Aย bikiniย is typically a women's two-pieceย swimsuitย featuring two triangles of fabric on top, similar to aย braย and covering the woman'sย breasts, and two triangles of fabric on the bottom, the front covering theย pelvisbut exposing the navel, and the back covering theย buttocks.ย The size of the top and bottom can vary from full coverage of the breasts, pelvis, and buttocks, to very skimpy designs like aย thongย orย G-stringย that cover only theย areolaeย andย mons pubis, but expose the buttocks.
2ใOne piece
A one-piece swimsuitย most commonly refers toย swimwearย worn by women and girls when swimming in the sea or inย aย swimming pool, or for any activity in the sun, such as sun bathing. Today, theย one-piece swimsuitย is usuallyย aย skin-tight garment that coversย aย female's torso, except maybe the back or upper chest.
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3ใTankini
The tankini is a bathing suit combining a tank top, mostly made of spandex-and-cotton or Lycra-and-nylon, and a bikini bottom introduced in the late 1990s.ย This type of swimwear is considered by some to provide modesty closer to a one-piece suit with the convenience of a two-piece suit, as the entire suit need not be removed in order to use a toilet. Tankinis come in a variety of styles, colors and shapes, some include features such as integrated push-up bras. It is particularly popular as children's beachwear,ย and athletic outfit good enough for a triathlon.
4 ใMonokini
The monokini, designed by Rudi Gernreich in 1964, consisting of only a brief, close-fitting bottom and two thin straps, was the first women's topless swimsuit. His revolutionary and controversial design included a bottom that "extended from the midriff to the upper thigh" and was "held up by shoestring laces that make a halter around the neck."Some credit Gernreich's design with initiating,or describe it as a symbol of, the sexual revolution.
Some manufacturers and retailers refer to modern monokini swimsuit designs as a topless swimsuit, topless bikini,ย or unikini.