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The terms bikini-swimwear, bathing suit, monokini, bikini, swimsuit, swimming costume and bathing suit relate to clothing that is designed for the swimming pool or for lazing on a beach, swimming in the sea or for playing water sports.
Swimsuits are often made with an inner lining to prevent the water from making the swimsuit transparent. Swimwear comes in many styles and the latest revolution has come from Miraclesuit swimwear, an American company, which uses a modern fabric which is said to make a woman look up to ten pounds lighter instantly.
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One-piece swimsuit
The one piece swimsuit which is also known as Maillot in French is a form of swimwear that comes in one piece and covers the hip area, the tummy and the breasts and usually has straps going over the shoulders. The one-piece swimsuit is normally very figure hugging and is very flattering for women and is probably the preffered bathing costume for professional swimmers in the swimming pool.
Until bikinis were introduced almost all swimsuits were in one piece with various styles such as the halterneck swimsuit, the surplice (which is a form of wrap-around style) and the bandeau swimsuit style.
Bikini
The bikini, or bikini swimwear or two-piece swimsuit as it is sometimes known, is much more revealing than the one-piece swimsuit and is often preferred by younger women. One piece covers the boobs while the other covers the bum and pelvic area.
The bikini was a form of swimwear which had it’s origins in Greco-Roman times. However, the modern bikini swimwear was invented by a French engineer named Louis Réard in 1946. The bikini outraged many people when it first began appearing on French beaches in 1947. Réard had named his style of swimwear after Bikini Atoll in the Pacific which was the site of the nuclear weapon test in mid 1946. Réard believed that the burst of excitement created by the bikini would be like a nuclear device, and he wasn’t far wrong.
Monokini
The monokini, or as it is sometimes known the topless swimsuit or unikini, is a form of swimwear that has only the bottom part of a bikini thereby leaving the boobs exposed.
This style of swimsuit is accredited to the American fashion designer Rudi Gernreich who, in 1964, brought it to popularity and is said to have first used the term, monokini.
Monokinis are only for the most daring of women and for those beaches where topless bathing is allowed.
Monokinis come in various styles with some having a fully covered bum and some having a g-string style at the back. In more recent years the monokini has been seen cut high to the waist with high cut legs.
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What Katie Did retro swim dress swimwear is selling out in most online stores and high-street boutiques. The company which has it's roots in the designer corset industry has made a memorable 'spash' on the swimwear scene.
Di Murini the designer mastecomy lingerie company which has revolutionised mastectomy bras is said to be aiming to do the same in the mastectomy swimwear world with an incredibly glamorous new line expected next year.
Di Murini mastectomy bras used state of the art fabrics, traditional French lace, innovations (the PRS tecnology - patent pending) and beautiful designer styles infused with Aloe Vera to create the first designer mastectomy lingerie but they seem to be keeping their work on the mastectomy swimwear line, if indeed there is one, very quiet indeed.
In a statement recently released by the company they said, 'We cannot comment on rumours about any swimwear range.'
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