My bathing suits will have a lot to live up to this summer. Besides possessing the innate ability to make me look leaner and longer (already a lot to ask!), I've been thinking it would be nice if they--or at least some of them--would also work as a top. Meaning I could wear it (way) off the beach with a pair of shorts, a wrap skirt or just peeking out of a button-down shirt--all without a hint of embarrassment. Take for instance, Lucy Williams' striped Zara one-piece, above, that goes the extra mile or her scalloped halter (also ), which looks perfectly at home in the arid fields. (I also adore this version.) Other suits that make the cut: this striped , this ruffled , this fringed , this lattice-trimmed , this bustier-like , this strapless and this cut-out .

Photos: Lucy Williams