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From the 60s onward women's bathing suits have morphed from trend to trend, but the classic silhouettes of the one piece and the bikini have stood the test of time. Show comments Advertisement
Women's swimwear of the 1930s and 1940s incorporated increasing degrees of midriff exposure. The 1932 Hollywood film Three on a Match featured a midriff-baring two-piece bathing suit. Actress Dolores del Río was the first major star to wear a two-piece women's bathing suit onscreen in Flying Down to Rio (1933). [42]
The 1960s brought us The Beatles, Bob Dylan, beehive hairstyles, the civil rights movement, ATMs, audio cassettes, the Flintstones, and some of the most iconic fashion ever. It was a time of ...
Punk rock was a musical genre that greatly influenced fashion in the late 1970s. A great deal of punk fashion from the 1970s was based on the designs of Vivienne Westwood and her partner Malcolm McLaren, McLaren opened a stall at the back of vintage American clothing store, which taken over 430 King's Road and called it 'Let it Rock'. By 1974 ...
Williams, who also was an Amateur Athletic Union champion in the 100 meter freestyle (1939) [60] and an Olympics swimming finalist (1940), [61] also portrayed Kellerman in the 1952 film Million Dollar Mermaid (titled as The One Piece Bathing Suit in UK). [62] Swimwear of the 1940s, 50s and early 60s followed the silhouette mostly
The 1970s were a fabulous time for fashion. From crop top shirts to the famous wrap dress by Diane von Fürstenberg, some of these trends are still in today.
Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer from the Casino de Paris, wearing the first bikini at the Piscine Molitor (Miller Swimming Pool) in Paris in 1946. Since the bikini was introduced by the fashion designer Louis Réard it has generated a number of variations, often smaller and more revealing than the original.
Cheryl Rae Tiegs (born September 25, 1947) is an American model and fashion designer. Frequently described as America's first supermodel, [1] [2] [3] Tiegs made multiple appearances on the covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Time magazine. [4] [5] [6] Her 1978 "Pink Bikini" poster became an iconic image of 1970s pop culture. [7] [8]