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1900s
Bathing
suits at the beginning
of the 20th century left
plenty to the imagina-
tion.
Swimsuit history
A look at over a century of the swimsuit, its changes, and some of its iconic moments.
Arms were just about
the only thing exposed.
1930s 1940s
Skirts have been hiked to The two-piece became more and
1920s the top of the thighs
and backless one-piece
more popular. The tops were
shrinking and U.S. beaches gave
By the 20s, athletic suits became the new style. up regulating the suits.
tank suits were
introduced. Two-piece suits were Marilyn Monroe
introduced but banned at posing in a
The necklines were some beaches in the U.S. two-piece
a bit lower, but the
bottoms stopped at
about mid-thigh.

1970s 1960s 1950s

Farrah Fawcett One piece suits were still
common. They tried to keep The two-piece became
was made more and more popular.
famous by sales up with the bikini by
revealing more leg and The tops were shrinking
of millions of and U.S. beaches gave up
posters of her introducing cut out midriffs.
regulating the suits.
in her iconic red one-
piece swimsuit.

1980s/90s
We can’t forget about Pamela Anderson,
who is also famous for wearing
2000s
an iconic red one-piece swimsuit in Bikinis have become more
Baywatch, the most watched TV and more common on the beaches
show in the world of all time at through the world. By the mid 2000s,
they had become a
1.1 billion viewers a
week, according to the Guinness
Book of World Records.
$811 million
business annually.

Sources: ocf.berkeley.edu; www.stylelist.com; www.fashion-era.com; about.com QMI AGENCY