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Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 American biographical drama film about the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman.
In 2016, X Swimwear, a made-to-measure swimwear line, launched a custom swimsuit called "The Kellerman" after her. [21] The American thoroughbred mare Annette K. (foaled in 1921 out of the mare Bathing Girl) was named after her. Annette K. became the grandam of U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral. [22] [23]
A one-piece swimsuit most commonly refers to swimwear worn primarily by women and girls when swimming in the sea or in a swimming pool, playing water polo, or for any activity in the sun, such as sun bathing. Today, the one-piece swimsuit is usually a skin-tight garment that covers the torso, although some designs expose the back or upper chest ...
This high-waisted one-piece bathing suit is sheer and sexy! 3. This tummy control bathing suit has a plunging neckline for a bit of edge but with decent coverage! 4.
Jantzen Knitting Mills, a manufacturer of sweaters, coined the term "swim suit" in 1915 and introduced the Red Diving Girl swimwear line. [10] 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 ...
While beach lovers have always been constant, one thing that has changed drastically is the bathing suit. As early as 4th century B.C. mosaics can be found of female athletes adorned in outfits ...
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She marketed a line of bathing suits and her style of one-piece suits came to be known as "the Annette Kellerman". The Annette Kellerman was considered the most offensive style of swimsuit in the 1920s and became the focus of censorship efforts. [40] [41] Despite opposition from some groups, the form-fitting style proved popular.