SwimsuitIt has been suggested that Monokini be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) A woman wearing a bikini, Romania, 2004A swimsuit (also swimmers), bathing suit (also bathers) or swimming costume (sometimes shortened to cozzie) is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming. In New Zealand English swimsuits are usually called togs. This terms is less common in other parts of the Commonweath where it can also refer to clothes in general. Swimsuits can be skin-tight or loosely fitting and range from garments designed to preserve as much modesty as possible to garments designed to reveal as much of the body as possible without actual nudity. They are often lined with a fabric that prevents them from becoming transparent when wet. Swimsuits in generalA woman wearing a string bikini in Romania during summer, 2004Swimsuits are generally designed to cover at least the genitalia. Men's swimsuit styles tend to be shorts, trunks, boardshorts, jammers, speedo-style briefs, thongs, or cut-off jeans. Women's swimsuits are generally either one-piece swimsuits, bikinis, or thongs. The monokini, a style of swimsuit that most often takes the form of a bikini bottom without the corresponding top, leaves a woman's breasts uncovered. Monokinis are quite common in many places throughout South America and Europe, though due to particularly stringent taboos they are almost never seen in the United States, except in places with a strong European tourist influence. For pre-pubescent girls leaving the chest uncovered is sometimes considered more acceptable. Swimsuits are also seen on beaches and around swimming pools even if no swimming is involved. Many authorities believe that children of both sexes should also wear T-shirts outdoors on sunny days to protect from sunburn. Special swimsuits for competitive swimming, designed to reduce skin drag, can resemble unitards. For some kinds of swimming and diving, special bodysuits called diveskins are worn. These suits are made from spandex and provide little thermal protection, but they do protect the skin from stings and abrasion. Most competitive swimmers also wear special swimsuits including partial and full bodysuits, racerback styles, jammers, and racing briefs to assist their glide through the water and gain speed advantages (see competitive swimwear). Swimming without a bathing suit is a form of nudism. Special nude beaches may be reserved for nude sunbathing and swimming. Swimming in the nude is also known by the slang term skinny-dipping. As an alternative to a bathing suit some people use their trousers, underpants, or T-shirt as a make-shift swimsuit. At beaches norms for this tend to be more relaxed than at swimming pools, which tend not to permit this because underwear is unlined, may become translucent, and may be unclean. Woman's bathing suit, 1920s, USASwimsuits are also worn for the purpose of body display in beauty pageants. The magazine Sports Illustrated has an annual "swimsuit issue" that features models and sports personalities in swimsuits. History1858 Woman's bathing suitIn 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 c. 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 designed to avoid the exposure of people in swimsuits, especially to people of the opposite sex. Man and woman in swimsuits, c. 1910. (Woman is exiting a bathing machine)In 1907 the swimmer Annette Kellerman from Australia visited the United States as an "underwater ballerina", a version of synchronized swimming involving diving into glass tanks. She was arrested for indecent exposure because 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 that revealed the shapes underneath. She later starred in several movies, including one about her life. After this, bathing wear slowly became 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. Due to the figure-hugging nature of these garments, glamour photography of the 1940s and 1950s often featured people wearing swimsuits. This subset of glamour photography eventually evolved into swimsuit photography with the help of Sports Illustrated and swimsuit photographers around the world. The first bikinis were introduced just after World War II. Early examples were not very different from the women's two pieces common since the 1920s, except that they had a gap below the breast line allowing for a section of bare midriff. They were named after Bikini Atoll, the site of several nuclear weapons tests, for their supposed explosive effect on the viewer. Through the 1950s, it was thought proper for the lower part of the bikini to come up high enough to cover the navel. From the 1960s on, the bikini shrank in all directions until it sometimes covered little more than the nipples and genitalia, although less revealing models giving more support to the breasts remained popular. At the same time, Fashion designer Rudi Gernreich introduced the monokini, a topless suit for women consisting of a modest bottom supported by two thin straps. Although not a commercial success, the suit opened eyes to new design possibilities. In the 1980s the thong or "tanga" came out of Brazil, said to have been inspired by traditional garments of native tribes in the Amazon. However, the one-piece suit continued to be popular for its more modest approach. Men's swimsuits developed roughly in parallel to women's during this period, with the shorts covering progressively less. Eventually racing-style "speedo" suits became popular—and not just for their speed advantages. Thongs were often seen among the more daring and provocative crowds. But in the 1990s, longer and baggier shorts became popular, with the hems often reaching to the knees. Perhaps due to the greater weight of these suits when wet, or perhaps from sheer daring, they were often worn lower on the hips than regular shorts. Swimsuit stylesA woman wearing a bikini Women wearing the typical monokini Male model in swimsuit, 2003Women's swimsuitOne-piece swimsuits
