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Competitive swimwear refers to the swimsuit, clothing, equipment, and accessories used in the aquatic sports of swimming, diving, artistic swimming, triathlon, and water polo. Some swimsuits are designed specifically for swimming competitions where they may be constructed of a special low resistance fabric that reduces skin drag.
7. J.Crew DD Underwire Gingham Top and High-Rise Bottom. Best Classic Print. Leopard spots and ditsy daisies may come and go, but gingham swimwear will always be en vogue.
Through the 1950s, it was thought proper for the lower part of the bikini to come up high enough to cover the navel. From the 1960s on, the bikini shrank in all directions until it sometimes covered little more than the nipples and genitalia, although less revealing models giving more support to the breasts remained popular.
Behind the neck, the straps may join and reach down the back to the buttocks thong or string style. [ 1 ] The variation of sling swimsuits is a pretzel swimsuit , which has the straps behind the neck and another set of straps around the midriff, instead of straps down the back. [ 1 ]
Valerie Bertinelli is defending her choice to post a mirror picture in a bikini, telling critics, "I don't care what you think." ... I wouldn’t trade this body for my 20 year old body any day ...
Before the popularity of the two-piece swimsuit, and then the bikini, virtually all women's swimwear completely covered at least the wearer's torso, and men also wore similar swimsuits. While the bikini has increasingly found popular acceptance since the 1960s, the one-piece swimsuit has maintained a place on beaches to this day. [1]
Halle Berry shared her iconic ‘Die Another Day’ bikini scene in celebration of the film’s 20th anniversary. Fans loved the throwback and her character.
Bikini tops come in several different styles and cuts, including a halter-style neck that offers more coverage and support, a strapless bandeau, a rectangular strip of fabric covering the breasts that minimizes large breasts, a top with cups similar to a push-up bra, and the more traditional triangle cups that lift and shape the breasts.