By stephanie on November 4, 2009
We take it for granted now: another year, another issue of Sports Illustrated: The Swimsuit Edition! But did you ever wonder how a sports magazine came around to publishing a yearly issue dedicated to women in bikinis?
It all started one slow winter at Sports Illustrated headquarters. With nothing going on in the sports world to [...]
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By adrienne on October 19, 2009
If you’ve ever jumped in to the water with your t shirt on, you know how long regular clothes take to dry. Sadly, the women in the 50s had to put up with that feeling every time they went swimming. Why? Well, the very stretchy material that is now vital in all swimwear, spandex, didn’t really exist [...]
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By naomi on October 12, 2009
The bikini is clearly a favorite in fashionable and designer swimwear. And for some of you bikini lovers, and us here at The Orchid Boutique, you can’t get enough bikini trivia and history. Did you know that the first Miss World Pageant in 1951 was first officially called the Festival Bikini Contest? However, because of opposition to being judged wearing the two-piece in the competition, the bikini was banned from the Miss World Pageant for two decades after that. Contestants in Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA were first allowed to don bikinis in 1997 — a look that’s been around for thousands of years was only allowed 12 years ago!
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By adrienne on October 7, 2009
If you love Nina Garcia as much as we do then you know she’s published three fantastic, and almost instructional, books about fashion and style.
Well much to our liking (here comes the fun fact), the famed fashion editor has mentioned one of The Orchid Boutique’s popular designers in her 2008 wardrobe guide, The One Hundred: [...]
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By carol on July 2, 2009
The always sexy bikini turns 63 years old this week, and we think she’s looking better than ever! To celebrate her birthday, let’s look back at how she came to be the hottest part of our beach wardrobe.
Though two-piece outfits have been seen throughout history as far back 3000 BC, what we know as the [...]
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