Italy on Tuesday got its first close-up look at a burkini - an outfit consisting of head scarf, tunic and trousers - when a woman showed up at a
Verona swimming pool wearing the outfit.
In France, a woman was recently evicted from a pool outside Paris for wearing the head-to-toe swimwear because officials said the outfit was unhygienic.
Christian Panzarini, the manager of the Verona pool, said he had not asked the woman to leave despite several complaints from mothers who said she had frightened their tots.
However, Panzarini asked the woman to send him an e-mail detailing the kind of textile used for the outfit to see if it was in line with hygienic regulations.