High Leg Bikinis

What Are High Leg Bikinis?

A high leg bikini bottom carries a leg line that rises high on the hip — the elevated opening runs up the side of the leg. High leg is the silhouette name for that line, and it sits next to high cut as the near-synonym in swimwear wording.

This collection gathers 207 styles: high-leg Brazilian and thong sets, ring-halter and metal-ring sets, ribbed, mesh and strappy details, denim and underwire pieces, and push-up and micro styles. Prices run from about $23 to $40, and sizes from XS to XL.

Where the High Leg Sits

The high leg line is one measurement among three, and the other two are easy to confuse with it:

• Leg line — how high the opening rises on the hip; the feature this collection is named for.
• Back coverage — how much the back covers; runs from thong through Brazilian to cheeky, independent of the leg.
• Waist rise — where the waistband lands; low, mid or high, also independent.

This is the key to reading bottom listings: leg line, back coverage and waist rise are three separate dials. A high leg Brazilian thong and a high leg cheeky bottom share the leg line but sit differently everywhere else.

High Leg vs High Cut vs Cheeky

Bottom words describe different axes, and mixing them causes most sizing confusion:

• High leg / high cut — leg opening rising high on the hip; the two words are near-synonyms for the same elevated line.
• Cheeky — back coverage between modest and skimpy; a coverage word, not a leg-line word.
• Brazilian — another coverage word: less back coverage than cheeky, more than a thong.

You can have a high leg cheeky bottom or a high leg Brazilian — the leg line stays high while the coverage changes. When a listing stacks words like high leg and cheeky, it is describing both dials at once.

Sizing a High Leg Bottom

The elevated opening changes how a bottom sits across sizes, so two checks matter more than the tag:

• Hip measurement decides the line — the opening is drawn around the hip; measure there, not at the waist.
• Read the photos for both dials — confirm how high the leg rises and how much the back covers before ordering.
• Mesh and ribbed panels fit tighter — these fabrics give less than plain stretch; size on the chart, not on the look.

Care follows the fabric: rinse after salt or chlorine, hand-wash in cold water and lay flat. Mesh and ribbed panels keep their structure when handled gently.

Quick Pick Guide

Four questions narrow the 207-style pool:

• Which leg-line wording? High leg or high cut — same line, either collection works
• What back coverage? Thong, Brazilian or cheeky
• What waist? Low, mid or high rise
• What top detail? Ring, ribbed, mesh, denim or plain

Sizes run XS to XL with some one-size pieces — check each listing’s chart, and read the leg line and coverage in the photos together.