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Perhaps due to the greater weight of these suits when wet, or perhaps from sheer daring, they were often worn lower on the hips than regular shorts. Organizational theorists such as Margaret Wheatley have also described the workings of organizational systems in new contexts, such as quantum physics, chaos theory, and the self-organization of systems. But in the 1990s, longer and baggier shorts became popular, with the hems often reaching to the knees. This is a basis of systemic coaching. Thongs were often seen among the more daring and provocative crowds. Such people consider the potential consequences of their decisions on other parts of larger systems. Eventually racing-style "speedo" suits became popular—and not just for their speed advantages. Some people can think globally while acting locally. Men's swimsuits developed roughly in parallel to women's during this period, with the shorts covering progressively less. Systems thinking is a leadership competency. However, the one-piece suit continued to be popular for its more modest approach. Organizational development theorist Peter Senge developed the notion of organizations as systems in his book The Fifth Discipline. In the 1980s the thong or "tanga" came out of Brazil, said to have been inspired by traditional garments of native tribes in the Amazon. In operations research and organizational development (OD), organizations are viewed as human systems (conceptual systems) of interacting components such as sub-systems, processes and organizational structures. Although not a commercial success, the suit opened eyes to new design possibilities. System can also be used referring to a framework, be it software or hardware, designed to allow software to run, see platform. At the same time, Fashion designer Rudi Gernreich introduced the monokini, a topless suit for women consisting of a modest bottom supported by two thin straps. This still fits with the definition of components which are connected together (in this case in order to facilitate the flow of information). From the 1960s on, the bikini shrank in all directions until it sometimes covered little more than the nipples and genitalia, although less revealing models giving more support to the breasts remained popular. Again, an example will illustrate: There are systems of counting, as with Roman numerals, and various systems for filing papers, or catalogues, and various library systems, of which the Dewey Decimal System is an example. Through the 1950s, it was thought proper for the lower part of the bikini to come up high enough to cover the navel. In computer science and information science, system could also be a method or an algorithm. They were named after Bikini Atoll, the site of several nuclear weapons tests, for their supposed explosive effect on the viewer. See system (thermodynamics). Early examples were not very different from the women's two pieces common since the 1920s, except that they had a gap below the breast line allowing for a section of bare midriff. Thermodynamic systems may be: open, closed, and isolated. The first bikinis were introduced just after World War II. Human systems may be comprised of smaller groups or sub-systems that may strive to accomplish their own goals at the expense of other living systems or other human systems. This subset of glamour photography eventually evolved into swimsuit photography with the help of Sports Illustrated and swimsuit photographers around the world. Human systems are people that attempt to accomplish goals together. Due to the figure-hugging nature of these garments, glamour photography of the 1940s and 1950s often featured people wearing swimsuits. Living systems interact with inanimate elements of its environment. The development of new fabrics allowed for new varieties of more comfortable and practical swim wear. Living systems can refer to parts of a living organism, members of a group of organisms, or groups of organisms that interact with other groups of organisms. Collars receded from up around the neck down to about mid-way between the neck and nipples. Conceptual systems generally exist to aid in the accomplishment of specific goals or may be used to model physical systems. After this, bathing wear slowly became less conservative, first uncovering the arms and then the legs up to mid-thigh. Conceptual systems are made up of ideas. She later starred in several movies, including one about her life. Physical systems are systems of matter and energy. Kellerman changed the suit to have long arms and legs and a collar, still keeping the close fit that revealed the shapes underneath. Dynamic systems have components or flows or both, that change over time. She was arrested for indecent exposure because her swimsuit showed arms, legs and the neck. However it is also an open system, because it depends on outside factors and the prisoners and wardens do go outside. In 1907 the swimmer Annette Kellerman from Australia visited the United States as an "underwater ballerina", a version of synchronized swimming involving diving into glass tanks. For example a prison is a closed system because the prisoners can't get out, and the wardens spend most of their time at the prison. In the Victorian era, popular beach resorts were commonly equipped with bathing machines designed to avoid the exposure of people in swimsuits, especially to people of the opposite sex. In practice many things are a mixture of the two. 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. A closed system is self-contained: outside events can have no influence upon the system. 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. Open systems can be influenced by events outside the declared boundaries of a system. 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. A number of material points considered simultaneously is called a system of material points, or briefly a system, if some common principle may be said to govern the collection. After this, the notion of special water apparel seems to have been lost for centuries. It might be supposed that there can be an infinite regression or progression of such systems, but in a finite world, all things come to an end (perhaps at the level of quarks, leptons, and photons at one end and the Universe at the other). 1960. Describing this thing makes up information, and defines a system. 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 c. The cup has a certain shape and a handle, it is made of non-porous material and so on, and it is put together in such a way as to provide a useful function. In some settings coverings were used. For example, a cup is an object, but it is also a system for holding hot or cold liquid, or other material. In Classical antiquity swimming and bathing was most often done nude. In addition, all so-called "things"— namely objects— are actually systems. The magazine Sports Illustrated has an annual "swimsuit issue" that features models and sports personalities in swimsuits. The entire body is also referred to as a system in terms of physiology. Swimsuits are also worn for the purpose of body display in beauty pageants. In the human body, such systems are referred to as the nervous system, the circulatory system, the digestive system, the reproductive system, and the respiratory system. At beaches norms for this tend to be more relaxed than at swimming pools, which tend not to permit this because underwear