Over the course of 80 years, gymnastics has changed a lot. The moves are more complicated and so are the leotards. Okay, particularly the leotards — especially when it comes to bedazzling. Last week, ...

In Paris, Simone Biles and Co. will be wearing leotards decorated with more than 10,000 crystals. By Vanessa Friedman In 2016, shortly before Simone Biles took home five medals at the Rio Olympics ...

The world may have grown accustomed to seeing Olympic gymnasts wearing leotards as they compete for the highest honor in the sport, but these garments haven’t always been the first pick for women.

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 ...