– Fashion Changes, Style Endures
In the 19th century, modesty was the driving trend in female fashion. Clothing was meant to cover the threatening curves of the female form: Necklines were high, hips were hidden, and faces were shaded with wide-brimmed hats and bonnets. So when beaches became popular destinations for middle- and upper-class families, women were expected to adhere …
On 5 July 1946, a French engineer and designer unveiled an outfit “smaller than the world’s smallest swimsuit”. Louis Réard, who had recently taken over his mother’s lingerie business, knew that the two-piece would make considerable impact, so he aptly named it after Bikini Atoll – the test site for the atomic bomb located in …
Move over, skimpy bikinis! With new designs, bold colors, sassy slogans and a dose of star power, one-piece swimwear is your best bet this season. “Baywatch” stars sizzled on the big screen this spring in sleek red swimwear — courtesy of Baltimore-based Under Armour, which helped to design the suits. Miss District of Columbia, Kára …
Panelists including Coleen Nolan, Stacey Soloman and Janet Street-Porter donned their best garments to be papped by legendary photographer Bryan Adams, who has previously taken snaps of The Queen and Kate Moss. Not bad company, eh? The shots are all to promote Body Stories week on the lunchtime TV show, which will run all week …
Miami Swim Week is always a hot ticket. But this year’s swimwear showcase was especially steamy. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit topped the annual event’s Saturday show with the debut of its body-inclusive Sports Illustrated Swim and Active apparel line, shown on a stunning cast of curvy, real-women models. The bathing beauties, all finalists in a contest …
Beachgoers wearing barely-there swimwear or even nothing at all could receive $1100 fines for doing so. Those daring to bare at Sydney’s many beaches could get the hefty fines or be forced to leave under legislation. But they aren’t likely to get one, as the laws are old and councils have relaxed the enforcement of …
A swimming pool in western Sydney is excluding men at certain times four days per week to cater for Muslim women. From next week, the Blue Water Swim School at Condell Park is closing the pool to men for an hour at a time on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and Tuesday night. This is …
It’s not that singer and songwriter Summer Watson likes to flash her boobs at strangers. But bikinis have a way of succumbing to the ocean’s tug, and more than once, this surfer has lost some part of her swimsuit to the waves. “Every once in a while you get a nip slip,” says Watson, the …
With the imminent release of the live action remake of Beauty & the Beast, it seems the frenzy surrounding Disney Princesses and their related merchandise has reached a full blown fever pitch. Everywhere you look there are new products inspired by your childhood favorites, from bedazzled Juicy Couture tracksuits and Swarovski-covered clutches, to faux roses …
It wasn’t until we accompanied a friend to a Mara Hoffman sample sale a few summers ago that we realized the extent to which a certain type of lady really loves her a Mara Hoffman swimsuit. We got shoved aside and trampled on in a way we never had at any sample sale, and we …