Kusukela kuma-swimsuits e-sculptural-piece one-swimsuits kuya kuma-bikini anqunu, i-Vogue ithola ugqozi lwezingubo zokubhukuda ozidingayo kuleli hlobo kusukela ezinqolobaneni zomlando wemfashini.

Akungabazeki ukuthi ubuso bezingubo zokubhukuda buye bashintsha kakhulu kusukela esikhathini se-Victorian kuze kube manje. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, imfashini yezingubo zokubhukuda iye yaqhubeka ishintsha kuzo zonke izici: iziketi ziye zaba phezulu nangaphezulu; ucezu olulodwa seluyizingcezu ezimbili; izikhindi seziphenduke izikhindi; iziqongo ezimfushane seziphenduke izindwani; izintambo seziphenduke Intambo. Siguqukile sisuka kuvolo saya ku-rayon, ukotini, nenayiloni saya kuzindwangu ezinwebekayo ze-Lycra. Namuhla, leyo micu yokwenziwa yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu ingasiqopha kalula futhi isivumele ukuba sibhukude ngokukhululeka emanzini. (Nakuba izingubo zokubhukuda zevelvet ezihlotshiswe ngokuyinkimbinkimbi ozibona ku-Instagram zingakufanele ukwethulwa kunemiklamo yoboya yama-1900s.)

Uma ubheka emuva emlandweni wezimpahla zokubhukuda, kulula ukubona ukuthi abantu bahlale bezama ukukhombisa ezihamba phambili olwandle. Kodwa njengoba isikhathi sishintsha, siba nezinkinga ngokwethu ngezindlela ezithile. Isibonelo, u-Natalie Wood, u-Marilyn Monroe kanye no-Grace Kelly bonke babegqoka izingubo zokubhukuda ezisezinqeni nama-bikini ngeminyaka yawo-1950, okulula kakhulu ukuzigqoka kunezinguqulo ezinqunu ngokwedlulele ezazidume ngeminyaka yawo-1970 nawo-1980.

Kusukela ezimpahleni zebhande zezinkanyezi zeminyaka yegolide yaseHollywood kuya kumabhikini amancane amnyama wamamodeli anamuhla, isitayela sabo esisezingeni eliphezulu asikaze sishintshe. Ngenkathi ubukele ukuvela kwemfashini yasebhishi, kungani ungakhethi inkathi yezingubo zokubhukuda eziyintandokazi yakho?