The brand · Gallarate, since 2004

Born in the lane. Made in Italy.

BONESWIMMER started in Gallarate in 2004 with one idea from Debora «Deda» Silvestro: take fashion somewhere it had never been, into the lanes of a swimming pool. Since then we have designed training swimsuits in our atelier and checked every one there. You can spot them from the other end of the pool.

Around 2000

The pool came in three colours

Blue, red and black. Deda grew up in the water and kept asking why fashion had never made it into the lane.

132Prints in the catalogue today, in order of colour

Today our atelier turns out 70 to 80 original prints every season. Below are the ones in the catalogue right now, sorted by colour: each square takes you to its swimsuit.

Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Fluo orange Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 569P — Glass Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 564PF — Acid stripes Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 334PF — Duxy Women's training bikini Maui 177MF — Papere righe Women's training bikini Maui 173MF — Slime Women's training bikini Maui 182MF — Angioletti Women's training one-piece IBIZA 255I — Che fastidio Women's training bikini Maui 178MF — Ciliegie Women's training one-piece swimsuit New York 005NF — Yellow Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Neon yellow Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 574PF — Spugna Women's training bikini Maui 183MF — Pop squares Men's training jammers Ucla 149U — Logo Military + Giallo Fluo Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 428PF — Lotty Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 214IF — Ansia Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 578P — Normal Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Fluo green Men's training swim briefs H2otto 382HF — Bad Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 519P — Acid Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Mint green Men's training jammers Ucla 205UF — Stelle Marine Men's training swim briefs H2otto 429HF — Bro Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 486PF — Monster Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 584PF — Abstract skull Girls' beach bikini Waikiki L036WAF — Palme Women's beach bikini briefs Papeete L025PAF — Zebrato Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 559PF — Pecora nera Women's training one-piece IBIZA 132I — Logo Military + Rosa Chiaro Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 571PF — Blu logo menta Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 229IF — Camouflage Men's training jammers Ucla 227UF — Pinky Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 202I — Breast Men's training swim briefs H2otto 348H — Piena Men's training jammers Ucla 241U — Teschio Lana Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 575P — CEO Women's training bikini Maui 176MF — Lamponi Men's training jammers Ucla 211UF — Vichy Ciliegie Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 256P — Chlorine Men's training swim briefs H2otto 377H — Ecco! Girls' beach one-piece swimsuit Alte L036A — Stelle marine Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 241I — Macchia Men's training jammers Ucla 223U — Back Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 516PF — Galla Girls' beach one-piece swimsuit Alte L035AF — Papere Men's training jammers Ucla 225UF — Skullcow Women's training bikini Maui 171M — Nuoto Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 518PF — Aldilà Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 257I — Smile Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 266IF — F*ck Men's training jammers Ucla 104UF — Outline Azzurro Fluo Women's training one-piece PINUP 586P — Iron Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 568P — Training Men's training swim briefs H2otto 347HF — Fondo Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 470P — Zitto E Nuota Men's training jammers Ucla 239U — Raku Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 262I — Yinyang Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 528P — Ballerina Men's training swim briefs H2otto 233HF — Outline Giallo Fluo Men's training jammers Ucla 217UF — Margô Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Turquoise Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 573PF — Arcade Men's training jammers Ucla 216U — Maculato Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 542PF — Shark Wave Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 544PF — Wonderland Men's training jammers Ucla 192UF — Eclipse Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 538PF — Bunny Boys' training swim briefs H2otto 233HF — Outline fluo yellow Women's beach bikini briefs Papeete L01PA — Indaco Women's beach bikini briefs Papeete L021PA — Fiamma Bianca Men's training jammers Ucla 228UF — Gamer Men's training swim briefs H2otto 364HF — Quarzo Men's training jammers Ucla 218UF — Abibò Men's training jammers Ucla 214UF — Enjoy Women's beach bikini briefs Papeete L023PAF — Rigato Women's training bikini Maui 170M — Tattoo Men's training jammers Ucla 254UF — Shark wave Men's training swim briefs H2otto 435HF — Blue skull Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 166I — Starskull Men's training jammers Ucla 199U — Be Yourself! Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 243IF — Polpoctus Men's training jammers Ucla 224U — Medley Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 271IF — Leopardo blu Men's training jammers Ucla 240U — Astrosurf Men's training jammers Ucla 230U — King Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 555PF — Demetra Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 572P — Pizzo Women's training one-piece swimsuit New York 002NF — Purple Men's training jammers Ucla 232U — Snake Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 239IF — Black panther Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 240IF — Skull tribe Men's training jammers Ucla 196UF — Skull Wave Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Lilac Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 546PF — Black Panther Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 580P — Fiorilla Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 550PF — X-ray Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 517P — Eterna Girls' beach one-piece swimsuit Alte L037AF — Polipetti Women's beach bikini briefs Papeete L020PAF — Lilla Stelle Rosso Fluo Men's training jammers Ucla 231UF — Benissimo. Men's training jammers Ucla 206UF — Teschio Neon Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 404P — Porky'S Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 552P — Teschio Farfalla Men's training swim briefs H2otto 398H — Fly Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 537PF — Pinkbone Women's training one-piece Pinup 583PF — Teschio 3D Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 269IF — Magma Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 254IF — Calalilla Women's training one-piece Pinup 520P — Teschio Cremisi Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 512PF — Benissimo Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Light pink Women's beach bikini bottoms Papeete L02PA — Fluo fuchsia Men's training jammers Ucla 191U — Spring Girls' beach one-piece swimsuit Alte L041AF — Angelo Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 579P — Skull circus Women's training one-piece swimsuit New York 001NF — Fuchsia Men's training swim briefs H2otto 400H — Free Girls' beach one-piece swimsuit Alte L039AF — Apine Women's training bikini Maui 181M — Fiore Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 585P — Polletti Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 206I — Sushi Men's training jammers Ucla 242U — Tartan Women's beach bikini top Santorini L03SA — Fluo red Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 377P — Lips Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 265I — Taiga Women's training bikini Maui 179MF — Banana Women's beach one-piece swimsuit Milano — Red Women's beach bikini briefs Papeete L022PAF — Paperotte Men's training jammers Ucla 219U — Tribale Women's training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 540P — Bradipo Women's training one-piece swimsuit Ibiza 207I — Samurai Girls' training one-piece swimsuit Pinup 545PF — Samba
Debora «Deda» Silvestro, founder of BONESWIMMER
Deda Silvestro in the Gallarate shop, 2018

