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From the 60s onward women's bathing suits have morphed from trend to trend, but the classic silhouettes of the one piece and the bikini have stood the test of time. Show comments Advertisement
The history of swimwear traces the changes in the styles of men's and women's swimwear over time and between cultures, and touches on the social, religious and legal attitudes to swimming and swimwear. In classical antiquity and in most cultures, swimming was either in the nude or the swimmer would merely strip to their underwear.
Williams, who also was an Amateur Athletic Union champion in the 100 meter freestyle (1939) [60] and an Olympics swimming finalist (1940), [61] also portrayed Kellerman in the 1952 film Million Dollar Mermaid (titled as The One Piece Bathing Suit in UK). [62] Swimwear of the 1940s, 50s and early 60s followed the silhouette mostly from the early ...
Nude swimming is the practice of swimming without clothing, whether in natural bodies of water or in swimming pools. A colloquial term for nude swimming is "skinny dipping". In both British and American English, to swim means "to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body". [ 1] In British English, bathing also means swimming ...
Library of Congress. 1902. This image from Detroit Photographic shows a Coney Island beach in 1902. Clearly, people wore a lot more clothing to the beach in those days, including suits and ties ...
It began as a short photo spread of women in bathing suits and has become a fashion issue for beachwear worn by the world's top models. Being the subject of the Sports Illustrated magazine cover is a well chronicled event which has both become a measure by which fame is measured and a status which is supposedly accompanied by a curse known as ...
These vintage photos show what Alaska looked like before it became part of the United States. Late 1800s: This is the town of Unalaska, on the island of the same name. It is still the main ...
Swimsuit. A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing. Different types may be worn by men, women, and children. A swimsuit can be described by various names, some of which are used only ...