About Bikinis

A bikini or two-piece is a type of women's swimsuit, 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 briefs and the more modest square-cut shorts.

Today, the bikini has become one of the most popularly worn and requested swimsuit styles. Fashion designers have created hundreds of variations to work with every body type and comfort level.

The history of Bikini
The modern history of the bikini begins in 1946 when the first bikini-style swimsuit was revealed in France to a shocked and titillated crowd. During the summer of 1946, today’s very popular two-piece swimsuit was simultaneously created and named by two French fashion designers.

While both designers produced a similar product, it would be Louis Reard’s invention (christened the “bikini” after the famed Bikini Reef) that would become the world’s official smallest bathing suit. At its debut, the bikini produced quite a stir in both France and the larger world. Because it was so much more revealing than its swimsuit predecessors, Reard was unable to find a French model who was willing to showcase the swimsuit. Out of desperation, he was forced to hire Micheline Bernardini, a Parisian woman with a history of nude dancing.

Bikinis in modern culture
In 1951 bikinis were banned from the Miss World Contest following the crowning of Miss Sweden in a bikini and subsequent protests with a number of countries threatening to withdraw. 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 . In 1962, an icon was born as Bond Girl Ursula Andress emerged from the sea wearing a white bikini in Dr. No (film). 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 of films that made the bikini a pop-culture symbol.

Tips For Successful Bikini Waxing     

• There is no replacement for a good bikini wax. You just can not get the same results by shaving. If it is time for you to get that bikini wax there are a few things you can do to make the process go smoother. Keep reading and find out what those things are.
   
• The first thing you should do is choose your waxing salon carefully. Find a clean salon that you feel comfortable in. If you are uncomfortable or are worried about the cleanliness of an establishment the experience will not go well. If you are considering doing it yourself think about that decision carefully. Kits are readily available in stores but you will probably be much happier letting a professional do the work.

Development of the bikini
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 string bikini is a renovation of the traditional bikini that generally consists of the barest minimal fabric coverage for the top and bottoms, both are reduced to triangles of cloth connected by strings.