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A one-piece swimsuit most commonly refers to swimwear worn primarily by women and girls when swimming in the sea or in a swimming pool, playing water polo, or for any activity in the sun, such as sun bathing. Today, the one-piece swimsuit is usually a skin-tight garment that covers the torso, although some designs expose the back or upper chest.
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 ]
A woman wearing a racerback one-piece swimsuit. A racerback is a type of women's swimsuit design common today among competitive swimwear and incorporated into some types of women's clothing. The top-back of the swimsuit is not covered to provide flexibility and movement of the arms during swimming.
(also known as two piece) One piece covers the breasts and stomach (like a tank top), the other the crotch and buttocks. Anne Cole (1926–2017), [20] the founder of the brand Anne Cole named after her, was the woman who invented the tankini in 1998. [21] Tank top and pants: Tank top covering pants prevents water parachuting pants off.
By 1988 the bikini made up nearly 20% of swimsuit sales, more than any other model in the US, [92] though one-piece suits made a comeback during the 1980s and early 1990s. [119] In 1997, Miss Maryland Jamie Fox became the first contestant in 50 years to compete in a two-piece swimsuit at the Miss America Pageant . [ 120 ]
Even men wore one-piece swimsuits covering the body from hips to shoulders up to the 1940s. [5] In 1928, Speedo introduced their racerback silk suit that was optimized to fit the body shape. [6] [7] It uncovered the shoulder blades, which almost resulted in disqualification of Clare Dennis at the 1932 Olympics, [8] but became a norm by 1936. [9]
A sling swimsuit worn by men is often called a mankini. It was popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen, who donned one in the 2006 film Borat. The publicity around the film started building during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006, when Baron Cohen posed in character on the beach in a fluorescent green mankini, alongside four models. [5]
The brand name later replaced the name of the parent company that manufactured the branded products. The brand featured a logo image of a young woman, dressed in a red one-piece swimsuit and bathing hat, assuming a diving posture with outstretched arms and an arched back.