Ukusuka kwi-sculptural-piece-swimsuits ukuya kwi-bikinis ephantse ibe ze, iVogue ifumana inkuthazo yempahla yokuqubha oyifunayo kweli hlotyeni kwindawo yogcino lwembali yefashoni.

Akukho mathandabuzo ukuba ubuso bempahla yokuqubha butshintshe kakhulu ukusuka kwixesha leVictorian ukuza kuthi ga ngoku. Ukususela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, imfashini yokuqubha iye yaqhubeka iguquka kuzo zonke iinkalo: iziketi ziye zaba phezulu kwaye ziphezulu; iqhekeza elinye libe ngamaqhekeza amabini; iibhulukhwe ezimfutshane ziye zaba ziifutshane; imiphezulu emifutshane ibe ziindawo zokusawula; imitya iye yaba yintambo. Siye savela kwiwulu ukuya kwirayon, umqhaphu, kunye nenayiloni ukuya kumalaphu elastiki eLycra. Namhlanje, ezo zicuku zodidi oluphezulu zinokuwuqingqa umfanekiso wethu kwaye zisivumele ukuba sidade ngokukhululekileyo emanzini. (Nangona iimpahla zokuqubha zevelvet ezihonjiswe ngokuntsonkothileyo ozibona kwi-Instagram azifanelekanga ukusungulwa kunoyilo lwewulu lwe-1900s.)

Ukujonga emva kwimbali yeempahla zokuqubha, kulula ukubona ukuba abantu bahlala bezama ukubonisa okona kulungileyo elunxwemeni. Kodwa njengoko ixesha liguquka, siba neengxaki ngokwethu ngeendlela ezithile. Umzekelo, uNatalie Wood, uMarilyn Monroe kunye noGrace Kelly bonke babenxibe iimpahla zokuqubha ezisesinqeni kunye neebhikini ngoo-1950, ekulula kakhulu ukuzinxiba kuneenguqulelo ezinqunu ngokugqithisileyo ezazidume ngeminyaka yoo-1970 no-1980.

Ukususela kwiimpahla zebhanti zeenkwenkwezi ze-Hollywood zegolide ukuya kwi-bikinis emnyama encinci yee-supermodels zanamhlanje, isitayela sabo esiphezulu asizange sitshintshe. Ngelixa ubukele ukuvela kwefashoni yaselwandle, kutheni ungakhethi ixesha lokuqubha olithandayo?