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In the past century, women’s clothing at the beach became more and more revealing. Gone were the days when women had to be completely covered, and if they did go swimming they had to wear clothes that completely covered their bodies. With the sexual revolution, the idea that clothes should reveal and enhance women’s figures became more widespread, and this was especially true with regard to swimsuit. A revolution had occurred, and this allowed bikini swimwear to gain popularity. With these designs, very little, seemingly, was left to the imagination. And yet, each pattern, when carefully chosen, can accentuate the strengths in a woman’s figure.

Take, for example, the one piece swimsuit. There are some women who would not want to show their bellies if it was scarred. In such a situation they would want to wear a one piece to cover their midriff. When a woman wants to cover more of her body, a one piece is the preferred option. But at the same time these can also be revealing, if the neckline is low and it shows the back and thighs. These designs are excellent for women with full figures.

For those who are fit, the bikini swimwear is a style that they can consider depending on how comfortable they are exposing much of their bodies. The bikini consists of a top and bottom piece. But how much it covers is all up to the wearer to decide. If an individual is totally free with their body they might wear a thong, for example, which would expose much of the buttocks to public view. A person would have to be extremely confident in their body to wear this, and it would be better worn in areas where others are likely to also wear such items, in order to divert undo attention.

A cute design is a tank suit, and it is an excellent choice for playing at the beach. It looks like a scuba diver outfit, only lacking arms and legs, and sometimes having a neckline that is very low.

The miniskirt has been adopted in swimwear in skirt designs. In normal situations it would not be appropriate to wear such short skirts, but they would not be out of place on the beach or in the pool. They often have lots of frills, pleats and folds.

A hybrid between the one piece and bikini, the monokini combines the best of both worlds. It is a single piece item, but it has large pieces of material missing from it, allowing the wearer to reveal those body parts which she desires to. Backs, hips, midriffs are exposed, depending on what one chooses. It need not be symmetrical; one side can be cut to reveal a hip, for example, while the other side is covered.

The widespread popularity of swimwear has allowed swimwear designers to gain reputations in their own rights, rather than being considered an inferior part of the fashion industry. Designers like Body Glove are well known. Also, established fashion designers who made their reputations designing conventional clothing have entered the swimwear industry. Tommy Hilfiger is one well know example.

This Year’s swimsuit has come a long way in the past century, and the radical developments even within the last ten years with the bikini swimwear that show even more changes remain to come.