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One-piece swimsuits
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•A one-piece swimsuit is a usually skin-tight one-piece swimsuit used by women when swimming in the sea or in a swimming pool. The one-piece swimsuit usually covers the genitalia, the breasts and all of the front of the body in between. A special type is however the monokini, which is made in one piece but does not cover the breasts.
The most common type of one-piece suit is the maillot or tank suit, which resembles a sleeveless leotard, or bodysuit. Variants of this include halterneck and plunge front swimsuits, as well as wrap-round ("surplice") and bandeau styles. The pretzel suit is another special case of the one-piece swimsuit. |
Before the invention of the bikini, virtually all swimsuits were in one piece and in older days men used similar swimsuits that covered equivalent areas of the body.
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•Pretzel suit: a single-piece suit similar to a sling bikini, but the straps encircle the torso around the bottom of the ribcage, forming a very high-sided bikini bottom; instead of the straps passing over the neck and down the back, they simply encircle the neck, joining the straps which pass around the midriff.
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