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Jayne Mansfield's leopard spot bikini was regular wardrobe for actress and blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield in her publicity stunts. Because of the costume she came to be known as "the girl in the leopard bikini" at times.〔Kelly Killoren Bensimon, ''The bikini book'', page 45, Thames & Hudson, 2006, ISBN 9780500513163〕 Throughout the 1950s, she and her husband Mickey Hargitay posed for photos with her in the leopard spot bikini.〔Jane Woolridge, "(Bare it and grin this spring )", ''The News and Courier'', page 3, 1986-04-03〕 The couple wore matching leopard spots to announce their closeness, and the costume won them a prize at a Hollywood costume party.〔"(Muscular hoist for Jayne )", ''Life'', page 59, 1956-11-12〕 Mansfield often walked down the Hollywood Boulevard in the leopard bikini signing autographs,〔John Waters, ''Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters'', page 113, Simon and Schuster, 2003, ISBN 9780743246279〕 once went shopping in the leopard bikini, and attended parties in it.〔"(Bikini clad Jayne Mansfield carried to party by friend )", ''Daytona Beach Morning Journal'', page 7, 1956-10-29〕〔"(Ballyhoo Ball wildest one yet in Hollywood )", ''Herald-Journal'', page 3, 1956-10-28〕 When Mansfield and her husband Miklós Hargitay toured for stage shows, newspapers wrote that Mansfield convinced the rural population that she owned more bikinis than anyone.〔Dorothy Kilgallen, "Jayne's Touring Strawhats in Bikinis", Washington Post, page B11, 1964-07-22〕 She showed a fair amount of her bust, as well as her midriff and legs, in the leopard-spot bikini she wore for her stage shows.〔Staff Correspondent, "The bare facts at last, all those hours at the gym will pay off with spring's slightly skimpy fashions", ''Miami Herald'', page D1, 1986-03-12〕 Kathryn Wexler of ''The Miami Herald'' wrote, "In the beginning as we know it, there was Jayne Mansfield. Here she preens in leopard-print or striped bikinis, sucking in air to showcase her well noted physical assets."〔Kathryn Wexler, "(Old-time eroticism: When bikinis really mattered )", ''Miami Herald'', 2006-04-19〕 Her leopard-skin bikini remains one of the earlier specimens of the fashion.〔Jennifer Steinhauer, "(In, Damned Spot! ), New York Times, 1997-05-11〕 As late as in 1982, she appeared in a full page color photograph in the leopard spot bikini in Tony Crawley's ''Screen Dreams: The Hollywood Pin-up''. ''American Photo'' magazine printed photographer Bruno Bernard's photo of Mansfield in the costume in 2003.〔"(Inside Photography )", ''American Photo'', page 13, Jan-Feb 2003〕 ==Sources== * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jayne Mansfield's leopard spot bikini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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