in Victorian style with this two-piece cotton suit, an underdress with split pant bottom and a flared overskirt. This style is available in a selection of colors, and two other sailor styles in navy fabric are also offered.

This family-operated company produces a dress style worn over leggings in many choices of fabrics. Ready-made options are ready for shipping, or styles can be made to order. This swimwear is available in a full range of sizes from women's regular and plus to maternity and girls' sizes.

We have several friends who have ordered and love these swimsuits. The style is a bodysuit with attached sarong, split up the left front leg to allow for movement. The attached bra in the women's sizes is a soft shelf liner with minimal support, however, one of our friends with an average bustline claims no problem with support in these suits. An additional bra or tank suit could always be worn underneath for added support.

These four-piece designs the company calls "Original Kosher Swimwear" are available with matching headwear. Aqua Modesta states that its swimwear material is opaque even when wet, dries quickly and does not cling. Fabrics are UV-rated for greater sun protection. Swim sets in women's regular sizes 2 to 20 are offered in addition to girls' and maternity styles.

This company was founded in the 1990s by a family with active daughters that felt a need for more modest clothing and swimwear options in the apparel market. Still family owned and operated with outsourced production, this company provides the same classic styles designed by one of the daughters, all with a center front zipper that attaches an outer Taslan nylon dress to an inner Spandex bodysuit.

Just My Size offers gauchos in a complete range of plus sizes. These styles are also available in tall plus, petite plus, and extended sizes of 5X to 6X.

Bedford Fair usually stocks one or more styles of gauchos or split skirts. Use the company's search box for "gaucho" or related terms to find current styles.

Blair usually stocks several styles of split skirts and split skirt sets in solid colors and prints. Selection changes seasonally.

Enter "gaucho" in the search box at Old Pueblo Traders to find products available from this clearance retailer. Selection changes seasonally.

Sierra Trading Post is a discount outlet for other brands, and by typing "gaucho" or "split skirt" into the search box, several culotte-style items may usually be found. The other clothing categories take more time to search because of the deep and varied selection, but for shoppers willing to spend the effort, long skirts and a few modest tops from major brands may be found among the listings.