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  2. History of the bikini - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. History of swimwear - Wikipedia

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    Swimmers depicted in the satirical magazine Le Suprême Bon Ton.From around 1810 to 1815. The history of swimwear traces the changes in the styles of men's and women's swimwear over time and between cultures, and touches on the social, religious and legal attitudes to swimming and swimwear.

  4. Cultural views on the midriff and navel - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. File:Casale Bikini.jpg - Wikipedia

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  6. Bikini - Wikipedia

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    A woman wearing a black bikini at a beach in 2009. A bikini is a two-piece swimsuit primarily worn by women that features one piece on top that covers the breasts, and a second piece on the bottom: the front covering the pelvis but usually exposing the navel, and the back generally covering the intergluteal cleft and some or all of the buttocks.

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  8. Bikini variants - Wikipedia

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    A microkini (or micro bikini) is an extremely minimalist bikini [29] that uses less fabric than a traditional bikini in order to show more skin and create less visible tan lines. They typically have thong-style bottoms and string straps, [ 30 ] covering little more than the nipples and pubic hair. [ 31 ]

  9. Bandeau - Wikipedia

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    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.