is unlined, may become translucent, and may be unclean. For example, the solar system of nine planets orbiting the sun. As an alternative to a bathing suit some people use their trousers, underpants, or T-shirt as a make-shift swimsuit. In the natural world, one would declare that there are systems. Swimming in the nude is also known by the slang term skinny-dipping. Going to the doctor is a process, but health care is a system. Special nude beaches may be reserved for nude sunbathing and swimming. For example, a pulley is a machine, but an elevator, which incorporates pulleys (amongst other components), is a system. Swimming without a bathing suit is a form of nudism. Depending on the type of system, a system can often be distinguished from individual (simple) machines, elements or processes of that system by the number, arrangements and complexity of those elements. Most competitive swimmers also wear special swimsuits including partial and full bodysuits, racerback styles, jammers, and racing briefs to assist their glide through the water and gain speed advantages (see competitive swimwear). An engineering example of a system is often a circuit or a physical series (but such a system does not have to physically exist). These suits are made from spandex and provide little thermal protection, but they do protect the skin from stings and abrasion. (It is tempting to say that systems enable "things" to be done— but that is confusing in this context). For some kinds of swimming and diving, special bodysuits called diveskins are worn. Systems enable "activities" to be performed. Special swimsuits for competitive swimming, designed to reduce skin drag, can resemble unitards. At arbritary boundaries, a collection of interrelated components (or, subsystems) may be declared a system and may further be abstracted to be declared a component of a larger system. Many authorities believe that children of both sexes should also wear T-shirts outdoors on sunny days to protect from sunburn. . Swimsuits are also seen on beaches and around swimming pools even if no swimming is involved. A sub-system is a system which is a proper subset of another system. For pre-pubescent girls leaving the chest uncovered is sometimes considered more acceptable. Cladistics is a system for classifying evolutionary relationships among living things based on derived similarity. Monokinis are quite common in many places throughout South America and Europe, though due to particularly stringent taboos they are almost never seen in the United States, except in places with a strong European tourist influence. Grammar is a system which governs language usage (in this case, the grammatical elements are the system elements). The monokini, a style of swimsuit that most often takes the form of a bikini bottom without the corresponding top, leaves a woman's breasts uncovered. Laws are a system which governs human social behavior. Women's swimsuits are generally either one-piece swimsuits, bikinis, or thongs. A system may be a set of rules for governing behavior or organisation. Men's swimsuit styles tend to be shorts, trunks, boardshorts, jammers, speedo-style briefs, thongs, or cut-off jeans. The term is often used to describe a set of entities which 'act' on each other, and for which a mathematical model or a logical model may be constructed encompassing the elements and their allowed actions. Swimsuits are generally designed to cover at least the genitalia. A system typically consists of components (or elements) which interface in order to facilitate the 'flow' of information, matter or energy. . From the Latin and Greek, the term system meant to combine, to set up, to place together. They are often lined with a fabric that prevents them from becoming transparent when wet. It is generally recognized that while any element of a system need not have a (direct) relationship with any other particular element of a system, any element which has no relationship with any other element of a system, cannot be a part of that system. Swimsuits can be skin-tight or loosely fitting and range from garments designed to preserve as much modesty as possible to garments designed to reveal as much of the body as possible without actual nudity. That is, each element is seen to be related to other elements of and/or the whole system. This terms is less common in other parts of the Commonweath where it can also refer to clothes in general. A system is an assemblage of related elements comprising a whole, such that each element may be seen to be a part of that whole in some sense. In New Zealand English swimsuits are usually called togs. A swimsuit (also swimmers), bathing suit (also bathers) or swimming costume (sometimes shortened to cozzie) is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming. Tangas, Thongs or T-backs and G-strings. The shape is similar, but the side is an inch thicker: it’s a cross between a bikini and a square cut. In the US, a bikini is typically a small bikini, but in Brazil — and especially Rio—you’ll see this modern and updated men’s bikini. sunga - a Brazilian term for a men’s swimsuit. speedo (suit style). They provide greater leg coverage than speedos or competative briefs, although they also have slightly more water resistance. They provide moderate coverage from the mid-waist to the area above the knee, somewhat resembling compression shorts worn by many athletes. They are made of nylon and lycra/spandex material and have a form fitting design to reduce water resistance. jammers - a type of men's swimwear worn primarily by competitive athletes to obtain speed advantages. briefs. boardshorts. tankini (A tank top combined with a bikini bottom.). Thong, T-back, or G-string. bikini
The name "tank suit" is derived from the term swimming tank, an obsolete term for what is now called a swimming pool. tank suit - probably the most common form of one-piece swimsuit, the tank suit form is inspiration for the subsequent creation of the tank top as a mainstream article of clothing. The straps reach down the back of the sling bikini to become a thong. Usually, it is worn like a bikini bottom with the side straps extending upwards to cover the breasts and go over the shoulders instead of going around the hips or waist, leaving the entire sides of the torso uncovered, but the torso and lower half covered. sling bikinis provide as little coverage (or as much exposure) as a bikini. Sling bikinis are sometimes, though not often, referred to as monokinis. Most commonly, a monokini is a bikini bottom without the corresponding top, worn by women, that leaves the breasts bare. monokini- a term used for different styles of one-piece swimsuits inspired by the bikini style. |