FAKE news? Bikinis won't oppress women any more

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https://moneyish.com/ish/women-dont-...ikinis-anymore

Feeling beach-bummed that your body isn’t “bikini-ready” for Memorial Day? Don’t sweat it.

Retail data company EDITED reports that the number of bikini styles offered online has dropped 9%, while one-piece models have spiked 20%.

And single-piece swimsuits – sometimes called “monokinis” – are selling out three times faster than they did at this time last year, with figure-flattering and tummy-controlling designs moving the fastest, followed by traditional, round-neck suits.

“The one-piece has made an explosive comeback this year. It’s not surprising due to current trends and our quest for comfort – and retailers are capitalizing on this growth with a bevy of flattering and daring styles for 2017,” Emily Bezzand, head analyst at EDITED, told Moneyish.

Women hate bikinis now? I wonder if there's any correlation with the above story and the one below which I read just a few weeks ago.




http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the...ico-2017-05-19

Mirror mirror on the wall, whose the fattest country in the world? Ouch.

The obesity rate for American adults (aged 15 and over) came in at a whopping 38.2%, which puts the birthplace of the hamburger and the Cronut at the top of the heftiest-nations-in-the-world rankings, according to an updated survey from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Running at a not-too-close second is border pal Mexico, with 32.4% of population considered obese, followed by New Zealand, Hungary and Australia (the U.K. comes in at No. 6). The skinniest nations are Japan, with a tiny 3.7% of the population tipping the scales, followed by India, Korea, Indonesia and China. And across much of Europe, less than 20% of the population can be considered obese, according to the survey that was released Thursday.

Will beaches become modest and PG for everyone not to be offended?