Patent ID: 8051496

Claim:
Convertible swimwear comprising: a top piece having at least one fastener along a lower portion thereof; an extendable bottom piece defined as a panty base having a front upper edge and a back upper edge, said front upper edge formed along a top edge of a monolithic front panel, said front panel forming an intermediate section between the panty base and the front upper edge including at least one corresponding fastener on said front upper edge; at least one string component on at least one side of said bottom piece, said string component having a top portion, bottom portion, and intermediate portion; said intermediate portion of said string component disposed within said bottom piece between said upper edge and said lower edge of said bottom piece; said top portion of said string component secured to said upper edge of said bottom piece, said top portion of said string component formed into a loop on the upper edge of said bottom piece, said bottom portion of said string component extending outwardly from said lower edge of said bottom piece; wherein said front upper edge of said bottom piece is releasably secured to said lower portion of said top piece to form a one piece style bathing suit substantially covering the entire abdomen portion of a person wherein said upper edge of said bottom piece can be folded over when unsecured from said top piece thereby forming a two piece style bathing suit, contemporaneously said bottom portion of said string component is pulled away from said lower edge of said bottom piece drawing said upper edge of said bottom piece substantially close to said lower edge of said bottom piece thereby forming a two piece style bathing suit.