There is a store that takes what arguably can be the most miserable fashion experience of -the season, and turns it into a Not-so-bad-this-time, I-may-even do-it-again kind of thing.

It’s Everything But Water (www.everythingbutwater.com), the plucky bathing suit store that is not much bigger than the closets of some of its Short Hills shoppers. There’s a second store in The Pier At Caesar’s (www.thepieratcaesars.com).

The clerks are called “Fit Specialists”… like Lorraine, who welcomed us as if we’d shown up for a family reunion, while expertly juggling customers and styles in and out of dressing rooms.

There is a mind-boggling array of top-bottom combinations in dozens of colors and styles, plus cover-ups and accessories foreach pairing. Large boxes, waiting to be un-packed, hold still more choices. You will not know where to begin, without Lorraine.

We can tell you, no matter how tall, small, well-hipped, or well-equipped you are, there is a size for you. Tankinis, Lorraine tells us helpfully, are still the best seller. All black isn’t necessarily the answer for slenderizing, she says. A colorful top with some coverage, paired with a darker, single toned bottom, can distract from heavier hips and waist.

Prep for your visit by looking at the handy guide to bathing suit lingo on the company website—although some of the language sounds like a CSI episode: “The girth is the vertical length of the torso, from the front all the way around to the back of the neck.”

Bottom line: your bottom will look better with help from this place. And you don’t have to dread shopping for a bathing suit anymore; because you are among friends.