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| The '''Fur bikini of Raquel Welch''' refers to the fur/animal hide bikini worn by ] in the 1966 film '']''. She was described as "wearing mankind's first bikini" and the bikini was described as a "definitive look of the 1960s".<ref name="Filmfacts">{{cite book|title=Filmfacts|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zbkvAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=24 May 2011|year=1967}}</ref><ref name="Mansour2005">{{cite book|last=Mansour|first=David|title=From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hK0rPUF85loC&pg=PA345|accessdate=24 May 2011|date=1 June 2005|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=9780740751189|page=345}}</ref> | The '''Fur bikini of Raquel Welch''' refers to the fur/animal hide bikini worn by ] in the 1966 film '']''. She was described as "wearing mankind's first bikini" and the bikini was described as a "definitive look of the 1960s".<ref name="Filmfacts">{{cite book|title=Filmfacts|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zbkvAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=24 May 2011|year=1967}}</ref><ref name="Mansour2005">{{cite book|last=Mansour|first=David|title=From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hK0rPUF85loC&pg=PA345|accessdate=24 May 2011|date=1 June 2005|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=9780740751189|page=345}}</ref> | ||
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| ] wore a deer skin bikini in '']'' (1966) that made her an instant pin-up girl.<ref name=BBCW>Kathryn Westcott, "", BBC News, 2006-06-05</ref> Welch was featured in the studio's advertising as "wearing mankind's first bikini"<ref name="Filmfacts">{{cite book |title=Filmfacts 1967 Vol. 10 No. 4 |date=15 June 1967 |publisher=University of Southern California Division of Cinema, American Film Institute |page=42 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zbkvAQAAIAAJ |accessdate=25 November 2011}}</ref> and the bikini was later described as a "definitive look of the 1960s".<ref name="Mansour2005">{{cite book|last=Mansour|first=David|title=From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hK0rPUF85loC&pg=PA345|year=2005|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-7407-5118-9|page=345|accessdate=28 August 2012 }}</ref> Her role wearing the leather bikini raised Welch to a fashion icon<ref>{{cite news|last=Proud|first=Amelia|title=Still got it! Raquel Welch is as beautiful today as when she emerged from the sea in 'mankind's first bikini' almost 50 years ago|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2105039/Raquel-Welch-beautiful-today-emerged-sea-mankinds-bikini-50-years-ago.html|accessdate=21 August 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mail|date=23 February 2012}}</ref> and the photo of her in the bikini became a best-selling pinup poster.<ref name="Mansour2005">{{cite book|last=Mansour|first=David|title=From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hK0rPUF85loC&pg=PA345|year=2005|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0-7407-5118-9|page=345|accessdate=28 August 2012 }}</ref> One author said, "although she had only three lines in the film, her luscious figure in a fur bikini made her a star and the dream girl of millions of young moviegoers".<ref name="Otfinoski2007">{{cite book |last=Otfinoski |first=Steven |title=Latinos in the arts |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HBog8AUkXRoC&pg=PA243 |year=2007 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-0-8160-6394-9 |page=243}}</ref> | ] wore a deer skin bikini in '']'' (1966) that made her an instant pin-up girl.<ref name=BBCW>Kathryn Westcott, "", BBC News, 2006-06-05</ref> Welch was featured in the studio's advertising as "wearing mankind's first bikini"<ref name="Filmfacts">{{cite book |title=Filmfacts 1967 Vol. 10 No. 4 |date=15 June 1967 |publisher=University of Southern California Division of Cinema, American Film Institute |page=42 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zbkvAQAAIAAJ |accessdate=25 November 2011}}</ref> and the bikini was later described as a "definitive look of the 1960s".<ref name="Mansour2005">{{cite book|last=Mansour|first=David|title=From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hK0rPUF85loC&pg=PA345|year=2005|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-7407-5118-9|page=345|accessdate=28 August 2012 }}</ref> Her role wearing the leather bikini raised Welch to a fashion icon<ref>{{cite news|last=Proud|first=Amelia|title=Still got it! Raquel Welch is as beautiful today as when she emerged from the sea in 'mankind's first bikini' almost 50 years ago|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2105039/Raquel-Welch-beautiful-today-emerged-sea-mankinds-bikini-50-years-ago.html|accessdate=21 August 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mail|date=23 February 2012}}</ref> and the photo of her in the bikini became a best-selling pinup poster.