Vintage swimwear 1950s

From high waistlines and peek-a-boo cutouts to headscarves and dramatic sunnies, retro swimwear is back! We compare past fashion to modern looks.

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If you know anything about fashion, you know trends have a way of circling back around. Like those VSCO girl scrunchies born in the ‘90s, or the neon colors that made their way onto the scene in the ‘80s, and those ever-flattering '70s wrap dresses — all thriving again today. Of course, swimwear fads are no exception to the rule.Raise your hand if you wore a two-piece swimsuit consisting of boy short bottoms with a coordinating halter top to your class Water World trip when you were in Jr…

1949 Eaton's catalogue.

As a follow up to the 1940s swimsuit history post, I was going to write about 1950s swimsuits today, but I am feeling a bit under the weather this week, so enjoy this photo roundup instead. All 1950s swimsuits and bathing suits from ads, catalogs, and vintage photographs. Enjoy! More 1950s Style Swimsuits

We all have this big idea of the past, that everything was better and in general it was, especially the everyday life, specifically in the 50s' was way

Dolores Hawkins (l), Tippi Hedren in the middle

From the book Vogue Fashion.

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