Rio Bravo swimsuit cover ups are made from batik sarong, making them easy to put on and a breeze to wear – just step into one! The sides of our beach cover up are sewn with elastic around the top.

Many sizes and colors – children, maternity and plus size, too!
A nice thing about our beach dresses is that we can customize them to your size and length requirements. The price is still the same for our customized swimsuit cover up: $24.00 up to women's medium and $30.00 for large and above.  We also offer a plus size sarong dress. Our sarongs also are available in solid colors such as pink,              turquoise, black and lime.

Primitive designs with flair
We use the batik sarong from Indonesia, which is made by blocking off designs with melted wax as the fabric is dyed. The wax is then removed to expose the beautiful patterns you see on our sarongs.

Happiness guaranteed
Our lightweight beach cover up are cool to wear around the pool and patio, your next vacation or tropical cruise. We are sure you will be delighted with our swimsuit cover up made from batik sarong, or your will receive a full refund.

THE SARONG REVISITED

The Sarong Revisited
I have always thought batik sarongs were pretty cool. I like the bright colors and designs. The handmade feel of them connects me to primitive times. They have been worn for centuries in Japan, China, Indonesia, Africa and other parts of the world. Sarongs have history, art, and function.

They would seem to be the perfect swimsuit cover up, but I don't see too many women wearing them in this country. You will see the short ones tied as a skirt around the hips, but full length sarongs need to be tied in complicated ways, all having different degrees of success. They will be long unless you double the material, or gaping open, or gathered around the neck. Not comfortable I imagine.

An idea is born
I started thinking about sarongs again while watching my girlfriend get ready for work one day. When she put on her slip, I asked her to bring it up over her breasts. It looked pretty good. I didn't realize it at the time, but this style of dress is called a tube dress. I had her walk around the backyard (so cooperative!). I liked the way it fit; kind of loose, the body moving freely beneath the fabric. This would be a nice swimsuit cover up in a different material. Then it hit me: take that sarong that has been hanging in the closet since 1989 and cut it up. Add elastic to the top, and see what happens.

After a couple of tries I came up with a pretty good one. Now you can wear this handmade beach cover up just stepping into it. No knots to tie, no doubling of fabric, no gaping openings. A loose-fitting dress –  but not too loose – so you have freedom of movement over a swimsuit in a cut that is still flatters the figure. They can be made to whatever length is suitable and you can still wear it like the aforementioned slip, or around the waist for a long skirt.

A breeze to wear
We have made quite a few now and most of the women I have shown them to think it's a great idea. There is a wide variety of colors and designs available. We use rayon sarongs because they are lighter and cooler than cotton. A custom sized, lightweight, attractive swimsuit cover up to wear around the pool, beach, or your own patio is now a breeze to wear!