The founder

Water as discipline

Debora «Deda» Silvestro has been swimming since she was six: in a club squad until eighteen, then as an instructor and a Masters swimmer. Her other root is the Lombardy textile trade. At eighteen she joined the family textile company and stayed fifteen years, learning everything it takes to grow a business.

In 2003, at around thirty, she decided to bring the two together. In 2004 BONESWIMMER was born: colour and prints for people who actually train.

“I was the first in the swimming market to bring in a bit of fashion.”

Deda Silvestro to Il Giorno

The mark

A skull in swim goggles

At first people just called them «the colourful swimsuits»: there was no name yet. Then came the mark. The skull has nothing to do with bikers. It is an old symbol, the pirates' one, so much so that kids still ask for «the pirate swimsuit». Deda gave it a pair of swim goggles.

The name came later: the swimmer's bone. Not a provocation. A signature.

“I was looking for something that wasn’t too obvious, that would work for men, women and kids: an alternative to the shark, the dolphin or the frog.”

Deda Silvestro to Il Giorno

Our story

2003 to today

  1. 2003

    Hand-drawn product sheet with a coloured sketch of a swimsuit

    The idea: colour and prints in the lanes, for people who train every day.

  2. 2004

    The X-back

    BONESWIMMER is born. The first new thing is the X-cross back on the women's swimsuit, still our signature today. From the early years the website is an online shop, with a configurator to choose model, print and solid colour.

  3. 2013

    The BONESWIMMER team in the Gallarate atelier, from the film «Il Mondo Boneswimmer» (2013)

    The film «Il Mondo Boneswimmer» opens the doors of the Gallarate atelier. The catalogue already counts around eighty prints.

  4. 2018

    The counter of the BONESWIMMER main store in Gallarate in 2018

    In March the Gallarate main store opens: 200 m² of shop in a 500 m² building with atelier and warehouse. The first stores inside swimming pools follow, in Varese and Lodi.

  5. Today

    Women's training one-piece swimsuit PINUP 582PF - Leopardo blu, back view worn

    Ten websites in eight languages, production capacity of over 37,000 garments a year, seasonal collections and capsules such as those with Taffo and Vira.

The collections

Every season, a story

Each season tells a different story, from the American college to visionary nature, from digital pop to the darker side. Alongside the seasons come the capsules: limited editions born from a meeting, like the one with Taffo, signed with plenty of irony.

Fall Collection 2026

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Summer 2026 collection

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Spring Collection 2026

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Winter collection 2025

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Fall Collection 2025

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Boneswimmer x Vira

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Taffo Capsule Collection

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Made in Italy

Made in family

Designed in our atelier, printed at a print works nearby, cut in a family workshop, sewn by partner workshops between Gallarate and Busto Arsizio, in Italian technical fabrics. Every garment comes back to the atelier to be checked before it ships.

How and where we make our swimwear

The stores

Come and see us

The Gallarate main store is also our home: shop, atelier and warehouse under one roof. You will also find us in BONESWIMMER stores and at stockists in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont.

Main store and atelier · Via Alfredo Cappellini 18, Gallarate

Visit us
BONESWIMMER headquarters in Gallarate at blue hour (from the Aerial Age video)
An aisle in the BONESWIMMER shop in Gallarate, white slatted walls and colourful accessories
The shop counter with the BONESWIMMER skull on the slatted wall
Printed BONESWIMMER swimsuits on the rail: tiger, pink abstract and ducklings
Fluo swim caps and printed swimsuits on the shop shelves

The lane, with style. Fashion, with discipline.

Training swimsuits designed to last in the pool and get noticed in the lane.

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