Monday, August 6, 2012

Swimwear, Modest or Not?

In a true sense when the word swimwear comes into mind, we think 'sexy, slimming, skimpy & less is best". We all reference swimwear in some form, to that of the BayWatch babes.


But in histroy, before the BayWatch era, Women and Men of the 60's & earlier were very modest when it came to swimsuits. Why is it that this image, is no longer 'acceptable' to wear modest garments to the beach, and why is society advocating, less is best?




When it comes to fashion, trends go in circles, always re-visiting and replicating the past in 'modern' ways. In swimwear terms, prints and visual ideas have been replicated, but not the same 'modest' shapes. Why is this? Why does swimwear, live on a boat of its own? How can we as contemporary fashion designers turn swimwear into something thats fashionable, modest and protective.



The questions I'm asking myself, are questions that I could simply just keep on asking.. how do you find a happy medium, a middle line when it comes to looking good, and being modest and protective. 

QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS!
Let the design Process Begin.



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