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There are references to bikinis in ancient literature as well. Ovid, the writer ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, suggests the breastband or long strip of cloth wrapped around the breasts and tucked in the ends, is a good place to hide love-letters. [23]
However, the bikini was banned from the first Miss World contest, following the crowning of Miss Sweden. Some people declared the bikini to be morally "indecent". Even in Europe in 1950, there was an Italian magazine that declared that the bikini should be worn purely for the sunbathing purposes or on board boats. [42]
The ancient Roman Villa Romana del Casale (286–305 AD) in Sicily has one of the earliest known bikini-type images. According to archaeologist James Mellaart , a mural from the Chalcolithic era (around 5600 BC) in Çatalhöyük , Anatolia depicts a mother goddess astride two leopards wearing a costume somewhat like a bikini.
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Despite her busy schedule, De Laurentiis makes spending time with her kiddo, Jade, a top priority. But the single mom reveals being divorced makes it especially difficult.
Woman wearing a bandeau bikini top. A bandeau (UK: /ˈbandəʊ/ US: /ˈbændəʊ/; pl. bandeaux; diminutive of the French word bande meaning 'strip') is a garment comprising, in appearance, a strip of cloth. Today, the term frequently refers to a garment that wraps around a woman's breasts. [1] It is usually part of a bikini in sports or swimsuit.
Chloe Moretz dropped her top in an artsy pic on Instagram. The 19-year-old actress shared a black-and-white beach photo on Wednesday, and it's pretty clear that she's not wearing a bikini top.
A Taiwanese woman was slapped with a fine over her tiny bikini bottoms while vacationing in the Philippines this week. Tourist fined for wearing nearly non-existent bikini: 'It was literally a string'