Etsy: Great bathing suits for belated buyers

My friend Cherylwas talking to me yesterday about how impossible it is to buy a bathing suitright now, how stores have moved them far off the floor, and most websites are out of every size you'd want. I can totally relate. In the past, I've waited until a few days before Labor Day to find a suit only to wind up with something mismatched, ill-fitting, and chartreuse (and sad vacation pictures, I tell you). Honestly, it's easier to find swimwearin January than it is in late summer, but lo! Check out the gorgeous, fun, downright ladylike styles from Etsy store Harajuku. The designer, JoEllen Stooks, makes "clean, sophisticated shapes that FIT, and are cut to stay on in the water." She has a huge inventory, most of her one pieces and bikinis are under $100, she'll customize suits to fit your shape, and the ready-made items will be shipped in three days. All of which sounds awesome, right?