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The summer season of 1895 saw the arrival of a wealthy European clientele to Monaco .
piece was a corset . On top of it , women wore a wide shirt , baggy pants or a skirt , a pair of woolly stockings , shoes and a cap . The fashion was to have all your body parts properly covered . For a long time , this kind of a swimsuit remained synonymous with good taste .
1880 marked the era of recreational beach time . The mayor of Monaco , Count Félix Gastaldi , undertook to regulate the new bathers ’ dress code in the following way : ‘ Anyone sunbathing on the coastline from the Monte-Carlo station to the Tenao and
Woman ’ s bathing suit ( 1858 )
TREND TOWARDS A FULL-COVERED BODY
If you were to arrive on the French Riviera in the early 20th century , you would see quite a different picture . Tanning was not at all in vogue back in that day . Young ladies were therefore favouring swimsuit designs covering their bodies . There was not much of a summer fashion trend in 2020 at all , given that we were all living through the coronavirus pandemic in that very unusual season . However , if we do go back to the 2019 beach season , we see that the one-piece swimsuit was then quite a hit . Old fashion trends thus seemed to have returned ! But if you think about it , there is quite a huge design gap between the early 20th century and swim-suit models nowadays . A modern one-piece swimsuit , that has recently gained popularity , has an open back and a selection of cutouts and translucent inserts . With this kind of swimwear , the designers are opting for more intrigue . https :// journaldemonaco . gouv . mc /
FIRST SWIMWEAR IN MONACO
Looking for new financial opportunities , Prince Charles III had designed Monaco as a winter gambling resort , popular with the European aristocracy . That ’ s when the first Monte-Carlo Casinos and spa establishments saw the light of day .
In the 1830s , the first swimsuit also made it to the fashionistas ’ wardrobes . Its central
An Official Municipal Bulletin « Journal de Monaco » dated July 6 , 1880 , where the Mayor ’ s decree regulating the rules of bathing on municipal beaches was published .
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