65 Year Old Bikini: A Magnificent History Of Evolution (I)

（1） Centennial evolution history of swimwear

There are thousands of different nationalities in the world, which makes the clothes varied. however Swimwear It is a special case. It is international and has strong commonalities. As a kind of clothing, swimwear has become more and more simple and exposed more and more body parts. The conflict between moral rules and sexual consciousness that has occurred constantly in the history of swimwear development is related to social changes. Swimsuit is a yardstick reflecting sexual concepts and social morality. When it comes to swimwear, it mainly depends on the development of women's swimwear, because men's swimwear is just a pair of shorts, and there is no substantial change in appearance except for material evolution.

Changes of swimwear in the past century

The first swimsuit in 1902 was taken in a photo studio

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In 1903, people played on the beach in France. At that time, many people went to the sea wearing daily clothes, not specially prepared swimsuits

Swimwear became a kind of special clothing at the beginning of the 20th century, after 1900. At that time, the swimsuit prototype was just a one-piece skirt, which was not different from the daily life skirt. In fact, most people didn't prepare special swimsuits when they were splashing in the public bathhouse at that time, and swimsuits were exclusive to the rich. The special swimsuit appeared around 1909, which was a one-piece swimsuit. At the beginning of the decade of the 20th century, the one-piece shorts swimsuit appeared, becoming a real swimsuit.

Swimwear in 1914

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1919 swimsuit

In the 1930s, there was a two-piece swimsuit that was not connected, which was a leap in the change of swimwear and a prelude to the emergence of bikini swimwear.

The scene of the 1934 film, almost a bikini swimsuit

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1945 swimsuit

In the 1940s, bikini style swimwear appeared, which made swimwear develop to the extreme. The bikini swimsuit was designed by the French. In 1946, the bikini island, named after the atomic bomb test site, became famous around the world. After the atomic bombing of Bikini Island, the French launched a swimsuit composed of three pieces of cloth and four belts in Paris, named Bikini. This swimsuit, which covers the smallest body area in the world, protects the breast through the bra, and the back is almost naked except for the rope belt. The crotch of the triangular underpants is raised as far as possible, exposing the hip, leg and crotch to the greatest extent. It is simple in form, small and exquisite, and uses less cloth. It can be rolled into a ball and put into a match box. The appearance of bikini swimwear in people's minds is explosive, and the conservative concept has been replaced by the awareness of simplicity and fashion (microblog).

In fact, bikini swimwear began to take shape in France in the early 1940s, and was only introduced to the world in 1946. In the 60 years since then, in addition to the material changes, the swimwear has adopted high-tech swimwear that imitates shark skin, which can greatly reduce the water resistance. There is basically no great development in the appearance design.