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2. Swimsuit - Wikipedia

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   Most swimsuits in western culture leave at least the head, shoulders, arms, and lower part of the leg (below the knee) exposed. Women's swimsuits generally cover at least the areola and bottom half of the breasts. Both men and women may sometimes wear swimsuits covering more of the body when swimming in cold water (see also wetsuit and dry suit ...

3. Sequin - Wikipedia

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   By the 17th century, the modern sequin consisting of a small thin metal disk, known as spangle, appeared in Europe. These were made by punching out the desired shape from a thin metal sheet. [ 6 ] Spangles (mainly made out of reflective bits of metals) sewn into jackets, bonnets, and dresses were popular among the european nobility and upper ...

4. Bikini - Wikipedia

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   Like swimsuits of the era, it covered the wearer's belly button, and it failed to attract much attention. French automotive engineer Louis Réard introduced a design he named the "Bikini", adopting the name from the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] which was the colonial name the Germans gave to the atoll, borrowed from the ...

5. Bathing dress - Wikipedia

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   1870s American bathing dress. A bathing dress was a mode of dress used for ladies' swimming/bathing activities during the 19th century. [1] These bathing costumes originally included ankle length dresses, long pants, and long sleeves. Around the 1880s the sleeves and hemlines of these dresses were shortened to improve range of motion and ...

6. History of the bikini - Wikipedia

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   Fabric shortage continued for some time after the end of the war. Two-piece swimsuits without the usual skirt panel and other excess material started appearing in the US when the government ordered a 10% reduction in fabric used in woman's swimwear in 1943 as wartime rationing. [52] By that time, two-piece swimsuits were frequent on American ...