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to actually make the flesh more erotic than

most total nudity would be. And he comes

through the 1920s as the legs and back became

progressively bared. In the 1930s, cleavage

appeared. In the 1930s and ‘40s, he deals with

a new fabric of the swimwear like we talked

about — the stretch pants and things. As new

fabric came along, it made it where the curves

of the body and whatever could be seen more.

In 1933 the molded-fit swimsuit was

introduced. In 1935 the two-piece was

introduced and appeared on the pages of

fashion magazines, and this showed a few

inches of flesh between the two parts, and he

said, “But it did not become fashionable until

the 1940s. In the 1940s and ‘50s, the two-piece

swimsuit bared the midriff and sides. They

became tighter. Elasticated fabric accented the

curves of the body in a way that was not

previously possible.” In the 1960s and ‘70s the

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