By stephanie on February 26, 2010
Animal prints are hot, hot, HOT in swimwear 2010 this year! You can find luxury swimwear in leopard print, tiger stripes, or even snakeskin print – whatever your animal fancy, swimwear designers are happy to provide (and so are we).
Animal print swimsuits were first seen in the 1950s. It was quite a revolution! Swimsuits had [...]
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By adrienne on December 20, 2009
Test your knowledge with The Orchid Boutique’s swimwear quiz! We’ve created this 10-question quiz all about swimsuits and swimwear. Good luck! No cheating!
How’d you do? When you’re all done, tell us what surprised you in the comments!
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged bikini history, orchid swimwear, swimwear, swimwear history, swimwear quiz, the orchid boutique
By stephanie on December 8, 2009
What does the word “bikini” mean, anyway? Does “bi” stand for “two” and “kini” stand for piece? You might think so (we certainly did!), but it’s not true at all. The word “bikini” comes from the name of a Micronesian island named Bikini Atoll. And the bikini wasn’t even invented there – it was invented [...]
Posted in Fun Facts | Tagged Bikini Atoll, bikini history, designer bikinis, Louis Réard, Michèle Bernadini
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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