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Evidence of bikini-style women's clothing has been found as early as 5600 BC, and the history of the bikini can be traced back to that era. Illustrations of women wearing bikini-like garments during competitive athletic events in the Roman era have been found in several locations, the most famous of which is at Villa Romana del Casale. [1]
The tan lines created by the wearing of a bikini while tanning are known as a bikini tan. These tan lines separate pale breasts, crotch, and buttocks from otherwise tanned skin. [276] Prominent bikini tan lines were popular in the 1990s, [277] and a spa in Brazil started offering perfect bikini tan lines using masking tapes in 2016. [278]
The bikini had a colorful period on the cinema screens and made an impact in the late 1950s, and inspired films such as And God Created Woman by Roger Vadim, which launched Brigitte Bardot into the spotlight, and became the benchmark for bikini on celluloid. Also, her outfit set a whole new trend for sex symbols.
Louis Réard (French pronunciation: [lwi ʁeaʁ]; 10 October 1896 – 16 September 1984) was a French automobile engineer and clothing designer who introduced the modern two-piece bikini in July 1946. [1] He opened a bikini shop and ran it for the next 40 years.
The term string bikini first came into use in 1974. [13] There is an urban myth that the Brazilian fashion model Rose di Primo created the first string bikini when she had to sew one with insufficient fabric available to her for a photo shoot. [14]
The divorce rumors were also seemingly dispelled after Justin shared an Instagram post featuring his wife flaunting a pink bikini and a coat. “Goin anywhere with u bb,” read the text he wrote ...
The No Bra was a big departure from the sculpted, bullet-shaped bosom of the previous decade. It was quite similar to the original bra of the 1920s and like the first modern bra invented by Mary Phelps Jacob, two handkerchiefs attached to a band and tied around the chest. Gernreich's no-bra was little more than that.
After the pandemic shut down New York City’s club scene, drag performer CT Hedden headed for Tulum, Mexico for a new experience that wound up being both a solid financial move and a personally ...