5 random facts about swimsuits

Because I thought you might like to know….

1. When the Barbie doll debuted on March 9, 1959, her first outfit was a black-and-white striped swimsuit
2. In 1907, when Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman (1887-1975) wore a one-piece suit in Boston that revealed her arms and legs, she was promptly arrested for indecent exposure.
3. In 1923, New York ballet dancer Pearl Howell donned an unusual bathing suit made entirely of seaweed.
4. The bikini was worn for the first time by French model and nude dancer Micheline Bernardini for a poolside fashion show at the Piscine Molitor in Paris on July 5, 1946. She later received 50,000 fan letters.
5. In Australia, swimsuits are known as “cossies.” In the UK and Ireland, they are called “togs.”

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(I found all these and more on https://www.factretriever.com/swimsuit-facts)