1940s Cole of California advert

Another beautiful Cole of California advert from the 1940s.  I don’t know why more people don’t wear high-waisted bikinis, if

A gorgeous 1960s bikini

Isn’t this a pretty bikini? I’m reveling in the weekend of sunshine we seem to be having (has the  British

What a great view!

This photo was taken in Panama City, Florida in 1966. The model is Melody May. Fabulous bikini, fabulous view!

1950s swimsuits

A gorgeous collection of 1950s swimsuits, photographed in Florida in 1959. Which is your favourite – I love the red

1920s girls playing in the surf

It’s tipping it down with rain here today and I’m sitting here with a living room full of new garden

Vintage swimwear: 1940s bikinis

Some great 1940s bikinis modelled by the ‘Sarasota Sun-Debs’. The photo was taken at Lido Beach, Florida in January 1949.

3 vintage beauty queens from the 1920s

These 3 vintage beauties are the winners of a Beauty contest at the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables, Florida in

1950s swimsuit models

Some gorgeous 1950s swimsuit models who don’t seem quite sure which camera they should be smiling at… Source and copyright:

Taking a leap…

Some awe-inspiring 1930s acrobatics – would you have enough confidence in someone to jump this high? I wonder where she

1920s wooden bathing suits

The gorgeous 1920s “Spruce Girls” photographed on a beach wearing spruce wood veneer bathing suits during “Wood Week” to promote

Vintage swimwear: Stunning 1940s Cole of California bikini (maybe?)

Isn’t this wonderful? The illustration is just gorgeous, but is this the vintage swimwear in this Cole of California advert

Young girl in a knitted 1950s bikini

A young girl wearing a knitted 1950s bikini top and shorts. The photos were taken in Leipzig in 1950. How

1930s acrobats on the beach

I’m not the most coordinated and flexible of people, so I have a natural awe of acrobats (and dancers) and

1920s swimwear photos

A group of young women photographed in 1920s swimwear, some of which is lovely and some of which is terribly

Stylish 1930s swimwear

A beautiful 1930s bathing suit from around 1930. Isn’t it stylish? Do you think the photo is of two different

1920s monokini (topless swimsuit)

I thought the topless swimsuit was invented by Rudi Gernreich in the 1960s, but apparently a slightly baggier version was

Elizabeth Taylor with short hair in a leopard print swimsuit

Elizabeth Taylor with short hair in a leopard print swimsuit. This photo is a publicity photo from film The Last

Underwater fashion show, 1930s

An underwater fashion show from 1939 which seems to have taken place in a dolphin tank! This seems to have