Monokini
Monokinis are nothing new, although the designers have made it look like a new outfit. Born in 1964, its creator Rudi Gernereich, an Austrian-American designer, invited the wrath of the orthodox society for his sin. What else can be expected of a conservative society of 1960’s? For, this was an outfit called a swimwear, having [...]
Muslim Swimwear
The modern Muslim woman, until recently had tough time going swimming, due to non-availability of a swimsuit that met with the strict religious laws for women on what and what not to wear. The Muslim laws take an extremely stringent in the matter of female attire, especially concerned about the exposure of skin. Addressing this [...]
Mastectomy Swimwear
With the summer time arriving, it is time for people to equip themselves with all necessary paraphernalia to spend time on the beach, at the lakes or the pools, throwing their bodies for sun-kiss sessions. While most women will be enthusiastic about this, women with a mastectomy experience, this will be a time to ponder.
The [...]
Micro Bikini
The two-piece bikini that appeared to the dismay of the highly orthodox society of the 60’s, has since come a long way to the micros and nanos of today. Perhaps, the only apparel considered as grown by shrinking the material content in its making.
When it arrived on the scene, it covered a fair amount of [...]
Maternity Swimwear
Women in pregnancy undergo drastic physical changes until delivery of the child. No doubt, this one occasion, mother nature blesses the lady with a fantastic beauty radiating an aura of warmth during.
This also poses problems for those, who wish to continue the swimming activity even during pregnancy in choosing a suitable swimwear. Ultimately, whatever the [...]
Leather Bikini
By now, you must be tired of wearing bikinis made of imitation leather. Now, real leather bikinis, unimaginable a few years ago, have arrived in the market. The ever-evolving technology has made it possible to give a go by to cheap imitation leather and enjoy real leather bikinis. However, the cost factor is a big [...]
Plus Size Chlorine Resistant Swimsuits
Recently a variety of plus range chlorine resistant swimwear have been brought out by many makers. Some of them are exclusively designed for professional swimmers, surfers and snorkeling enthusiasts. It performs equally well as work out wear giving you a multi-purpose outfit.
A couple of brand names to quote are AquaSport and Junonia. Some of their [...]
Brazilian Bikinis
Choosing the right size of bikini is not as simple as we think, for, a given number and make of a bikini, the size vary from one country to another like all other apparels. Except in the case of string type other types pose the fitting problems.
For example, the Brazilian bikini sizes are much smaller [...]
Bathing Suits
Bathing suits, as we see them today, are the variants of the original bikini that was born in late 1940s. Ever since its birth, the bikini kept growing (or shrinking?) into several variants – each time each piece of bikini taking less cloth than the earlier version.
Although the bikinis talked about here are worn by [...]
From Bikini to Monokini
The Bikini, the popular modern female wear, has been around for a fairly long time. It has grown (rather shrunk) over the last six decades, since it was first conceived and designed in 1946. However, interestingly, similar female wear is understood to have existed as far back as 3500 year ago, in the Minon wall [...]