leotard

Jules Leotard did not "make" the leotard.... He wore a skin tight body suit he called the "maillot". 16 years after he died the body suit he wore was named the leotard.

Leotard was invented by French acrobatic performer Jules Leotard. He wanted to create such sportswear that both both convenient and demonstrated his well developed muscles. This is how a leotard appeared and got this name.

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A leotard was created by a prominent acrobatic performer from France Jules Leotard. Acrobatics is such kind of sport that requires skin tight sportswear. So, Jules Leotard created it. Besides, he was eager to brag of his huge muscles, and leotard was perfect in this sense.