Everyone On TikTok Is Wearing Their Bikini Bottoms as Tops, So We Put It to the Test

One of the biggest TikTok trends of the past six or so weeks is definitely the rise of the bikini styling hack. There are tons and tons of videos of people showing “1 bikini, 7 ways” or how to transform your bikini bottoms into tops and vice versa. We’re all in for a good fashion hack, but just how wearable are these clever styling tricks? I set out to test a handful of, shall we say, interesting options, but found just one I’d categorize as an actual game changer. Unsurprisingly, it’s also the most popular hack touted on the platform. Here’s how to try it yourself.

This hack suggests that you can take two bikini bottoms and layer them over your chest to create a brand-new color-blocked swim top and basically double your swimwear options. And luckily, it requires no complicated criss-crossing of straps or knot tying.

How to do it: Choose any two bikini bottoms with a decent amount of coverage in the rear (thong styles won’t work here). Slip one bottom over your head so that one leg hole fits under your bust and the other goes around your arm with the butt of the suit going over your boob. Repeat with the second bottom on your other side.