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A swimming dress, also known as a swim dress, is a modern dress worn by women while swimming, that preserves traditional religious definitions of modesty. [1] Swimming dresses are popular among Christians belonging to the conservative holiness movement, Orthodox Jews and many Muslims; [2] many wearers of swimming dresses, such as the Methodists of the conservative holiness movement, believe ...
While the two-piece swimsuit as a design existed in classical antiquity, [6] the modern design first attracted public notice in Paris on July 5, 1946. [7]Operation Crossroads was a nuclear test series at the Bikini Atoll, and the inspiration for the naming of two French swimsuit designs at the time, including the bikini.
A woman wearing a burkini while swimming in the waves. A burkini (or burqini; portmanteau of burqa and bikini, though qualifying as neither of these garments) is a style of swimsuit for women. The suit covers the whole body except the face, the hands, and the feet, while being light enough for swimming.
Swimming or outdoor bathing were discouraged in the Christian West and there was little need for a bathing or swimming costume until the 18th century. The bathing gown in the 18th century was a loose ankle-length full-sleeve chemise -type gown made of wool or flannel, so that modesty or decency was not threatened. [ 34 ]
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. In classical antiquity and in most cultures, swimming was either in the nude or the swimmer would merely strip to their underwear.
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The antivirus organization Bitdefender discovered several thousand malicious links taking place in a twenty-four hour period, and contacted the Facebook administration about the problem. While the infection was contained, its unusual nature sparked interest given that the attackers exploited a flaw in the file-sharing site MediaFire to ...
The Swedish Bikini Team was a group of American female models who appeared in an advertising campaign for Old Milwaukee beer.These commercials ran for several months in 1991 in the United States, [1] playing with American stereotypes of Scandinavian women being blonde and having big breasts.