There were some great pieces: gauze skirts worn with bodysuits, cotton velvet shorts (based on boys' bathing trunks) and some witty takes on sailing slickers.
Special mention goes to Pringle's brand ambassador, actress Tilda Swinton, who contributed a long-sleeved maxi dress in super-light cashmere silk, based on a High Society bathing robe.
The new standard means that the actions you do take are based on what that bathing water is normally like.
Limitations with activities of daily living (ADL) are based on five ADLs (bathing; eating; toileting; moving around the house; getting out of bed).
This score is based on 6 criteria: 1) bathing with sponge, bath, or shower, 2) dressing, 3) toilet use, 4) transferring (in and out of bed or chair), 5) urine and bowel continence, 6) eating.
Other brands have sprung up online in recent years, including Fourteen, which spawned from a wedding planning company called 14 Stories, and the Brooklyn-based Marimacho, whose most recent collection featured bathing suits based on 1920s men's swimwear.
That is changing, thanks to clothing companies like Saint Harridan, as well as Tomboy Tailors, a custom suit maker in San Francisco; HauteButch, a clothing line from Santa Rosa, Calif.; and Marimacho, a Brooklyn label that makes shirts, vests and swimwear based on 1920s men's bathing suits.
In one study, a correlation of 0.73 was found between household trihalomethane concentration in the water and an estimate of total exposure to trihalomethanes based on ingestion, showering, and bathing habits (King et al. 2004).
Five mothers said that it had been decided to delay bathing their newborns based on advice from FCHVs while another mother had read the booklet and made her decision.
The publisher of a US magazine aimed at 8- to 12-year-old girls has apologised for offering tips on choosing bathing suits based on size and curves.
