Tiny Swimsuit

The possibility that tiny swimsuit one of the sexiest pieces of clothing is only six decades old is very remote. Tiny swimsuits came into existence thousands of years ago. Wall paintings dating back to 1600 B.C. depict women wearing a two piece swimsuit strikingly similar to the tiny swimsuits prevalent in beaches and swimming pools in today’s world. However, documented history of tiny swimsuits dates back to summer of 1946 (i.e. the summer after World War II). French designer Jacques Heim introduced a two-piece swimsuit (that later evolved into the modern bikini as we know it).

Heim debut his creation named ‘Atome’ (in the honor of the recently discovered Atom i.e. the smallest particle of matter) in a local beach shop. French mechanical engineer turned swimsuit designer, Louis Reard introduced a superior style (that was remarkably similar to the modern bikini) three weeks after Jacques Heim. Reard’s tiny swimsuit was sold along the French Riveria and was an instant hit. Reard’s tiny swimsuit was composed of two very small pieces of clothing. This tiny swimsuit revealed a woman’s back and navel for the first time in modern history. Reard named his tiny swimsuit the bikini after Bikini Reef, one of the islands in the South Pacific where atomic bombs were being tested. It is assumed that Reard named his tiny swimsuit, bikini, because he believed its scandalous nature would cause reactions similar to the American bombing on Japan the summer before.

Reard’s tiny bathing suit was introduced to the American market after one year. Despite the interest (and controversy) it generated initial sales were pretty disappointing. Most Americans frowned upon the scantiness of the tiny bathing suit and it was banned as a form of public attire in various cities all over the country. It was only after twenty years (in the scandalous 1960s) that the tiny bathing suit was embraced readily as acceptable public attire. The popularity of the tiny bathing suit has only increased since then. The tiny swimsuit having gone through various style evolutions remains to the most favored swimsuit style. These style revolutions range from the outrageous topless monokini to the more modest tankini in more recent times. One of the most outrageous among these style revolutions was the monokini (i.e. the topless tiny swimsuit) by Rudi Gernrich. 1970s saw the burning of bras as people were condemned for admiring women for their bosom. The no bra look conveying the message ‘what you see is what you get’ gained popularity. Despite being frustrated for being admired for their bosom women were dissatisfied if they had small bosom. This gave way to plastic surgery (for breast implants, breast reduction and breast lift) in the 1980s. By the time of Reard’s death in 1984 the tiny bathing suit accounted for 20 percent of all bathing suit sales in America and Canada. This was an unprecedented record and explains why the tiny bathing suit remains to be one of the most popular swimsuit styles.

There are various varieties available in tiny swimwear. Tiny swimwear varies by both style and coverage. Tiny swimwear varying by style includes mini-bikini, mico-bikini, micromini-bikini, string bikini, Brazilian bikini and stick-on bikinis. However, you need confidence and a model perfect body to carry off tiny swimwear since it provides very little coverage. There is a very fine line between nudity and coverage advanced by tiny swimwear. Most women are not comfortable with very little coverage offered by tiny swimwear and prefer swimwear providing more coverage. Despite this insecurity (that majority of women) have tiny swimwear remains to be the most popular type of swimwear to date.