Micro Bikinis, Swimwear and more!

Aside from just being sexy swimwear, bikinis and micro bikinis hold a central place in pop culture. From Princess Leia’s metal bikini in Return of the Jedi to Phoebe Cates’ hot little red number in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, the bikini has come to represent sex and sexuality in the culture collective.

In the 1970s, nudity was banned through legislation in Venice Beach, California. The beach nudists didn’t let that faze them too much – they began making their own skimpy swimwear that simulated the next best thing to nudity.

From scraps of material and pieces of twine, the bikini was born. Soon after (reportedly about 1975) a Venice Beach swimwear store began designing, making and selling micro bikinis. The modern materials and manufacturing proved to be a huge hit.

The micro bikini is especially in keeping with the Venice Beach activists – often being little more than a tiny strip of fabric covering the genitalia. Covering the rear end is definitely optional when it comes to the micro style.

Even before the Venice Beach movement, regular bikinis proved their sex appeal and entered pop culture when several of the hottest bods in Hollywood wore them on-screen in the 50s and 60s.
Micro bikinis take it a step further using as little coverage as possible.

Bikinis may have entered the collective consciousness in the 50s, but the style actually dates as far back as antiquity – ancient Roman mosaics clearly portray women clad in something that closely resembles the modern bikini!

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Micro Bikinis, Swimwear and more!