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of nudism; special beaches may be reserved for nude sunbathing and swimming (nude
beaches). Swimming in the nude is also known by the slang term sk inny-dipping.
Styles of swimsuit:
1) One-piece swimsuits: maillot, tank, pretzel suit, plunge front, halter-neck,monokini
2) Two-piece swimsuits: bikini, tankini (A tank top combined with a bikini bottom.)
In Classical antiquity swimming and bathing was most often done nude. In some
settings coverings were used. Murals at Pompeii show women wearing two-piece suits
covering the areas around their breasts and hips in a fashion remarkably similar to a bikini
of 1960. After this, the notion of special water apparel seems to have been lost for centuries.
In the 18th century women wore "bathing gowns" in the water; these were long dresses
of fabrics that would not become transparent when wet, with weights sewed into the hems
so that they would not rise up in the water. The men's swim suit, a rather form fitting wool
garment with long sleeves and legs, similar to long underwear, was developed and would
change little for a century.
In the 19th century, the woman's two piece suit became common-- the two pieces
being a gown from shoulder to knees plus a set of trousers with leggings going down to the
ankles. In the Victorian era, popular beach resorts were commonly equipped with bathing
machines, with the purpose of avoiding exposure of people in swimsuits (even though these
were very modest by today's standards), especially to people of the opposite sex.
In 1907 the s wimmer Annette Kellerman from Australia vis ited the United States as an
"underwater ballerina", a version of synchronized swimming, involving diving into glass
tanks. She was arrested for indecent exposure, as her swimsuit showed arms, legs and the
neck. Kellerman changed the suit to have long arms and legs , and a collar, still keeping the
close fit revealing the shapes underneath. She later starred in several movies, including one
about her life.
After this, bathing wear began being less conservative, first uncovering the arms and
then the legs up to mid-thigh. Collars receded from up around the neck down to about mid-
way between the neck and nipples. The development of new fabrics allowed for new
varieties of more comfortable and practical swim wear. On some beaches in the United
States, men were prohibited from going topless as late as the 1930s .
Due to the figure-hugging nature of these garments, glamor photography of the 1940s
and 1950s often featured people wearing swimsuits. This s ubset of glamour photography
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