A bikini or two-piece is a type of women's bathing suit, characterized by two separate parts—one covering the breasts, the other the groin (and optionally the buttocks), leaving an uncovered area between the two garments. The shapes of both parts of a bikini closely resemble women's underwear, and the lower part of a bikini can therefore range from the more revealing thong or g-string to ...

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In recent years, the term monokini has come into use for topless bathing by women: where the bikini has two parts, the monokini is the lower part. Where monokinis are in use, the word bikini may jokingly refer to a two-piece outfit consisting of a monokini and a sun hat. The term was coined by Rudi Gernreich. The tankini is a swimsuit combining a tank top and a bikini bottom. A string bikini is a more revealing alternative style where both top and bottom are r ...

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Bikini waxing is a type of hair removal in the pubic region. A bikini wax involves the removal of pubic hair adjacent to the pantyline (or "bikini") area. This is a fairly common procedure in the United States. The procedure is similar to that for the more extreme Brazilian wax. Unlike the Brazilian wax, a bikini wax can be performed privately in the home, but it is generally more convenient to have a licensed ...

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Bikini underwear is a term used for a type of undergarment worn by both men and women that is similar in size and revealing nature to the bottom half of a bikini bathing suit, popular among women. For women a bikini can refer to virtually any tight, skimpy, or revealing undergarment that provides less coverage to the midsection that traditional underwear panties or knickers. For men, a bikini is a type of undergarment that is smaller and more revealing than mens briefs. Men's bikinis can have both high or low side panels ...

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A speedo, which takes its name from the swimsuit brand Speedo, may refer to any briefs-style male swimsuit such as those used in competitive swimming, regardless of the actual manufacturer (see genericized trademark). The term is most common in American English but is also widely used in other English-speaking countries. Like the brief, speedos feature a "V-shape" front and solid back providing form-fitting coverage. They are typically worn below the lower waist. They are ...

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A brassière or bra is a foundation garment for women which covers and supports the breasts. Brassiere - Need for brassières. The female breasts have very little internal support, being composed largely of adipose tissue. It is believed that the primary anatomical support for the breast is provided by the Cooper's ligaments, with the skin covering the breasts offering some additional support. However, this anatomical support is usually insufficient to hold the breasts up (especially in older women), ...

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Brazilian waxing is a type of waxing involving the bikini area. This procedure involves the complete removal of hair adjacent to the anus, perineum and vulva (labia majora and mons pubis). It can be thought of as an extreme form of bikini waxing. Most forms of Brazilian waxing leave a small line of pubic hair above the vulva. Waxes that completely remove the pubic hair are either termed 'Hollywood' or 'Sphynx' depending on the salon visited. While mainly associated wit ...

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Waxing is a temporary method of hair removal which removes the hair at the root. New hairs do not grow back in the waxed area for up to three to eight weeks. Almost any area of the body can be waxed, including eyebrows, face, bikini area, legs, arms, back, abdomen and feet. Waxing is accomplished by spreading a wax combination thinly over the skin. A cloth or paper strip is pressed on the top and then ripped off with a quick movement against the direction of hair growth. This removes the wax along with the hair ...

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A swimsuit (also swimmers), bathing suit (also bathers) or swimming costume (sometimes shortened to cozzie) is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming. In Commonwealth English swimsuits are sometimes called togs (a term also used to describe clothing in general). Swimsuits can be skin-tight or loosely fitting and range from garments designed to preserve as much modesty as possible to garments designed to reveal as much of the body as possible without actual nudity. They are often ...

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It took fifteen years for the bikini to be accepted in the United States. In 1951 bikinis were banned from the Miss World Contest. In 1957, however, Brigitte Bardot's bikini in And God Created Woman created a market for the swimwear in the US, and in 1960, Brian Hyland's pop song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" inspired a bikini-buying spree. Finally the bikini caught on, and by 1963, the movie Beach Party, starring Annette Funicello (emphatically not in a bikini, by mentor Walt Disney's personal request) and Frankie Avalon, led a wave ...

