Archive for the ‘did you know?’ Category
Hot metal bikinis!
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Secrets of String Bikinis
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006From scandal to casualwear
Sunday, June 25th, 2006This year the ’shocking and immoral’ bikini reaches its 60th birthday–though the Wikipedia entry says they were first seen at least a year earlier and possibly even in ancient Roman art. Created in the aftermath of World War II by a French automobile engineer, the manufacturer of these outrageous swimsuits had to hire strippers because mainstream models refused to be photographed wearing them!
Wikimedia Commons has a good selection of bikini photos too, including this rear view of a white string bikini:

