Stilly, I followed your link to Speedos which, as well as selling bathing suits, prints customer reviews.
One woman posted that she had purchased, for the first time, the front shirring-panel option, and she was not happy with it. The suit fit well enough, but "next time" she had to buy a suit, she was going back to her tried and true flat smooth one-piece Speedo suit, thank you very much.
Then there was a critique from a customer who remarked on the leg holes. There used to be three options: conservative, moderate, and whatever they call the immoderate leg holes. The conservative cut has been eliminated, and this customer is angry about it!