The Exploress
The History of the Bikini
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Season 5, Episode 7. Today we'll be tracing the history of women's bathing suits from the 1700s to the 1960s. We'll look at how swimwear fashion evolved from the drab bathing gowns and modest bloomer suits to the sporty one piece swimsuit and the scandalous bikini. We'll learn how some old-timey swimsuits could literally kill you, or possibly just get you arrested, how swimming became an…