Swimwear
UjENA
is a family-owned business started by Bob (my Dad) back in
1984. Since then, Bob, myself, Justin, Catherine and our
entire dedicated staff work very hard to make us who we are.
UjENA is different than most swimwear companies and we believe our
uniqueness continues to mean great things for our faithful
customers. What makes UjENA different?
UjENA's history
and longevity is matched by very few in the swimwear industry.
A pioneer in mail order swimwear and a leading internet
retailer and wholesaler, UjENA is credited with creating Mix
and Match Swimwear. UjENA remains one of the few
major swimwear brands to manufacture in the United
States and our California
factory is headquarters to all UjENA design, manufacturing and
fulfillment.
If
you're looking for a suit that will make you look, make you feel and
make you be, your best, it has to be UjENA. Styles, sizes,
colors and fabrics for every body, every age and every personality.
The suit of your dreams is just a package in the mail away.
Lisa
Anderson-Wall & The UjENA Team
Women's
swimsuits are generally either one-piece swimsuits, bikinis or
thongs.
The monokini, a style
of swimsuit that most often takes the form of a bikini bottom
without the corresponding top, leaves a woman's breasts uncovered.
Monokinis are quite common in many places throughout South America
and Europe, though due to particularly stringent taboos they
are almost never seen in the United States or Canada, except in
places with a strong European tourist influence. For pre-pubescent
girls leaving the chest uncovered is sometimes considered more
acceptable.
Special swimsuits for
competitive swimming, designed to reduce skin drag, can resemble
unitards. For some kinds of swimming and diving, special bodysuits
called diveskins are worn. These suits are made from spandex and
provide little thermal protection, but they do protect the skin from
stings and abrasion. Most competitive swimmers also wear special
swimsuits including partial and full bodysuits, racerback styles,
jammers and racing briefs to assist their glide through the water
and gain speed advantages.
Swimming without a
bathing suit is a form of social nudity. Special nude beaches may be
reserved for nude sunbathing and swimming. Swimming in the nude is
also known by the slang term skinny-dipping. As an alternative to a
bathing suit some people use their trousers, underpants or T-shirt
as a make-shift swimsuit. At beaches norms for this tend to be more
relaxed than at swimming pools, which tend not to permit this
because underwear is unlined, may become translucent, and may be
unclean.
Swimsuits are also
worn for the purpose of body display in beauty pageants and fitness competitions.
Magazines like Sports Illustrated's annual "swimsuit
issue" FHM, Maxim, MuscleMag and Oxygen feature models
and sports personalities in swimsuits.
