If you want to support independent women's media, become a Mamamia subscriber. Get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts, articles, videos and our exercise app, MOVE. When exactly did we all decide that it costs $200 for what is essentially two triangles of fabric and some string? Because I must have missed that memo. I was online shopping the other night for a new bikini and I nearly choked when I saw the price. $120 for the top. $110 for the bottoms.