One-piece swimsuit
Woman's one-piece bathing suit,
1920s,
USA
A one-piece swimsuit is a usually skin-tight one-piece swimsuit used by women when swimming in the sea or in a swimming pool. The one-piece swimsuit usually covers the genitalia, the breasts and all of the front of the body in between. A special type is however the monokini, which is made in one piece but does not cover the breasts.
Styles of one-piece swimsuits:
- maillot
- tank
- pretzel suit
- plunge front
- halter-neck
- monokini
Before the invention of the bikini, virtually all swimsuits where in one piece and in older days men used one-piece swimsuits too.
