When the first bikini was introduced into the United States as a fashion item, many clothing designers refused to believe that it would ever become a trend, or for that matter, be in demand. For over ten years, American designers thought that the average female citizen wouldn't wear a bikini, due to ethical and decent-minded attitudes. However, by 1957, thanks mainly to European influences and Hollywood movies, the bikini was accepted into our mainstream way of thinking about fashions and clothing trends.

As trends have a tendency to do, the bikini trend escalated in 1960 when a songwriter named Brian Hyland crafted his Yellow Polka Dot Bikini song, which soon became a hit. Since that time, the bikini has become commonplace among swimwear designers and those who still buy the bikinis.

Recently, however, a new style of bikini has emerged that has gained worldwide attention-the Brazilian micro bikini. It ...

Bikinis reveal every aspect of your body's shape and structure, which is why many women dread shopping for swimwear. Likewise, even women who appear to others to have the perfect hourglass figure find it challenging to shop for a bikini that makes them look good.

To solve this dilemma, here are ten tips you'll want to consider when shopping for a bikini that will enhance your figure.

1. Before you even think about going shopping, go to a tanning salon or buy a self-tanning or sunless lotion. When your skin has that bronze glow, you will look better in any bikini you try on. Hint: If you choose to tan yourself in a tanning bed, a stand-up tanning chamber, or a machine spray session, make sure to tan nude so you won't have any tan lines that will interfere with trying on a bikini with dissimilar lines ...

A bikini is a two-piece swimsuit for women. One piece covers the breasts and the other piece covers the buttocks and the area of skin in between theses two pieces are exposed.

It is said that the word 'bikini' is termed after 'Bikini Atoll' which is a place in Marshall Islands where nuclear weapons are tested. It was named so because a bikini creates a burst of excitement that is just like an atom bomb.

Though bikinis were first created in 1946 it took 15 years to be accepted in the United States. Bikinis were made popular in the movies, which gradually inspired the public. The bikinis were greatly in use by the French but in Catholic countries like Spain, Portugal and Italy bikinis were banned on the beaches.

Recently, the lower part of the bikini has come to be known as the monokini. When one combines a tank top ...