Monokini

The monokini is one of the female swimwear. He is an increase in bikinis and consists of a short pants, which reaches up to the lower ribs, and two straps that cross over his chest. The breasts were initially uncovered. The carrier acted as an indication of the upper. Since 2006 there is also a new edition with a bikini top.

Genesis

1946 sparked the bikini by too much nudity a scandal. Early 1960s saw including the fashion designer Rudi Gernreich Emilia Puccini and the inevitability of topless trends in the near future. 1963 forecast Rudi Gernreich in an interview with Women's Wear Daily that the Americans would drop in the next five years on her bikini top, "It was my first forecast! And for the sake of historical truth I did not want that Puccini would have beaten me to it. " Gernreich presented photos of the 1964 model Peggy Moffitt with the monokini, which were originally intended as Pressegag. The monokini was not intended for production. Overnight Gernreich received 1000 orders and gave the monokini for production release. In public, the monokini was intolerable, yet paid the enthusiastic customers because of coveted labels and their passion for collecting $ 24 for the exquisite piece. A total of 3,000 copies were sold.

Etymology

The bikini was named after the Bikini Atoll. As well as a Latin prefix bi- is that "two" means, and the bikini has two parts, the name of the one-piece bikinis were mono meaning "one " formed etymologically wrong with the Greek prefix.

Criticism of the early years

Rudi Gernreich is known for his daring fashion, always being ahead of time. 1954 was designed by the avant-garde for Westwood Knitting Mills Knitting swimsuits. Conversely preferred for contemporary (swimming ) mode, the wasp waist and high gepuschte chest, drawing his models the silhouette faithfully from. The prudery of the 1950s took to the early 1960s. The women's magazine Constanze informed his readers in May 1964. " And since the mode still requires you to show up disguised like out of the water, the bikini is supplemented in each case by a narrow beach dress " The monokini, the bare breasts showing, contrary to custom and decency. " Never before or since has ever a bikini as many headlines as get the monokini world. " The monokini was unsuccessful until 1968 only 3000 models were sold. The experts scoffed at him, the Bleyele - Vertrix advertising boss: " I think the women who can not walk around so will see to it that the women who could not be allowed. " Life magazine called the monokini as a fashion joke: " the topless swimsuit is not good for swimming because he slipped in the water down, he is not fit for sunbathing, because he leaves behind a devastating welts on his chest. He also does not serve, if you like coming with him in the newspaper, because too many have now tried it ... topless is the best fashion joke for years. "

Concisely for the first half of the 1960s, numerous arrests of women who had ventured in Monokini in the public.

Reinterpretation

The modern monokini is mainly in the U.S., a swimsuit that is indeed "strong affection", but also the breasts of the wearer covered. Upper and lower parts of the monokinis firmly sewn, linked or attached in some other way (for example, bands or rings) against each other.