Micro Bikini

A bodyskin is a style of competitive swimwear worn by both female and male athletes. Bodyskins are normally made of technologically advanced lycra-based fabrics designed to hug the body tightly and provide increased speed and decreased drag resistance in the water. The bodyskin resembles the design of a diveskin, commonly used by snorkelers and scuba divers for warm weather climates. The primary distinguishing feature is the material from which the bodyskin suit is made. Suits of this type provide full body coverage from the ankles to the neck and wrists, though some sleeveless designs also exist. Swimsuit manufacturer Speedo also produces a bodyskin designed specifically for the backstroke. Bodyskins were banned from !"A competitions from the start of #$%$ after many national swimming federations demanded the action, and leading athletes such as &ichael 'helps and (ebecca Adlington criticised the suits. Swimmers reported that bodyskins improved buoyancy. This is true as long as the suits remain dry. As such, they are recommended for distances under #$$m. )omen en*oy a greater advantage from bodysuits than men. The national coach of a small country stated that the suits need exact si+ing and resulting high cost ,increas the disparity between the haves and have nots., As with most technologically advanced fabric swimwear, bodyskins were only commonly used at highly competitive levels of the swimming sport and are known to sell for prices in excess of -S. /$$. They continue to be used for other purposes, including research. Sales did not pick up around the world as women stuck to traditional one-piece swimsuits. (0ard went back to designing orthodox knickers to sell in his mother1s shop. !n %23$, Time maga+ine interviewed American swimsuit mogul red 4ole, owner of 4ole of 4alifornia, and reported that he had ,little but scorn for rance1s famed Bikinis., 5ne writer described it as a ,two-piece bathing suit which reveals everything about a girl except for her mother1s maiden name., &odern 6irl &aga+ine, a fashion maga+ine from the -nited States, was 7uoted in %238 as saying, ,it is hardly necessary to waste words over the so-called bikini since it is inconceivable that any girl with tact and decency would ever wear such a thing,. !n %23%, the first &iss )orld beauty pageant, originally the estival Bikini 4ontest, was organi+ed by 9ric &orley as an advertisement for swimwear at the estival of Britain. The press welcomed the spectacle and referred to it as &iss )orld, and &orley registered the name as a trademark. )hen the winner :iki ;<kansson from Sweden was crowned in a bikini, countries with religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates. The bikinis were banned from the pageant and evening gowns introduced instead. ;<kansson remains the only &iss )orld crowned in a bikini, a crowning that was condemned by the 'ope. The bikini was banned from beauty pageants around the world after the controversy. Belgium, !taly, Spain and Australia also banned the swimsuit that same year. Push Up Top :'eggy &offitt modeled the suit for 6ernreich. She said it was a logical evolution of 6ernreich1s avant-garde ideas in swimwear design as much as a scandalous symbol of the permissive society. !n the %2=$s, the monokini led the way into the sexual revolution by emphasi+ing a woman1s personal freedom of dress, even when her attire was provocative and exposed more skin than had been the norm during the more conservative %23$s. >ike all swimsuits, the monokini bottom portion of the swimsuit can

vary in cut. Some have g-string style backs, while others provide full coverage of the rear. The bottom of the monokini may be high cut, reaching to the waist, with high cut legs, or may be a much lower cut, exposing the belly button. The modern monokini, which is less racy than 6ernreich1s original design, takes its design from the bikini, and is also described as ,more of a cut-out one-piece swimsuit,, with designers using fabric, mesh, chain, or other materials to link the top and bottom sections together, though the appearance may not be functional, but rather only aesthetic. !n recent years, the term has come into use for topless bathing by women? where the bikini has two parts, the monokini is the lower part. )here monokinis are in use, the word bikini may *okingly refer to a two-piece outfit consisting of a monokini and a sun hat. The original monokini is still sold by @ictoria1s Secret as a half-kini.

Mix Match Swimwear

As the swimsuit was evolving, the underwear started to change. !n the %2#$s women started discarding the corset, while the 4adole company of 'aris started developing something they called the ,breast girdle,. Auring the 6reat Aepression, panties and bras became softly constructed and were made of various elastici+ed yarns making underwear fit like a second skin. By %2B$s underwear styles for both women and men were influenced by the new brief models of swimwear from 9urope. Although the waistband was still above the navel, the leg openings of the panty brief were cut in an arc to rise from the crotch to the hip *oint. The brief served as a template for most all variations of panties for the rest of the century. )arner standardi+ed the concept of 4up si+e in %2B3. The first underwire bra was developed in %2BC. Beginning in the late thirties skants, a type of skanty men1s briefs, were introduced, featuring very high-cut leg openings and a lower rise to the waistband. ;oward ;ughes designed the push-up bra worn by Dane (ussell in the The 5utlaw in %2/B. !n %23$ &aidenform introduced the first official bust enhancing bra. By the %2=$s, the bikini swimsuit influenced panty styles and coincided with the cut of the new lower rise *eans and pants. !n the seventies, with the emergence of skintight *eans, thong versions of the panty became mainstream, since the open, stringed back eliminated any tell-tale panty lines across the rear and hips. By %2C$s the design of the rench-cut panty pushed the waistband back up to the natural waistline and the rise of the leg openings was nearly as high . As with the bra and other type of lingerie, manufacturers of the last 7uarter of the century marketed panty styles that were designed primarily for their sexual allure. This decade marks the sexuali+ation and erotici+ation of the male body through advertising campaigns for brands such as 4alvin :lein, particularly by photographers Bruce )eber and ;erb (itts. &ale bodies and men1s undergarments were commodified and packaged for mass consumption, and swimwear and sportswear were influenced by sports photography and fitness. !n the %2#$s, swimsuits were made from burlap. Auring the %2#$s and %2B$s, people shifted from ,taking the waters, at spas along the (iviera and in lorida to ,taking the sun,, and swimsuit designs accommodated this shift. (ayon was used in the %2#$s to manufacture tight-fitting swimsuits, but its durability and appearance retention were low, especially when wet. (ayon also had the lowest elastic recovery of any fiber. Dersey and silk were also used in the %2#$s. By the %2B$s, manufacturers had lowered necklines in

