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A monokini, more commonly referred to as a topless swimsuit and sometimes referred to as a unikini, is a women's one-piece swimsuit equivalent to the lower half of a bikini. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In 1964, Rudi Gernreich , an Austrian fashion designer, designed the original monokini in the US. [ 21 ]
Elisabetta Canalis in a pretzel swimsuit (2007). The sling swimsuit is a one-piece swimsuit which is supported by fabric at the neck. Sling swimsuits provide as little coverage (or as much exposure) as, or even less than, a bikini.
Monokini: 1964: A monokini (also called topless swimsuit, unikini or numokini) is a women's one-piece garment equivalent to the lower half of a bikini. [165] The design was originally conceived by Rudi Gernreich in 1964. [166] An extreme version of the monokini, the thong-style pubikini (which exposed the pubic region), was also designed by ...
Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich [1] (August 8, 1922 – April 21, 1985) was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1960s.
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At the same time, Louis Réard, a French automotive and mechanical engineer, was running his mother's lingerie business [2] near the Folies Bergère in Paris. [65] He noticed women on St. Tropez beaches rolling up the edges of their swimsuits to get a better tan [2] and was inspired to produce a more minimal design. He trimmed additional fabric ...
Swimmers depicted in the satirical magazine Le Suprême Bon Ton.From around 1810 to 1815. The history of swimwear traces the changes in the styles of men's and women's swimwear over time and between cultures, and touches on the social, religious and legal attitudes to swimming and swimwear.
Paterson (/ ˈ p æ t ər s ə n / PAT-ər-sən [21]) is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [22] As of the 2020 United States census, Paterson was the state's third-most-populous municipality, [23] with a population of 159,732.