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" This summer it&amp;#039;s important to get the perfect swimsuit to make you feel great. Venus is teaming up with swimsuit designer Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss to present a new tool called the bikini trimmer so you can always stay swimsuit ready. Seventeen got the chance to interview Shoshanna who offered up tips on how to shop for a bathing suit and some advice to feel good about your body! Seventeen: What&amp;#039;s the story behind your collection? Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss: I started my line 13 years ago. We sold the tops and bottoms separate which at the time no one was doing. They were sold together and if you were big on top you had to be big on the bottom unless you wanted to sneak into the dressing room and swap them without anyone noticing. So we do 13 different sizes on top and 8 different sizes on bottom. A lot of what I did was because I was different and it made me feel insecure. 17: What are your swimsuit shopping secrets? SLG: Get your body as ready as you can when you are looking for swimsuits to feel good about yourself because it&amp;#039;s so awful looking and shopping for bathing suits. The horrible lighting and the wide mirrors of the dressing room make you feel so terrible about yourself. So, brush your hair, put on some makeup and get your body bikini ready. Take off your socks in the dressing room and do as much as you can to look great. 17: What advice would you give to our readers to boost their self-confidence? SLG: You have to find what you love about yourself, focus on it and show that to people as much as you can. The worst thing you can do is find your flaw and continually highlight it. The girl in the room, no matter her shape or size, that is laughing, having fun and enjoying life is the one you want to be around. As hard as it is, you have to find it and grow from there. 17: What are some swimsuit trends you&amp;#039;re loving right now? SLG: I&amp;#039;ve seen a lot more retro styles. The high-waisted bikini bottoms are fun and I think it&amp;#039;s a great option for someone who wants to many cover their tummy a little bit. Another great retro style is the one-piece with the under wire, which is sexy and covers a lot too.  Check out celebrities in their swimsuits! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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