Bikini variants the most diverse range of bikini merchandises. Bikini tops come in several different styles and cuts, including a halter-style neck that offers more coverage and support, a strapless bandeau, a rectangular strip of fabric covering the breasts that minimizes large breasts, a top with cups similar to a push-up bra, and the more traditional triangle cups that lift and shape the breasts. There are four fundamental types of bare-midriff bikini tops: the "brassière", "halter", "bandeau", and "vest". These styles are differentiated by the number of shoulder straps and the resultant number of edges to the garment. Some of these tops
Bandeau Video Music Award, fueling the trend of wearing a bandeau top as an out-of-home dress. Miley Cyrus also wore a bandeau top with cropped high waisted pants at the 2014 VMA Awards and Jourdan Dunn wore a bandeau top with a long skirt. The outfits consisted of a bandeau top and a high waisted bottom, covering the navel. Wearing a bandeau to support a woman's breasts may date back to ancient Greece, where they were called "apodesmos" (), later "stēthodesmē" (Gr: στηθοδέσμη), "mastodesmos" (Gr: μαστόδεσμος) and "mastodeton" (Gr: μαστόδετον), all meaning "breast-band". It consisted of a band of wool or