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  2. History of the bikini - Wikipedia

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    "French girls have short legs," he explained, "Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer." Réard himself described it as a two-piece bathing suit which "reveals everything about a girl except for her mother's maiden name." [40] Even Esther Williams commented, "A bikini is a thoughtless act."

  3. Revisit the history of the bathing suit with these vintage photos

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    Dive into these vintage beach photos: After Kellerman's daring attire, a shift in beachwear occurred. In the 1920s hemlines took a huge jump to just above the knees as well as bodices becoming ...

  4. Bikini - Wikipedia

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    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] Teen magazines of late 1940s and 1950s featured similar designs of midriff-baring suits and tops.

  5. Nude swimming - Wikipedia

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    Nude swimming is the practice of swimming without clothing, whether in natural bodies of water or in swimming pools. A colloquial term for nude swimming is "skinny dipping". In both British and American English, to swim means "to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body". [ 1] In British English, bathing also means swimming ...

  6. 39 Vintage Beach Photos From Summers Past - AOL

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    Library of Congress. 1902. This image from Detroit Photographic shows a Coney Island beach in 1902. Clearly, people wore a lot more clothing to the beach in those days, including suits and ties ...

  7. Kelly Ripa strips down to nude dad bod bathing suit on ... - AOL

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    In the Instagram post, Ripa and Seacrest are seen in a dad bod bathing suit and bikini t-shirt, respectively. Ripa's bathing suit recently went viral after its maker, Beloved, revealed it on ...

  8. Nude swimming in US indoor pools - Wikipedia

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    No mixed bathing was permitted, suits were not allowed for men and boys, while women and girls wore the standard Y.W.C.A. suit. [49] In 1935 the school superintendent in Pontiac, Michigan approved nude swim classes for boys in high school, saying it recalled "the days of the old swimming hole". [ 50 ]

  9. White bikini of Ursula Andress - Wikipedia

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    Andress's white bikini is regarded as monumental in the history of the bikini, and sales of the two-piece bikini rocketed after the appearance of Andress in Dr. No. [6] The lower part of the bikini features a wide white British Army belt with brass buckles and fittings, and a scabbard on the left side to hold a large knife.