In this era of yoga pants, it’s easy to forget the leotard—early active-wear that required the confidence of a naked emperor. Named after Jules Léotard, a 19th-century French acrobat (and a man), the ...

A fun piece in the Los Angeles Times tells the history of the leotard, that body-hugging suit of ’80s lore, which has made a comeback in recent years spearheaded by designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, ...

As US gymnast Jordan Chiles stood at the end of the vault runway, the lights of Dickies Arena reflected off the 4,400 Swarovski crystals on her leotard, creating sparkles reminiscent of the Eiffel ...