bikini madness: Bikinis return with a bang

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In 2006 the bikini celebrated its 60th birthday. A year later, the party is still going strong.

Designers and fashion experts have deemed this season the summer of the bikini, saying the once-hot suit has made its return. In a recent survey by InStyle magazine, almost 50 percent of readers said the bikini is their favorite swim style. Traditional one-piece suits only received 5 percent of the votes.

But why do so many favor a suit so difficult to wear? Experts say it's because bikinis are the perfect symbol of summer.

Scripps Howard News Service