Pam's,"Swimsuit Illustrated Issue" (2012)

Call it_Togs,Bathers,Cossies,One-Piece Bikini,Thongs,Burqini,Tankini,Monokini,Classic
Era Nude,etc.._
Women's bathing suits have reaallllly evolved from this 1855 Women's bathing Suit!

                                      Bloomers & Black Stocking
Wow..Well Dressed Swimmer,Indeed! Considering early History shows the Romans and Greeks Ala' Nude!However,I'm thinking History is repeating itself nowdays_considering some of the swim attire or lack of fabric on today's swimwear.In various cultures,one swims, if not in the nude, in a version of suitable material,a garment or undergarment commonly worn on land, i.e.loincloth such as the Japanese man's Fundoshi..in other words a strip of fabric surrounding the "private areas"of man or woman!

 Female bathing costumes were derived from those worn at Bath,England and other spas.During the 1670s nude female bathing in the spas was the norm.Nude swimming was ban in the UK in 1886.Women had to wear "A Decent Shift" on their bodies after 1886.And,the fabric of chioce for these poor souls was Flannel! It was believed the warmer fabric was necessary in cold water...mmm there would be some dead bodies floating around here in Texas in flannel!

In the Victorian Era, popular beach resorts were commonly equipped with "bathing machines" designed to avoid the exposure of people in swimsuits, especially to people of the opposite sex.

Beauty Contest in America of women in bathing costumes became popular from the 1880s.However, such contests were not regarded as respectable.These Contest became more respectable with the first modern "Miss America"contest held in 1921.Norman Rockwell was a Judge in 1922.Now here's a one-piece number for you thong wearing,bikini lovers:

Aussie Annette Kellerman in 1907 was arrested for "INDECENT EXPOSURE" because her swimsuit showed arms, legs and the neck. Kellerman changed the suit to have long arms and legs and a collar, still keeping the close fit that revealed the shapes underneath.What The What??????

These form fitting garments and glamour photography(1940's& 50's) which often featured people wearing swimsuits made this style popular.Aka,"Hour-glass figure","Coca Cola Bottle figure"Syndrome!!! This evolved into swimsuit photography exemplified by the annual "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue".Beauty contests also required contestants to wear form-fitting swimsuits. The 1980's brought the "Thong" from Brazil...and as they say the rest is History.....Here's a look at some icons in swimsuits...

                                                   1930's Jean Harlow

                                                  1950's Esther Williams

                                                   1951 Marilyn Monroe

                                                    1956 Bette Page

                                                    1976 Farrah Fawcett

                                                     1979 Bo Derek

                                                    2001 Angelina Jolie

                                                   2002 Halle Berry

                                                    2007 Beyonce

                                     2008 Helen Mirren at 63 yrs young!

           And,what's an Olympic Game without controversy...

Keeping up the Aussie Tradition_Stephanie Rice_Australian Olympic Swimmer Tweet Pic!

Ah,I have not forgotten about the Guys...but coming off "Magic Mike Opening Weekend"...enough said!Nothing could possibly compare to Magic Mike..heard the lines in DC were 2 Blocks thick!

Now here's _"My Style" of swimwear with a couple bottles of Shiraz & a good book.....

So,Ladies_Start Your Engines..mmm wrong one_Start Your Itty,Bitty,SwimSuit Wearing..& Let The Games Begin!As for me,Bob says it best.....


~Well me don't swim too tough so me don't go in the water too deep~Bob Marley~

~BEWARE~It's Magic Mike Week~

A little something HOT for Summer..in Texas that's some hard shoes to fill_BUT,here you go..All husbands,boyfriends,significant others or girls,women in general_ "BEWARE ALL THIS WEEK"_should your find females or some males acting strange ... It's Raining Men this week..."HALLELUJER"!

http://magicmikemovie.warnerbros.com/

Coming to a theater near you_"MAGIC MIKE", & The Boys_June 29,2012! There's...Dallas,Magic Mike,The Kid,Paige,Ken _and none other than Big Dick Richie_all ready to roll at Club Xquisite!

Now,that's all good_but when I saw The Trailer,The Poster,Maroon 5 w/Adam Levine (my other boyfriend) singing my all time favorite,"Moves Like Jagger", Matthew "Fine Anatomical Specimen of a Man" McConaughey...I've already started to get dressed to drive...No wait.. I'm gonna Ride a Horse ,No... a Cowboy to await the opening day..

Destination:one way ticket to Club Xquisite!

~ SAVE A HORSE RIDE A TEXAS COWBOY~
                             ~ Home Grown Uvalde,Texas..Matthew McConaughey~

Seems Channing Tatum back in 2010,told an Australian newspaper he'd like to do a movie about his experiences as a Stripper in Tampa,Florida when he was a just a baby at 19 years old.Tatum picked Director Nicholas Refn of "Bronson"(2008)movie fame.But,Oscar Winning Steven Soderbergh got the nod. Soderbergh of Sex,Lies & Videotapes(1989),Ocean Twelve(2004)& Thirteen(2007); Oscar winning Traffic(2000) & Erin Brockovich(2000) in the same year! So off we go to work_

Indeed,"Men at Work"...A Capital idea!!!!! So,this Independent Film started filming September 2011,wrapped in late October 2011_110 minutes,$5 Million Budget_Warner Brothers acquired US distribution rights October 27,2011...opening DAY June 29,2012 ! Then The Boys perfected their SIX PACKS:

Manganiello "Big Dick Richie" above was ranked #1 on Men's Health magazine's best Summer Bodies of 2011, as well as one of the World's 25 Fittest Guys by Men's Fitness magazine and the winner of Us Weekly's 2011 "Sharp Dressed Man" Award. He was also named the summer of 2011's Hottest Supernatural Being – Male, byEntertainment Weekly.

