Christchurch bikini business braves winter dip into swimwear marketTELLING LIVES A Christchurch swimwear business forced to shift at least four times post earthquakes will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the bikini by reopening a new store. Christchurch swimwear maker Tracey Christian says chilly winter temperatures don't deter determined bikini buyers. My husband said 'Christchurch doesn't need bikinis now, it needs concrete, so you can come and work for me.'" Some women who succumbed to pressure from their husbands to buy a thong, ordered a regular bikini bottom as well. The owner of Starfish Swimwear has just opened a Colombo Street store after a fire and earthquakes forced her out of four previous premises.

Source: Stuff July 14, 2016 04:07 UTC