The 'body', a tight-fitting, one-piece design, is it derived from the leotard sportswear item. It is comfortable and gives a feeling of freedom of movement. In the 1940s, costume designer Barbara Karinska designed bias-cut bodysuits for modern ballet, which allowed the wearer to move more freely. During the Second World War, Claire McCardell designed bodysuits made of wool jersey to keep people warm in the unheated rooms of wartime under jumper dresses or skirts, 'playsuits'. Bettie Mae Page loved them in front of the camera. And so we do.