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The word "swimsuit" was coined in 1915 by Jantzen Knitting Mills, a sweater manufacturer who launched the Red Diving Girl swimwear brand. [41] The first annual bathing suit day at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1916 was a landmark. [42] The swimsuit apron, a design for early swimwear, disappeared by 1918, leaving a tunic covering the ...
The first annual bathing-suit day at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1916 was a landmark. [11] The swimsuit apron, a design for early swimwear, disappeared by 1918, leaving a tunic covering the shorts. [12] A policeman enforcing the six inch distance between knee and bathing suit ordinance in 1922, Washington, D.C.
A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn ... her, was the woman who invented the ... in a fashion remarkably similar to the present-day bikini. However ...
He designed the first thong bathing suit, [2] unisex clothing, the first swimsuit without a built-in bra, [3] the minimalist, soft, transparent No Bra, and the topless monokini. He was a four-time recipient of the Coty American Fashion Critics Award .
In 1943, the US ordered the reduction of fabric in swimsuits by 10% due to wartime shortages, resulting in the first two piece swimsuits. Shortly afterwards the bikini was invented in Paris by Louis Reard (officially) or Jacques Heim (earlier, but slightly larger). Another modification was developed for breaststroke.
The May 17 release of the 2024 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue celebrates the swimsuit franchise’s 60th anniversary. A new documentary highlights the woman who founded the issue in 1964 ...
Réard was an automotive engineer who took over his mother's lingerie business in about 1940 and became a clothing designer near the Folies Bergère in Paris. [2] [3] While on Saint Tropez beaches, he noticed women rolling up the edges of their swimsuits to get a better tan, [2] which inspired him to design a swimsuit with the midriff exposed.
Breckynn Willis, a state champion swimmer for Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska, was disqualified during an event last Friday after an official determined that her swimsuit was too revealing.