Citations:facekini

English citations of facekini, face-kini, Facekini, and Face-Kini

Noun: "a balaclava-like swimwear face mask..."

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• 2012, "Meet the 'Face-Kini', the latest craze to hit China's beaches as bathers wear masks to beat the sun's harmful rays", The Daily Mail (17 August 2012):[1]

  One way to avoid the dangerous rays of the sun is to stay indoors, another is to apply a healthy layer of sun cream and slap on a wide-brimmed hat. ¶ If you’re in China, however, there is a third option - a 'Face-Kini' complete with a body suit.

• 2012, Face-kini, Face Mask Bathing Suit, Is Popular On Chinese Beach", The Huffington Post (21 August 2012): [2]

  For something less revealing this summer, take a look at the face-kini, the ultimate alternative to slathering on sunblock on trips to the beach.

• 2014, Morwenna Ferrier, "An alternative wardrobe for the sun-shy holidaymaker", The Guardian (23 August 2014): [3]

  As the Facekini is embraced by the fashion set, we reveal how absurd sun cover-ups became big business

• 2014, Emily Rauhala, "These Aren’t Wrestlers, They’re Chinese Women Modeling the Latest Beachwear", TIME (27 August 2014): [4]

  The facekini, or lianjini in Chinese, first made waves in 2012, when a bunch of Chinese women were photographed wearing them in Qingdao.

• 2015, Fodor's China, unnumbered page:

  In the summer, look out for the armies of brides and bridegrooms using the beaches for their wedding photos, and look out for another more recent phenomena: the facekini.

• 2018, Sophia Camille Erickson, The China Option: A Guide for Millennials: How to Work, Play, and Find Success in China, unnumbered page:

  A desire to protect the whiteness of the skin when no parasol is at hand has given rise to the “facekini.”

• 2019, Tingzhen (Jane) Chen & Philip L. Pearce, "Chinese Tourists and the Sun: Implications for Design Experiences", in Delivering Tourism Intelligence: From Analysis to Action (eds. Philip L. Pearce & Hera Oktadiana), pages 183-184:

  Europeans are depicted enjoying the beach environment in Rhodes, Greece, and Chinese citizens using floatation devices and covering up with the facekini and bodysuits are portrayed in Hainan island, China.