Bikini extremely skimpy

Description:DuPont 's introduction of Lycra spandex in the s completely changed how bikinis were designed and worn, as according to Kelly Killoren Bensimon, a former model and author of The Bikini Book, "the advent of Lycra allowed more women to wear a bikini According to French fashion historian Olivier Saillard, this was due to "the power of women, and not the power of fashion". It was a state of mind. Inspired by the introduction of females into Olympic swimming he designed a close-fitting costume with shorts for the bottom and short sleeves for the top. It's at the razor's edge of decency. Full Throttle made the two-piece "the millennial equivalent of the power suit", according to Gina Bellafonte of The New York Times , [37] According to Beth Dincuff Charleston, research associate at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The bikini represents a social leap involving body consciousness, moral concerns, and sexual attitudes. Rayon was used in the s in the manufacture of tight-fitting swimsuits, [38] but its durability, especially when wet, proved problematic.

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