Jules Leotard, a famous trapeze artist in the 19th century, was a vain man. “He seems to have been the first to perfect the aerial somersault,” says one account, “afterward predicting that ...

For that was the day Jules Leotard performed the world's first flying trapeze act in Paris. His aerial acrobatics astonished audiences, while his costume, created by his wife, came to be known as ...

The leotard is named after French aerialist Jules Leotard, who debuted the body-clinging garment in 1859 when he performed his first flying trapeze act. His was a full-body, ...

It was 1867 when British singer George Leybourne wrote of "that daring young man on the flying trapeze," a paean to the great 19th-century French trapeze artist Jules Léotard, who's been credited ...

The leotard, that vestige of disco nights and Jane Fonda days, is seeing new life in American Apparel stores, vintage boutiques and on fashion magazine covers, ...

Named after Jules Léotard, a 19th-century French acrobat (and a man), the garment is known for its close fit and resemblance to a woman’s bathing suit. Unlike the unitard, ...

The leotard has been instrumental in gymnastics since its creation in the 19th century inspired by French acrobat Jules Léotard. Because of its movement and ability, the style was soon adopted in ...

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 ...

The leotard has been instrumental in gymnastics since its creation in the 19th century inspired by French acrobat Jules Léotard. Because of its movement and ability, the style was soon adopted in ...