Looking for a see-worthy swimsuit?

Don’t overlook this season’s one-pieces, which are no longer just cop-outs for bikini-dreading dames.

“One-pieces can be as sexy as bikinis,” said Rachael Friedmann, owner of Adorn, a new upscale swimsuit and lingerie boutique at 32 S. Palafox Place in downtown Pensacola.

Designers are introducing fashion-forward options with cutaways, ruching, plunging necklines and scooped backs.

Sheryl Schwartz, an esthetician at Studio Twenty-8 in Pensacola, found one she couldn’t resist at Target.

“I’m always looking for something different or funky that no one else has, and this was it,” Schwartz, 19, said of the black, plunging-neck swimsuit she is modeling.

Pensacola resident Brenda Moorer has always preferred one-pieces.

“I’m a little self conscious since having my baby,” said the mother of an 8-month-old boy.

The leopard-print bathing suit she is modeling has strategically placed ruching — which not only conceals lumps and bumps, but also updates the look.

“Designers are coming up with more ways to flatter every figure, and you can still be trendy doing it,” Friedmann said. “That’s what’s going on with this season’s one-pieces. You can show off your assets and still be covered up and appropriate, which is great.”