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One of the earliest known images of a bikini, from the Ancient Roman Villa Romana del Casale. Artwork dating back to the Diocletian period (286–305 AD) in Villa Romana del Casale, Sicily, excavated by Gino Vinicio Gentili in 1950–60, depicts women in garments resembling bikinis in mosaics on the floor.
There are Roman murals which show women playing sports and exercising wearing two-piece suits covering the areas around their breasts and hips in a fashion remarkably similar to the present-day bikini. However, there is no evidence that they were used for swimming. All classical pictures of swimming show nude swimmers.
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.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
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Former 'The Talk' co-host and 'Dancing With the Stars' judge Carrie Ann Inaba posted Instagram photo of herself wearing a hot pink bikini. See the pics and read what 'DWTS' fans may have noticed ...
The 49-year-old actress shared a bikini photo via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, July 19, writing, “Buns brought to you by squats and good lighting.” In the snap, Banks could be seen diving ...
In the United States, the Motion Picture Production Code, or Hays Code, enforced after 1934, banned the exposure of the female navel in Hollywood films. [3] The National Legion of Decency, a Roman Catholic body guarding over American media content, also pressured Hollywood to keep clothing that exposed certain parts of the female body, such as bikinis and low-cut dresses, from being featured ...