Barely Visible is
the only store in Atlanta that custom-fits their
bathing suits. Featuring over 700 standard bikinis,
Barely Visible has an array of styles ranging
from thongs to boyleg bikinis to skirted numbers.
Alcow Magazine
Each customer pattern is stored
on the store computer so she can order more suits
later. A lot of people just want something different....
they don't want anybody to have a suit like theirs.
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Styles range from thongs
to boyleg bikinis to skirted numbers. Fabrics
include Lycra/spandex blends, water-friendly velvets
and cottons that come in solids as well as a sea
of colorful prints. We have suits for teens and
women with special needs - those who have had
a mastectomy, who wear a double D bra or who are
a triple A on top.
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
In addition to swimsuits, the
sisters make coordinating coverups, hair bands
and his and her swimsuits. They have even created
a bridal swimsuit.
Clayton Neighbor
The Barely Visible real catch
is that the store has a custom swimwear shop right
in the back We are the only people I know of in
Georgia that do this. Through the one-on-one contact
at Barely Visible, the customer is made to feel
more at ease and secure in picking out a suit
that fits and is unique to their style.
Southern Crescent
The only custom bikini store in
Atlanta features more than 700 standard bikinis
and in-house custom design. The feature that truly
sets Barely Visible apart is that there are no
sizes. If a suit is too large in one area or too
tight in another, the designers simply adjust
it on the spot. Customers can have almost anything
made based on their measurements, or remake an
old suit in an updated color or style.
Where Atlanta
I think almost everyone looks
better in a bikini if it's made to fit their body.
We name all our suits and many are just named
after the customer who designed them. The majority
of customers are women who either have very large
breasts or who have no bustline at all."
Womens Wear Daily
Although it still does offer the
almost invisible bikinis, Barely Visible’s
owners McDougal, 55, Wanda, 50, and Tonya Dossett,
39, say the name no longer fits since they now
deal in everything from the very skimpy to the
very large.
By fitting women with sized suits
that they wouldn’t be able to find elsewhere,
the businesswomen say they hope to raise a woman’s
self-confidence, as well as make them a customer
for life.
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