Custom dip

Some women prefer not to be seen at all buying a bathing suit, so they'll visit Gene Esposito.

Esposito, who owns Masters Designs in Fort Myers, sells about 30 custom-designed swimsuits a week from his two area stores. Each suit is made-to-order based on a woman's size and the way she wants to look.

Esposito, 59, who learned the trade from Italian seamstresses in New York City's garment district, says he makes custom swimsuits for women who don't feel they can find what they need in stores.