Bomb Story: Swimsuits Adam is both a reference and a critique of the sexualized, blonde American beach bikini ads propagated by beer companies in the 1980s.| Background Story: At the time, it was popular for repeating prints like these on button-up woven shirts to be emblazoned with bright, cheerful flowers. The contrarians that we are, we wished to see nature in decay against a merciless climate crisis. The flowers are withering and the result was sobering.