Marsea Modest Swimwear - SWIM SKIRT: LONGER

MarSea Modest Swimwear in the BBC news: Jerusalem Diary by Tim Franks

BBC did an feature/article about MarSea Modest Swimwear (me) in their online Jerusalem Diary. Please click on link below and see middle article (below arab weightlifter). ** Jerusalem Diary: Man of iron ** BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks sends the latest edition of his diary from Jerusalem. Page last updated at 08:06 GMT, Monday, 15 February 2010 E-mail this to a friend Printable version Jerusalem Diary: Man of iron By Tim Franks BBC News, Jerusalem A NEW LINE IN MODESTY Where Mohammed's approach to sport is raw, Marci Rapp aims for greater refinement. There is a market for 'modest' swimwear, Mrs Rapp says "Marsea Modest" is an attempt to plug what Marci, a fashion and textile designer newly arrived in Jerusalem from Canada, thinks is a large hole in the market: products for those women who want "more coverage" in their swimwear. This, says Marci, is much more than an appeal to the haredi (ultra-orthodox Jewish) market. "There are various reasons women want to cover up more," she says. Some, like her, are orthodox Jewish women who want to be "modest" in their bathing costume. "Others want to cover up from the sun; and some women want to cover up for medical reasons, or because of their age or their weight." For the time being, she is operating - small-scale - out of her apartment in Jerusalem. But she is convinced that three-quarter length sleeves, adjustable necklines, and a dress that finishes below the knee, all in highly coloured spandex, are a strong combination, at about $70 (£45) a go. This is neither the bikini nor the Islamic full-length burqini. "This," Marci says succinctly, "is for women in between."

KEY WORDS

BATHING CAP

BATHING SUIT

BIRKINI

BRAS

CAPRIS

CAPS

CHRISTIAN

COVER UP

COVERUP

DD+

DIVING

DRESS

FULL-FIGURED

HEAD COVER

HEAD COVERING

HEADCOVER

HEADCOVERING

JEWISH

LARGER

MODEST

MODESTLY

MODESTY

MUSLIM

NYLON/LYCRA

NYLON/SPANDEX

PLUS SIZES

RELIGIOUS

SHORTS

SKIRTS

SNORKELING

SNORKELLING

SUN PROTECTION

SUN PROTECTIVE

SUN SAFE

SUN-PROTECTION

SWIM CAPRIS

SWIM DRESS

SWIM FABRIC

SWIM SHORTS

SWIM SUIT

SWIM TEE

SWIM TOPS

SWIM WEAR FABRIC

SWIMBRA

SWIMDRESS

SWIMSUIT

SWIMTOPS

TEE SHIRT

TEE-SHIRT

TICHELS

TOPS

TSANUA

T-SHIRT

TZANUA

TZNIUT

UV PROTECTIVE