Thanks for the helpful comments. I am no hardbody- but because I am blonde with brown eyes animal print coloring, natural coloring, suits me. I have a couple Dolce and Gabbana bikinis I love. My family has a place in Hawaii, so I can justify getting more bathing-suits I suppose. The other reason is that I am planning a nice trip to the Four Seasons this year and I think my boyfriend is going to propose, so I want to look really smashing on that trip.
I think the thing for me is that I always feel rather uncomfortable in swimsuits, so having a great one sort of gives me the confidence to walk around in public nearly naked so to speak. I have never had a problem with metal parts getting too hot in the sun, I am more concerned if a bikini has an odd shape, so it would leave an odd tan-line. If anyone thinks another designer bikini would be better please suggest before I walk into Dior sometime next week. Thanks everyone for your feedback.