The term maillot was first used to describe tight-fitting, one-piece swimsuits in the 1920s, as these swimsuits had been manufactured from a stretchable fabric. Because the maillot is often more modest than the bikini, it is a favorite swimsuit choice of mature women. The maillot has held an important place throughout the history of swimsuits.
It was one of the first swimsuit designs which were very revealing yet had social acceptability. When spandex fabric was invented in the year 1960, fashion designers used this fabric for making maillot style of swimsuit to create the first type of tight-fitting swimsuit that is now so common.
At present, one-piece swimsuits have almost entirely replace maillots. The term one-piece swimsuit is now often used to show the differentiation between various types of one-piece swimsuits, including the tank and pretzel maillots.
Types of Maillot:
There are, of course, several types of designer maillot swim suits like
* One-shoulder maillot
* Halter neck maillot
* Bandeau maillot
* Maillot with cutouts
This type of swimwear offers women a chance to enhance their own personal style with a unique and stylish maillot.
Currently, the maillot remains one of the most popular choices available to women throughout the world, and many women continue to wear it. The strength of the maillot is the overall, slim-look it gives with coverage for women's bodies. It is this strength that inspires many women to select the maillot as their swimsuit of choice.
Fabrics:
Many natural and synthetic fibers are used in manufacturing designer and stylish maillots. Some of the most commonly used fabrics are:-
