The Evolution of Bathing Suits in Women’s Fashion

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bathing suits are made for public viewing get swimming you only need

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viewing get swimming you only need minimal body coverage hi welcome to

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minimal body coverage hi welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host Ashley and

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watchmojo.com I’m your host Ashley and today’s cynthia cooper is going to take

today’s cynthia cooper is going to take

today’s cynthia cooper is going to take us through the changes of the ultimate

us through the changes of the ultimate

us through the changes of the ultimate limits of revealing bathing suits are

limits of revealing bathing suits are

limits of revealing bathing suits are very important in the history of fashion

very important in the history of fashion

very important in the history of fashion because they are a garment in which one

because they are a garment in which one

because they are a garment in which one is rest but not really close one is

is rest but not really close one is

is rest but not really close one is wearing enough clothing to be seen in

wearing enough clothing to be seen in

wearing enough clothing to be seen in public but not something that would be

public but not something that would be

public but not something that would be socially acceptable in any other context

socially acceptable in any other context

socially acceptable in any other context but on the beach so it really shows us

but on the beach so it really shows us

but on the beach so it really shows us the limits of what society is willing to

the limits of what society is willing to

the limits of what society is willing to tolerate in terms of exposure of the

tolerate in terms of exposure of the

tolerate in terms of exposure of the body in the late 19th century in the

body in the late 19th century in the

body in the late 19th century in the early 20th women wore dresses for

early 20th women wore dresses for

early 20th women wore dresses for bathing with knee length pants

bathing with knee length pants

bathing with knee length pants underneath them they even wore tights

underneath them they even wore tights

underneath them they even wore tights and boots for going in the water and

and boots for going in the water and

and boots for going in the water and taking those off to wade just up to the

taking those off to wade just up to the

taking those off to wade just up to the knees was maybe the first or one of the

knees was maybe the first or one of the

knees was maybe the first or one of the first moves towards exposing more of the

first moves towards exposing more of the

first moves towards exposing more of the body in bathing suits by the 1920s

body in bathing suits by the 1920s

body in bathing suits by the 1920s bathing suits were made out of wool

bathing suits were made out of wool

bathing suits were made out of wool myths which would have been really

myths which would have been really

myths which would have been really clinging when they were wet and of

clinging when they were wet and of

clinging when they were wet and of course the whole idea of what if bathing

course the whole idea of what if bathing

course the whole idea of what if bathing suits could be changed in the late 1940s

suits could be changed in the late 1940s

suits could be changed in the late 1940s with the introduction of the bikini this

with the introduction of the bikini this

with the introduction of the bikini this green bathing suit is a style that was

green bathing suit is a style that was

green bathing suit is a style that was recommended by the Catholic women’s

recommended by the Catholic women’s

recommended by the Catholic women’s league in 1935 when it seemed as if

league in 1935 when it seemed as if

league in 1935 when it seemed as if morals had really declined and women

morals had really declined and women

morals had really declined and women were getting away with a whole lot on

were getting away with a whole lot on

were getting away with a whole lot on the beach so this Catholic women’s

the beach so this Catholic women’s

the beach so this Catholic women’s league introduced its own modest bathing

league introduced its own modest bathing

league introduced its own modest bathing suit style

suit style

suit style you