Word: bikinied
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...outside to lounge in the grass and soak up the rays. When I do, however, I do so with the understanding that I’m still on the Harvard campus, not on a beach, at a pool, or at USC. Therefore, I don’t wear a bikini: I’ll wear something more conservative, like shorts and a tank top. It’s just plain awkward to be walking through the Yard or coming home to the Quad and see a girl stretched out on a towel, clad in a skimpy bikini...
This isn’t a feminist argument against bikinis (plus, look up the etymology of bikini and you’ll find a surprisingly powerful history). I just think it’s weird and inappropriate to wear a bikini in the Yard, only feet away from Faust’s office, or even in the more secluded Quad, where your House Master and dining hall staff can walk by and see your pasty thighs and jiggling boobs...
Things have changed, says Jordon E. Osborn ’12, a former swimmer. “The bikini doesn’t really work for athletes anymore—it’ll fall off,” she says...
This two-piece suit continues to be a controversial symbol of female sexuality; it is still worn in competition, but the bikini is more likely to be seen on models in Sports Illustrated than on athletes in the Olympics...
Morgan hopes to illuminate the intricate journey women’s swimwear has taken. “The bikini can mean very different things to different generations,” she says. “I hope a knowledge of its beginnings can help readers better understand its contemporary cultural meanings...