the back, removed sleeves, and cut away the sides. ;ollywood endorsed the new glamor in films like "eptune1s Aaughter in which 9sther )illiams wore provocatively named costumes such as ,Aouble 9ntendre, and ,;oney 4hild,. )ith new materials like latex and nylon, by %2B/ the swimsuit started hugging the body and had shoulder straps that the wearer could lower to allow more tanning. By the early %2/$s, two-piece swimsuits were fre7uent on American beaches. Auring )orld )ar !!, war production re7uired vast amounts of cotton, silk, nylon, wool, leather, and rubber. The )ar 'roduction Board issued (egulation >-C3 in %2/# that rationed the use of natural fibers, reducing the amount of fabric in women1s beachwear by %$ percent. To meet the regulations, swimsuit manufacturers produced two-piece suits with bare midriffs. StellAmore Beachwear : The bikini has spawned many stylistic variations. A regular bikini is a two-piece garment that covers the groin, buttocks, and the breasts. Some bikini designs cover larger portions of the wearer1s body while other designs provide only extremely minimal coverage. Topless variants are still sometimes considered bikinis, although they are technically not a two-piece swimsuit. )hile the name bikini was applied to the skimpy fashion that first revealed the wearer1s navel, the fashion industry considers any two-piece swimsuit a bikini. &odern bikini fashions today are characteri+ed by a simple, brief design? two triangles of fabric that form a bra and cover the woman1s breasts and two triangles of fabric on the bottom forming a panty cut below the navel that cover the groin in front and the buttocks in back. The amount of coverage can vary widely, from a string bikini with very little coverage to a full design with maximum coverage. A topless swimsuit may still be considered a bikini, although naturally it is no longer a two-piece swimsuit. Made In Italy Beachwear The trikini appeared briefly in %2=8, defined as ,a handkerchief and two small saucers., !t reappeared a few years ago as a bikini bottom with a stringed halter of two triangular pieces of cloth covering the breasts. The trikini top comes essentially in two separate parts. The name of this woman1s bathing suit is formed from bikini, replacing ,bi-,, meaning ,two,, with ,tri-,, meaning ,three,. ashion writer )illiam Safire wrote in The "ew Eork Times? ,Stripping to essentials, if the trikini is three pieces, the bikini two and the monokini one, when will we see the +erokiniF, Aolce G 6abbana designed trikinis for Summer #$$3 as three pieces of scintillating se7uined fabric, barely cover the essentials of a woman1s body. A variation on the bikini in which three pieces are sold together, such as a bikini with a tank top or a bikini with a one-piece suit is also sometimes called a Trikini, including a conventional two-piece with a glit+y band of rhinestones round the waist. !sraeli designer 6ideon 5berson, known for his artistically inspired bathing suits, calls a two-piece suit but looks like a tank top that can be worn with a skirt or a pair of shorts designed by him a trikini. Bra+ilian designer Amir Slama calls two sexy scraps of silk connected with string he designed for skinny women a trikini. A variation called a strapless bikini or a no string bikini by various manufacturers, this swimwear is often a combination of pasties with a matching maebaristyle bottom. Swimsuit As the swimsuit was evolving, the underwear started to change. !n the %2#$s women started discarding the corset, while the 4adole company of 'aris started

developing something they called the ,breast girdle,. Auring the 6reat Aepression, panties and bras became softly constructed and were made of various elastici+ed yarns making underwear fit like a second skin. By %2B$s underwear styles for both women and men were influenced by the new brief models of swimwear from 9urope. Although the waistband was still above the navel, the leg openings of the panty brief were cut in an arc to rise from the crotch to the hip *oint. The brief served as a template for most all variations of panties for the rest of the century. )arner standardi+ed the concept of 4up si+e in %2B3. The first underwire bra was developed in %2BC. Beginning in the late thirties skants, a type of skanty men1s briefs, were introduced, featuring very high-cut leg openings and a lower rise to the waistband. ;oward ;ughes designed the push-up bra worn by Dane (ussell in the The 5utlaw in %2/B. !n %23$ &aidenform introduced the first official bust enhancing bra. By the %2=$s, the bikini swimsuit influenced panty styles and coincided with the cut of the new lower rise *eans and pants. !n the seventies, with the emergence of skintight *eans, thong versions of the panty became mainstream, since the open, stringed back eliminated any tell-tale panty lines across the rear and hips. By %2C$s the design of the rench-cut panty pushed the waistband back up to the natural waistline and the rise of the leg openings was nearly as high . As with the bra and other type of lingerie, manufacturers of the last 7uarter of the century marketed panty styles that were designed primarily for their sexual allure. This decade marks the sexuali+ation and erotici+ation of the male body through advertising campaigns for brands such as 4alvin :lein, particularly by photographers Bruce )eber and ;erb (itts. &ale bodies and men1s undergarments were commodified and packaged for mass consumption, and swimwear and sportswear were influenced by sports photography and fitness. &ore results? &ade !n !taly Beachwear &ix &atch Swimwear Brasilian Bottom