Our promise of distinctive quality and style you will love.
Covertogs™ are 100% New Zealand designed, made and delivered.
The table below shows our attention to detail to ensure your Covertogs™ are a high quality garment that will give you the confidence to buy and to be active and out there.
Fabric Used by Covertogs
High (UPF 50+) UV Protection
Covertogs fabric provides excellent protection from the harmful effects of sun exposure
Fast Drying
Great to wear all day (no sitting round in damp and soggy smelly swimwear)
Italian Advanced Recycled Vita Xtra Life™ Lycra®
Technically advanced Italian Polyamide (78%) + Lycra (22%) mix for performance, smoothness, soft feel, and pilling resistance
Chlorine resistant
Vita Lycra Xtra Life™ prevents breakage and fit loss 5 times longer than other chlorine-resistant elastines*
Long-lasting
Swimwear made with the fabric we use for covertogs lasts more than twice as long as traditional swimwear fabrics using the best competitor’s elastic fibres*
Sun Cream resistant
Vita Lycra Xtra Life™ shows no sagging even when sun cream has been applied to it and the garment is left in chlorinated water for 10 days*
190 grams per square meter (weight of fabric)
Greater weight of fabric is more flattering, provides better concealment if needed
22% Lycra®
High Lycra (elastine) content means the fabric is super stretchy and therefore great for being active in.
The additional stretch also makes covertogs very forgiving, easily stretching over the bust, bottom and other bits.
The Polyamide (nylon) component of the fabric is 100% recycled
Almost 80% of the composition of the covertogs fabric is regenerated nylon fiber from post-consumer materials. This helps to reduce the environmental impact of covertogs swimwear
Covertogs Styles
Safety stitching used
Prevents stitching unravelling
All tops have sleeves – either cap or elbow
Provides sun protection for your shoulders
Sideways gusset in crotch of pants
Extra comfort around crotch and reduction of ‘camel toe’ effect
Built-in bra cups
The soft cups provide firm bust support. No need to wear a bra or bikini top underneath your covertogs top. If you think you will need extra support, Elomi swimwear tops are ideal to wear under your covertogs top. Learn more
Tops feature a mix of plain black and contrast printed panels
Slimming – breaks up large surface areas (e.g. across the stomach)
Self-locking open-ended zip down front of top
Zip won’t come down
Easy to put on and take off
Quality plastic zip suitable for water sports (wont rust)
Extra strong polyester threads used for sewing seams
Prevents threads breaking and seams coming undone
Topstitching on most seams
Ensure seams sit flat
More comfortable to wear (especially around crutch)
2 piece (tankini)
More comfortable to wear than 1 piece (doesn’t pull up around the crotch area on tall women or sag for shorter women)
Easier for toileting (you don’t have to completely undress to go to the toilet!)
Can mix different size tops and bottoms (many women wear different size tops to the size of their bottom garments)
Covertogs Colour and Prints
Sublimation printing used
Provides long-lasting sharply defined patterns and images
Predominance of black
Black tends to be the most flattering body size colour
Black is able to be matched with most colours
Front panel prints
Adds colour and interest
Breaks-up/relieves the black colour
You can choose the print that best suits your complexion, skin and eye colouring
* Sourced from Fabric Specifications and Technical Information provided by Carvico
(Manufacturer of Advanced Recycled Vita Xtra Life™ Lycra®)