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tsth«?eoferBriefer Bikinis Riviera HitTh is SeasonPARIS—dPi—Bikinis will go back to the beaches this sum*mer in smaller and bettershape than ever.Swim suit designers from France’s sunny Riviera rebelled this year against the modest one-piecers promoted by the Paris high-fashion designers.Tiktiner. a wholesale firm inNice, currently is shocking shivering Parisians with daring beach “ensembles” — scanty panties, brief bras, prudently covered by short tunic.He said his collection “seems to be wrapped in a sunbeam straight from the south ofFrance.*»Observers noted that itE wrapped little else ot The new Riviera bikinis leave o- plenty of wide open spaces for ly, sun-bathing purposes,•o Italian All-in-oneEven Paris sportswear de--te signers are beginning to admit en that the less worn, the better •rs the “look.si- “The woman is the line thishe year,” said Andre Ledoux, a on leading sportswear designer.;h, But farther south along the Riviera coast, the Italian “hautecouture” practically banished bikinis from the beaches. Prudish all-in-one styles replaced them.In contrast, the French de-, signers use a maximum yard-’ age of two pocket hankies increating their “bare” look.Tiktiner’s “Bombay” swim suit looks like a string draped in Hindu style, topped by a narrow band.*■ Another has only three[T1 flounces between it and a moviem.‘Z,inm.censor ban.But these designers top the brief creations with Greek toga tunics or men’s style shirts, ™ which stop on the right side ofmodesty.r\IV or AC
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Racine Journal Times
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Feb 27, 1957
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