Editing Leotard (section)

==Crossover to fashion activewear==
[[File:Aerobic exercise - public demonstration12.jpg|right|thumb|Typical aerobic exercise wear of the 1980s]]

By the late 1970s, leotards had become common both as exercise and [[street wear]], popularized by the [[disco]] craze, and [[aerobics]] [[1980s in fashion#Aerobics craze|fashion craze]] of the time. These leotards were produced in a variety of [[nylon]] and [[spandex]] materials, as well as the more traditional cotton previously used for uni-colored leotards and tights. Exercise videos by celebrities such as [[Jane Fonda]] also popularized the garment. The dancewear company Danskin flourished during this period, producing various leotards for both dance and streetwear. Other companies, such as [[Gilda Marx]], produced leotards during this period and then ceased production when they ceased to be in fashion. By the late 1980s, leotards for exercise wear had become little more than bikini bottoms with straps over the shoulders, generally worn with cropped shirts. From the mid-1980s to mid 90s, leotards usually cap sleeved style or sometime in colder weather a long sleeved turtleneck style both popularly worn as tops with jeans especially skinny jeans and high waisted ankle length mom jeans, under [[shortalls]] or with casual or dress pants as part of everyday wear.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Sears Christmas Book, Page 191 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1990-Sears-Christmas-Book/0191 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 JCPenney Christmas Book, Page 171 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1993-JCPenney-Christmas-Book/0171 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 JCPenney Christmas Book, Page 165 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1993-JCPenney-Christmas-Book/0165 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Sears Spring Summer Catalog, Page 36 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1992-Sears-Spring-Summer-Catalog/0036 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Sears Spring Summer Catalog, Page 37 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1992-Sears-Spring-Summer-Catalog/0037 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Sears Spring Summer Catalog, Page 10 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1992-Sears-Spring-Summer-Catalog/0010 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, Page 40 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1986-Sears-Fall-Winter-Catalog/0040 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, Page 41 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1986-Sears-Fall-Winter-Catalog/0041 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref> They were also worn with skirts outfits.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 JCPenney Christmas Book, Page 168 |url=https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1994-JCPenney-Christmas-Book/0168 |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=Christmas Catalogs & Holiday Wishbooks}}</ref> By the mid-1990s, leotards had been almost completely replaced for exercise wear by the [[sports bra]] and [[shorts]].