比基尼的由来_异域风情
比基尼泳衣是一种女性的泳衣，又称“三点式”和“两件头”。主要是由两部分所构成，一部分是遮蔽乳房，另一部分是遮蔽下半身鼠蹊部和臀部。不掩盖臀部的比基尼泳衣叫做g-string。
这种两截式的服装在公元前1400年，希腊的文物与画作中，就曾出现过女性运动员穿着这种类型的服装。
由来
在20世纪四、五十年代，美国曾在太平洋上的比基尼岛进行多次原子弹试爆。不久，一位法国巴黎的泳装设计师戴扎伊纳·路易·雷亚尔（louis reard），推出了一套新式泳装，所用的布料极少，仅覆盖身体少部分的面积，穿上后几乎是全裸的姿态，首位穿上比基尼并供记者拍照的模特儿名叫米歇琳娜·贝尔纳迪尼（micheline bernardini），在当时的服装界是一项爆炸性的创新，此类型的泳装因此而得名。
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 briefs and the more modest square-cut shorts.
two-piece garments worn by women for athletic purposes have been observed on greek urns and paintings, dated as early as 1400 bc.
modern origin
according to the official version, the modern bikini was invented by french engineer louis reard and fashion designer jacques heim 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. however it should be noted that women in paris were wearing bikinis one year before the bikini was "invented." this fact is documented with pictures in the july 16, 1945 issue of life magazine.
of course the magazine article did not attach the name "bikini" to the swimsuit. at that time the public had not yet been informed of the atom bomb project, and few people had ever heard of bikini atoll. the article instead spoke of the "french bathing suits." but although the name had not yet been adopted, the swimsuits that the parisian women were wearing are clearly recognizable as bikinis in style and coverage.
in a special irony, the date of publication of the magazine, july 16, 1945, was the very same day that the first atomic bomb was detonated in the desert outside alamogordo, new mexico.
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 from the casino de paris, as his model.
bikinis in modern culture
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 of films that made the bikini a pop-culture symbol.
in malta bikinis took time to be introduced. in the 1960's the police fended off bishop michael gonzi's request to ban bikini clad tourists following fear of compromising malta as a tourist destination. malta labour party girls felt protected to put on bikinis during beach parties but this was unacceptable by those supporting the nationalist party.
people who are familiar with the history of bikini atoll—particularly opponents of nuclear proliferation—may find the etymology and use of the word "bikini" for a garment as inappropriate, as its tongue-in-cheek "explosive" reputation effectively reduces the significance of a serious historic humanitarian crisis—one that still influences the politics of the marshall islands—to a mere popular culture sex symbol in the minds of most people. the term two-piece is considered a neutral alternative.
the string bikini is one of the first and most classic renovations of the traditional bikini. it generally consists of the barest minimal fabric coverage for the top and bottoms. for some women, the string bikini may actually be the most flattering bikini style. the string bikini style looks best on women with small busts or boy shapes. because women with small breasts do not need a large amount of
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