El Microscopico Bikini
Beating the heat is always a priority in these parts this time of year, and Trini and her friends have been hitting the pool in the evenings. For some reason the discussion moved into the general area of swimwear, and I said something to the effect that “I assume you have a properly-conservative one-piece suit.”
No, she doesn’t; it’s a two-piece, and let’s change the subject already. Which I pretty much had to, since the mind had already started wandering off.
It didn’t occur to me that there might be a practical reason for this. And admittedly John Derbyshire is not my go-to guy for questions about the fairer sex, but in this particular instance he seems to have nailed it:
I think I have an answer to why the bikini has triumphed over the ladies’ one-piece bathing suit. Several readers offered it, and Mrs. D. has enthusiastically confirmed.
The answer is unfortunately a bit close to the propriety line for a family website. Let the following hint suffice: Bathroom break.
Some days I feel dumber than others.
(Title from Rock en Español, Vol. 1 by Los Straitjackets; it’s actually a cover of Larry Williams’ “Dizzy Miss Lizzie.”)
Donna B. »
19 July 2009 · 12:34 am
Removing a one piece much resembles peeling a tomato that really, really doesn’t want to be peeled.
I do think that females look much more attractive in one-piece swimsuits. I also think 3-4″ heels are attractive. That doesn’t mean I’ll wear either!
One of my favorite website is
http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/COSTUME1_INDEX.HTML
Attractive? Stylish? Go figure :-)
fillyjonk »
19 July 2009 · 12:57 pm
Well, there is a new innovation called a “tankini” that mimics a one-piece in coverage, but is two pieces (a tank-top-like top, with bikini bottoms) that has the convenience of a two-piece.
I haven’t put on – let alone shopped for – a swimsuit in at least four years. The one I own (which I presume still fits) is one piece, black, with a frill that is ostensibly designed to camouflage one of the “problem” areas. (Though if I listened to what fashion magazines said about what made “problem areas” on a woman, I’d probably have to hide my entire body, save for hands, feet, and head behind a frill. Which may actually be why I’m not that interested in going to places where I have to wear a swimsuit. Well, that, and a serious sensitivity to chlorine.)