Swimwear continues to change and here is the place to find out what's the newest trends in swimwear. Here I will focus more on the bikini style and how it has evolved from the runway to the red carpet and to the rack.
Historical Timeline of the Bikini Bathing Suit (from People magazine)
1993- "Sports bikinis"- the halter-top design becomes the rage.
1983- Carrie Fisher, as Princess Leia, wears an ornate version of the bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
1970s- Rio and St. Tropez produce the thong and string bikini. This design become de rigeur for teen posters, muscle car magazines and boxing ring girls who announce the rounds.
1966- The bikini grows fur in "One Million Years B.C.," which catapultz comely cavegirl Raquel Welch to stardom.
1964- The Vatican denounces the topless garb. An unrepentant Gernreich sells more than 3,000 suits in less than a season in Europe. More Americans go abroad.
1963- the bikini meets a challenege in the generous form of Annette Funicello. "Beach Party" leads to 6 sequals, including the memorably titles "Hot to Stuff a Wild Bikini"
1960- Brian Hyland sings "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," triggering a bikini-buying spree among American teens
1957- Bikini-cladd Brigitte Bardot frlics in "And God Created Woman," creating a hot market for the swimwear
1951- Bikinis are banned from beauty pageants after the Miss World Contestant. The tasteful one-piece reigns supreme.
1946- Bikini Atoll becomes no Bikini at all. In Paris, engineer Louis Reard quietly unveils a swimsuit of the same name.
"Thanks to the combination of surf, song and skin, it was a bikini world in '67 courtesy of Joe Russo" (Rushin 2)
Rushin, Steve. "From Bardot to Grad, from ground zero to grass, here's the skinny on the two-piece." Bikini Atoll. 1997. 25 Apr 2007 .
