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Diplomatic relations between the two countries date back to 1880, when mutual legations were opened, although contacts between France and Romania's precursor states stretch into the Middle Ages. [1] Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the European Union and NATO. Since 1993, Romania is a member of the Francophonie. France ...
Today's bathing suits range from modest to risqué, but that wasn't always the case. As early as 4th century B.C. mosaics can be found of female athletes adorned in outfits that come quite close ...
Members of the Brighton Swimming Club, in their top hats and swim trunks, 1863 1870s American bathing suit for women, made of wool and covering arms and legs Bathing women, circa 1870 Man and woman in swimsuits, c. 1910; she is exiting a bathing machine. The English practice of men swimming in the nude was banned in the United Kingdom in 1860.
Evidence of bikini-style women's clothing has been found as early as 5600 BC, and the history of the bikini can be traced back to that era. Illustrations of women wearing bikini-like garments during competitive athletic events in the Roman era have been found in several locations, the most famous of which is at Villa Romana del Casale. [1]
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They suggest that changing out of a wet bathing suit right away can help prevent vaginal infections, itching and/or jock itch. [30] [31] [32] In public swimming pools in France for reasons of hygiene, it is only permitted to wear closer fitting styles of swimwear. Men, for instance, must wear "Speedo"-style bathing suits and not baggy shorts or ...
The canal was the most known labour camp in the history of Romania; 1951: During the night of June 18 the third-largest mass deportation in modern Romanian history takes place. Some 45,000 people are taken from their homes and deported to the Bărăgan plain; 1952
Standing woman in a white dress with leg o'mutton sleeves. By René Schützenberger, 1895.. Fashionable women's clothing styles shed some of the extravagances of previous decades (so that skirts were neither crinolined as in the 1850s, nor protrudingly bustled in back as in the late 1860s and mid-1880s, nor tight as in the late 1870s), but corseting continued unmitigated, or even slightly ...