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...teenage years wore on however, math became more difficult, my tankini remained topographically uninspired, and summers got rapidly less awesome. PSAT prep books replaced those salty Judy Blume novels from the local library, and lemonade stands, once plentiful on my block, were suddenly in short supply...
...final report card, I’d close the door on academia and only two thoughts competed for attention in my young brain: the fact that I'd somehow aced Algebra, and the sneaking (yet perennially inaccurate) suspicion that this would be the year I finally filled out my tankini. Ahead of me lay nothing but two months of unstructured time in which to but scrape my knees, freckle my nose, and lust after whatever three-named hunk was starring in that year's summer blockbuster...
...relations with the neighbors were, for a few days, delicate. But the summer concert spirit of carefree irreverence and youthful dereliction survived. We successfully instilled in the children an appreciation for punk music and misbehaving, and from the cruel crush of core requirements, adulthood, and the appropriately fleshed-out tankini, I would happily continue to run and hide...
Move over, Tankini. Since the full-coverage swimsuit dubbed the Burqini (as in burqa plus bikini) hit the international market in January, devout Muslim women have been snapping them up. The polyester suits were designed to accord with Islamic laws that require women to dress modestly and to eliminate the risk of drowning when the yards of fabric used in traditional burqas get soaked. Now, however, non-Muslim beachgoers are getting into the full-covered swim. Whether women are worried about health, weight or the tolls of age, the Burqini offers a comfortable alternative to a skimpy two-piece...
Anne Cole, the designer whose 1997 invention of the tankini was a landmark for conservative swimwear, lauds the reasoning behind the modest suits. "A woman should, above all, find a suit she can feel comfortable and be herself in," she says. But the new swimsuits have drawn criticism from both East and West. "This is like playing a game with Allah," asserted a poster on the website ShiaChat, complaining that the stretchy fabric reveals curves. Zanetti's design has also brought out anti-Muslim sentiment since she's become a high-profile member of the Islamic community. She has been...