One of the articles that appeared in this month's Zocalo magazine was entitled "Bathing Beauties: The History of the Swimsuit". It traced the evolution of bathing suits from heavy wool swimming dresses that were worn with hats and full stockings to the one-piece and the earliest bikini (interesting trivia: the bikini was created during WWII to save fabric due to wartime rationing!).
Retro-style bathing suits are coming back into fashion right now. Here are some great retro-style options to be found online. Drool away!
I really, really like the last Marilyn-style swimsuit but I fear the pink would clash with my red hair. I actually found a suit very similar to the black Pinup Couture suit seen above at Old Navy for super cheap but its not on the website. I will have to take pictures next time I hit the pool. ;)
Retro-style bathing suits are coming back into fashion right now. Here are some great retro-style options to be found online. Drool away!