History of the Bathing Suit

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History of the Bathing Suit

• Lifeguard On Duty
• Stacey Bishop

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• The beginning of the twentieth century marked a
  new daring era in swim wear for women.

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• In 1909, Australian Annette Kellerman was
  arrested in the United States for wearing a
  loose, one piece suit that became the generally
  accepted swimsuit for women by 1910.

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• The first annual "Bathing Suit Day" held on
  May16, 1916 at Madison Square Garden.

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During the 1920s womens bathing suits began to
shed fabric, losing the skirt and leggings.
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• Louis Reard patented the the bikini Due to
  wartime rationing in 1943. the government ordered
  a 10 reduction in the fabric used in womens
  swim wear.

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• September of 1947 For the last time, Miss America
  is crowned in a bathing suit. Afterwards, winners
  are crowned in evening gowns.

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Nylon was also used for swimsuit innovations.
This ad appears in Life Magazine, August 1951.
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In 1960, Brian Hyland sings "Itsy Bitsy Teenie
Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," triggering a
bikini-buying spree among American teens.
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Designer Rudi GernreicH introduced the first
thong bikini and the topless monokini in 1974.
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In 1983 Carrie fisher wears the famous gold
bikini as Princess liea in Star Wars Return of
the jedi.
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In the 1990s tv show baywatch made saving
lives and swimwear sexy.
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Since the bikini, swim fashion has remained
constant. But for swimwear of tomorrow and the
increasing harmful effects of radiation swimwear
may go back to its roots.
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• Works Cited
• Baywatch. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11, 2004,
  from www.baywatch.com/gallery/californiacast.htm.
• Bikini. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11, 2004,
  from www.ronjons.com.
• Haug, Joann. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11, 2004,
  from www.victoriana.com.
• In the Golden Summertime. (1915). Retrieved
  October 9, 2004, from www.memory.loc.gov.
• Kellerman. (n.d.). Retrieved October 9, 2004,
  from www.herspace.com/musem/sports/index.php?page
  kellerman.
• Louis Reard. (n.d). Retrieved October 9, 2004,
  from www.thefab.net/topics/social_trivia/st04_biki
  ni.htm.
• Madison Square Garden. (1924). Retrieved
  October 9, 2004, from www.newyorkhistory.info/vint
  age-ny/madison-square-garden.htm.
• Rudi Genreich. (n.d.). Retrieved October 9,
  2004, fromwww.julianwasser.com/gallery5.htm.
• Wilson, Brian. kokomo Preformed by the beach
  boys. Retrieved September 24, 2004, from
  Livewire.

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