{"id":314088,"date":"2010-02-11T22:54:55","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T03:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/down-under-swimwear-history-swimwear\/14120\/"},"modified":"2010-02-11T22:54:55","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T03:54:55","slug":"exposed-the-story-of-swimwear-exhibition-traversing-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/314088","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Exposed! The story of swimwear&#8217; exhibition traversing Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/swimwear-exhibition.jpg\" alt=\"We've come a long way ... from shocking in the early 1900s (left) to blase in 2010, swimsu...\"><\/p>\n<p>Swimwear fashion has progressed steadily over the past 100 or so years (if you discount Borat&#8217;s mankini). Design has moved from neck-to-knees woolen garments that women were encouraged to bathe in at the beach, to men&#8217;s Speedos, to skimpy Brazilian thongs, to Daniel Craig&#8217;s James Bond swimmer boxer trunks, to full body racing &#8216;buoyancy&#8217; suits for Olympians. Who could forget screen sirens Esther Williams, Jane Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe posing in their swimsuits? To celebrate Australia&#8217;s contribution to the swimwear industry &#8211; in design and materials &#8211; a comprehensive exhibition titled &#8220;Exposed! The story of swimwear&#8221; is traversing that country, appearing at State museums&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/australia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Australia<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/beach\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beach<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/bikini\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bikini<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/speedo\/\" rel=\"tag\">Speedo<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/swim\/\" rel=\"tag\">Swim<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/swimwear\/\" rel=\"tag\">Swimwear<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/shrinkage-rooster-booster-wonderbra-men\/10977\/\">Fight shrinkage with the Rooster Booster: the Wonderbra for men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4688\/\">First2Print digitally-printed, ready-to-wear swim apparel <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6624\/\">The Mila Bikini Skin &#8211; form-fitting protection for the iPod<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1521\/\">40 years of Bond gadget&#8217;s on show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/speedo-lzr-racer-worlds-fastest-swimsuit\/8819\/\">SPEEDO LZR RACER &#8211; the world&#8217;s fastest swimsuit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/rosir-roo-designer-wellies\/8142\/\">Designer Wellies: fashion meets function for the farm or play time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/z8Dvs52BrY_RvFpNBkz4Pi9vs40\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/z8Dvs52BrY_RvFpNBkz4Pi9vs40\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/z8Dvs52BrY_RvFpNBkz4Pi9vs40\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/z8Dvs52BrY_RvFpNBkz4Pi9vs40\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=OVlIFDwVrpM:E7v0wrUo3uc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=OVlIFDwVrpM:E7v0wrUo3uc:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=OVlIFDwVrpM:E7v0wrUo3uc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=OVlIFDwVrpM:E7v0wrUo3uc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=OVlIFDwVrpM:E7v0wrUo3uc:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=OVlIFDwVrpM:E7v0wrUo3uc:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=OVlIFDwVrpM:E7v0wrUo3uc:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/OVlIFDwVrpM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimwear fashion has progressed steadily over the past 100 or so years (if you discount Borat&#8217;s mankini). 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