Episode 89: Swimsuits and Social Revolutions

This week’s prompts: Bathing Suit, Mint Green, 1964

This week, Lauren and Neal kick things off by reading YOUR suggestions for open-house names and Neal comes up with a million dollar idea for a book villain that he may or may not use. Only time will tell. The pair then talk about movies that turn your brain off, and Neal recounts trying to watch a Jason Statham movie in six minute increments.

To start the episode off, Neal takes the reigns and uses 1964 and bathing suit to talk about the creation and evolution of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from its beginnings as a January filler to becoming a billion-dollar cultural juggernaut. He talks about the first cover mode, the female editor who helped build the franchise and make it a household name, the controversies, and of course, the supermodels the magazine minted.

Lauren picks up the conversation with a deep dive into Rudi Gernreich, the Austrian-born American designer whose fashion inspired social critique. Gernreich is perhaps best known for the topless monokini but throughout all of his work, saw clothing not just as style, but a way to challenge repression, rethink gender, and push modern fashion. Lauren details his refugee background and anatomical eye to his futuristic unisex looks and even talks about the unforgettable, very real, pubikini. And yes, it's what it sounds like.

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