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Bikini Bottom - Towns. About: Bottom's Up! is a very fancy city seen in the SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month game. The only thing that's not fancy is Cowfish Craig's shack. Sublime Seafoods Waverly Hills (a neighborhood inside the city) Oxygen Springs About: Rock Bottom is a city geographically lower than Bikini Bottom. In fact, the road from there to here is so perfectly vertical, it can only be accessed by bus. Everyon ...

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Bikini Bottom - Location. Aside from being located at the bottom of the ocean, Bikini Bottom's location is uncertain. However, Bikini Bottom is heavily reflective of United States culture; the residents use dollars and speak English, among other factors. Some fans speculate Bikini Bottom may be located in the Pacific Ocean, while others have speculated (due to Sandy being from Texas) that Bikini Bottom is located in the Gulf of Mexico, although the clear blue waters and white sands shown in the series do not matc ...

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Bikini Bottom - Government. The type of government is uncertain, because there are many different types of rulers. King Neptune, the ruler of the sea, governs over the sea and, for example, punishes anyone who steals his crown. He lives in his own castle at Atlantis, which is very close to Bikini Bottom. Mindy, heir to the throne after her father, King Neptune, is the princess of the s ...

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Briefs used for competitive and recreational swimming are manufactured in standard waist sizes. They are available in a wide variety of solid colors and patterned designs. Speedo suit style - Racing Suits. The most common racing suit styles are 1.5in to 3in panelled briefs (as measured by the length of the suit's side panel). The racing suit's main function is to reduce the drag of an athlete in water, thus improving his/her time. For this reason racing suits are made of materials that hug the body, minimi ...

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Bikini Bottom contains most of the features and landmarks found in a typical American town, though presented in an aquatic style; the citizens, for instance, drive wheeled boats instead of cars. Additionally, buildings in Bikini Bottom often resemble aquatic items such as wooden ships and anchors. Most of Bikini Bottom's citizens live in simple gray, cylindrical houses. However, the homes of the series' main and supporti ...

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The modern bikini was invented by engineer Louis Reard in Paris in 1946 (introduced on July 5), and named after Bikini Atoll, the site of nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands, on the reasoning that the burst of excitement it would cause would be like the atomic bomb. Reard's suit was a refinement of the work of Jacques Heim who, two months earlier, had introduced the "Atome" (named for its size) and advertised it as the world's "smallest bathing suit". Reard split the "atome" even smaller, but could not find a model who would dare to wear his design. He ended up hiring Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer ...

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The obvious sex appeal of the apparel prompted numerous film and television productions as soon as public mores changed to accept it. They include the numerous surf movies of the early 1960s and the television series, Baywatch. Iconic portrayals of bikinis in movies include Ursula Andress as Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No (1962), Raquel Welch as the prehistoric cavegirl in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C., and Phoebe Cates in the 1982 teen film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. These scenes were recently ranked 1, 86, and 84 in Channel ...

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Statistics show the average American woman today owns six bras- one of which is a strapless bra and one a color other than white. Indeed in many Western cultures, it is often considered more noteworthy not to wear a bra. Much of the TV presenter Charlie Dimmock's fame may be attributed to her reputation for gardening without a bra. [2] Although similar in appearance to the upper part of a bikini, it is not generally considered suitable to expose one's brassiere in public in western cultures, and to do so is usually consi ...

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The obvious sex appeal of the apparel prompted numerous film and television productions as soon as public morals changed to accept it. They include the numerous surf movies of the early 1960s and the television series, Baywatch. Iconic portrayals of bikinis in movies include Ursula Andress as Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No (1962), Raquel Welch as the prehistoric cavegirl in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C., and Phoebe Cates in the 1982 teen film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. These scenes were recently ranked 1, 86, and 84 in Channel ...

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