The tankini is distinguished from the classic bikini by the difference in tops, the top of the tankini essentially being a tank top.
Reintroduced, its appeal grew fast among young women, with bandeau tops edging into the sales of the classic tankini.
Sometimes the same design has been called a bandeaukini and a tankini.
The tankini top extends downward to somewhere between just above the navel and the top of the hips.
Her biggest hit, the tankini, came in 1998 when her label introduced the innovation.
She scored what would be her biggest hit in 1998 when her label introduced the tankini.