<ref name="Mansour2005">{{cite book|last=Mansour|first=David|title=From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hK0rPUF85loC&pg=PA345|year=2005|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0-7407-5118-9|page=345|accessdate=28 August 2012 }}</ref> One author said, "although she had only three lines in the film, her luscious figure in a fur bikini made her a star and the dream girl of millions of young moviegoers".<ref name="Otfinoski2007">{{cite book |last=Otfinoski |first=Steven |title=Latinos in the arts |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HBog8AUkXRoC&pg=PA243 |year=2007 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-0-8160-6394-9 |page=243}}</ref> | ||
| ==Background== | |||
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| Welch stated in a 2012 interview that three form-fitting ]s were made for her, including two for a wet scene and a fight scene, by costume designer ]: "Carl just draped me in doe-skin, and I stood there while he worked on it with scissors."<ref name="Menshealth">{{cite web|title=Interview with Raquel Welch|first=Eric |last=Spitznagel |date=March 8, 2012 |work=]|url=http://www.menshealth.com/best-life/raquel-welch?fullpage=true |accessdate=25 November 2012 }}</ref> The iconic pose of Welch was taken by the ] (as recalled by Welch in an interview<ref name="Menshealth"/> | |||
| ==In popular culture== | |||
| ⚫ | Later, on TV, actress ] did a tribute to Welch when she wore a loin cloth style bikini that looked like Welch's fur one. O'Dell played a girl of the jungles named Veronica on the TV show '']''. In 2011, '']'' listed Welch's ''B.C'' fur bikini in the "Top Ten Bikinis in Pop Culture".<ref>{{cite web|title=Raquel Welch's Fur Bikini in ''One Million Years B.C.'' - Top 10 Bikinis in Pop Culture|first= Chris |last=Gayomali |date=July 5, 2011|work=] |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2081310_2080985_2081003,00.html |accessdate=28 August 2012 }}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Fur bikini of Raquel Welch refers to the fur/animal hide bikini worn by Raquel Welch in the 1966 film One Million Years BC. She was described as "wearing mankind's first bikini" and the bikini was described as a "definitive look of the 1960s".
Imapct
Raquel Welch wore a deer skin bikini in One Million Years B.C. (1966) that made her an instant pin-up girl. Welch was featured in the studio's advertising as "wearing mankind's first bikini" and the bikini was later described as a "definitive look of the 1960s". Her role wearing the leather bikini raised Welch to a fashion icon and the photo of her in the bikini became a best-selling pinup poster. One author said, "although she had only three lines in the film, her luscious figure in a fur bikini made her a star and the dream girl of millions of young moviegoers".
Background
Welch stated in a 2012 interview that three form-fitting bikinis were made for her, including two for a wet scene and a fight scene, by costume designer Carl Toms: "Carl just draped me in doe-skin, and I stood there while he worked on it with scissors." The iconic pose of Welch was taken by the unit still photographer (as recalled by Welch in an interview
In popular culture
Later, on TV, actress Jennifer O'Dell did a tribute to Welch when she wore a loin cloth style bikini that looked like Welch's fur one. O'Dell played a girl of the jungles named Veronica on the TV show Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. In 2011, Time listed Welch's B.C fur bikini in the "Top Ten Bikinis in Pop Culture".
References
- ^ Filmfacts. 1967. Retrieved 24 May 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Filmfacts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Mansour, David (1 June 2005). From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 345. ISBN 9780740751189. Retrieved 24 May 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Mansour2005" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- Kathryn Westcott, "The Bikini: Not a brief affair", BBC News, 2006-06-05
- Proud, Amelia (23 February 2012). "Still got it! Raquel Welch is as beautiful today as when she emerged from the sea in 'mankind's first bikini' almost 50 years ago". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- Otfinoski, Steven (2007). Latinos in the arts. Infobase Publishing. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-8160-6394-9.
- ^ Spitznagel, Eric (March 8, 2012). "Interview with Raquel Welch". Men's Health. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- Gayomali, Chris (July 5, 2011). "Raquel Welch's Fur Bikini in One Million Years B.C. - Top 10 Bikinis in Pop Culture". Time. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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