And,then they just had to use one of my FAVORITE all times jams..."MOVES LIKE JAGGER" with another one of my main squeezes...Adam Levine_mmm.should I wear My Moves Like Jagger T-Shirt?

 

This little original "Independent Film" called "MAGIC MIKE"is about to make some dollar bills....mo money,mo money,$$$$$$.....

So,me & my Girlfriend Peeps are having a little "Magic Mike Brunch"with Champagne,hiring a Limo Driver,catching a Matinee,Destination: Club Xquisite!!!!!!!!! 

Dallas(Matt McConaughey)says:
"The Law says you can't touch...BUT..I think I see alot of LawBreakers up in this house". Hallelujer!It's Raining Men....Grab your friends and have a Magic Mike Parteee....before I go,it's important to remember.....

           ~Don't Forget To Tip Your Stripper~Peace Out...

~Little Black Dress,sings Moon River @ Tiffany's,5 A.M._Audrey of course!!~

Talk about a page turner...that is if you're an "All things Audrey Hepburn Fan"! I've been working on completing my Summer/Winter Reading List 2012.

This little gem of a book called_"Fifth Avenue,5 A.M." by Sam Wasson was awesome.It was almost like being privy to 204 pages of nitty,gritty,gossip about what went on behind the scenes before and during the making of _Breakfast at Tiffany's.Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress (Audrey Hepburn) and a cast of characters;(Writer)Truman Capote,(Director)Blake Edwards,(Designer)Givenchy,(Composer) Henry Mancini and the powerful heads behind Hollywood Studios.

This is America of the early Sixties_before "Woodstock(1969) and Birth Control Pills"..the FDA approved the first oral contraceptive in 1960, contraceptives were not available to married women in all states until 1965 and were not available to unmarried women in all states until 1972. Holly Golightly, a High-Class Call Girl  raised eyebrows across America,changing  the way Fashion,Film and Sex would play out for decades to come! Wow! if only the puritan,"Production Coders" could see us now.Yes,this very small group of men were there to protect Americans from exposure to immoral behaviour on the Big Screen. Right...Remember this was the "Era of BIG Bosoms", Marilyn Monroe,Jayne Mansfield,Tempest Storm..,etc..!

I shiver to think that "Breakfast at Tiffany's" may not have been a film....because Capote didn't want Audrey to play Holly_he wanted Marilyn Monroe, Audrey didn't want to play Holly because she had a dainty,immaculate image to uphold,Screenwriters were terrified that the Production Code Men would not like the Call Girl status of Holly, Audrey's contract stipulated that she would "only" wear Hubert de Givenchy,Studio Executives did NOT want Blake Edwards to be the Director nor did Audrey, no one liked egotistical George Peppard, no one wanted Mickey Rooney to play the part of Mr.Yunioshi...Yo!..he was "NOT Japanese" & everyone hated the HOAX  he played on the public...very offensive,indeed  and they really did not want Henry Mancini composing a song for Audrey who could not sing....among other things..there's much more! But it was made...and it's still talked about today.

Especially,"The Little Black Dress".Here's a little trivia_two identical (kinda) dresses of the same LBD_one for standing gazing in the window at Tiffany's.One for walking down 5th Avenue.Seems the standing one would have made Audrey walk like a Geisha_to tight..so Givenchy made a looser one for walking!Now about that LBD...Prior to the 1920's black was reserved for women in mourning,during Victorian and Edwardian times a mourning period was up to two years in black(only);WWI deaths plus Spanish Flu Epidemic fatalities made the wearing of black more common for women in public. I came across this Pictorial History of the LBD...enjoy..

                                                1925

                                               1927

1928

                                 1930 Josephine Baker (peacock feathers)

                                                1935

                                                1936

                                            1939 Wallis Simpson

                                                1943

                                   1948 Dior,wasp waist,full skirt

                              1949 Velvet & Satin Cocktail Dress(my favorite.)

                                     1951 Plunging Neckline,Pencil Skirt

                                         This shape dominated 1950's

                                          1955 Graceful(LOVE IT)

                           1956 Galanos wool crepe w/bare chiffon midriff

                                           1957 Paris Pouf

                                1959 Coco Chanel_finishing touches on dress

                             1961 "THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS" Givenchy

                                      1962_Chanel influenced rows of Pearls

                                             1965_Sophia's Classic Look

                                             1960's MINI-Dress!!!

                                      1970 Jackie O's La Cote Basque Dress

                                          1970's Liza in slinky DISCO!

                                 1977_Blondie's Deborah Harry in Rock Style

                                          1985 House of Chanel,Lagerfield

                                       1988_Iman updates TLBD

                                1994 Lagerfield's brief Mini,Coco disliked the Mini!

                                          1994_Princess Diana's,Revenge LBD
                                          

                                          1994 Versace's very open LBD!

                                       1999_Calista's Step Back in Time Look 

                                   2002 Kate Moss_minimum,barely there LBD

                                              2008 Dior

                        2009 Mrs.Obama_Graceful,"First Lady" in Azzendine Alaia

                                     2010_Heidi Klum's Little Bitty Tiny LBD!

                                   2012 The New Generation of The "LBD"

                                                                 ..and the LBD lives on for future generations!

And to think we almost didn't get to hear Audrey voice :

or realize Henry Mancini's greatness.Nominated for an unprecedented 72 Grammy's,winning 20,nominated for 18 Academy Awards,won 4,won a Golden Globe,nominated for 2 Emmy's_won 2 Oscar's in 1962 for Moon River along with Johnny Mercer(words).BUT.....my favorite tune from Henry Mancini comes from the Peter Gunn Series...:

So ,Ladies when's the last time you wore a reallllllllllllllly nice "LBD"???????Well,that's tooooo long....