Bikinis

thumb|Group of women in bikinis at Surfer's Paradise A bikini is a women's two-piece swimsuit that features one piece on top that covers the breasts, and a second piece on the bottom: the front covering the pelvis but usually exposing the navel, and the back generally covering the intergluteal cleft and some or all of the buttocks. The size of the top and bottom can vary, from bikinis that offer full coverage of the breasts, pelvis, and buttocks, to more revealing designs with a thong or G-string bottom that covers only the mons pubis, but exposes the buttocks, and a top that covers only the a

The monokini (also known as a "topless bikini" or "unikini") was designed by Rudi Gernreich in 1964, consisting of only a brief, close-fitting bottom and two thin straps; it 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.

French fashion designer

removal of pubic hair that would be exposed if a bikini is worn

French dancer

thumb|A woman wearing a tankini.

original song written and composed by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss

thumb|upright|A woman wearing a trikini A trikini is a three-piece garment used as beachwear. The name is formed from bikini, (itself named for Bikini Atoll) replacing "bi-", as if to mean "two", with "tri-", meaning "three". Some different interpretations of this bikini variant have appeared over the years.

1965 film by Norman Taurog

1964 film by William Asher

1965 film by William Asher

cultural adoption of Bikini across the world

aspect of history

beauty fad defined as "when bikini bottoms are suspended between the two hip bones, causing a space between the bikini and the lower abdomen"

1966 film by Don Weis

any of various styles of swimsuits based on or influenced by the bikini

2002 video game