Vintage Beach Beauties-from bloomers to barely there (60pics)

The dawn of 20th century and prior were days of conservatism,especially in swimwear.During 1900’s swim suits for both men and women were full coverage ,until 1910’s when hemline started to creep up to the knee.This period was prior to the roaring and rebellion twenties,which helped cause the shift to more racy swimsuits of the future.

1898 swimwear                                                   1890’s

1893, a young woman in a one piece bathing costume exiting a bathing machine on a North Sea beach

1920’s pin up girl in bathing suit

1922. Miss Washington in bathing suit

Annette Kellerman promotes women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency

Antique Edwardian Bathing Beauty

bathing beauties as “sirens of the sea.” c. 1920’s

kids at the beach 1930

Clara Bow with a surfboard 1920s  actresses

Diane Ellis and Carole Lombard, 1920

Fashion Show, 1928

Friends at the beach

Gloria Swanson,Phyllis Haver 1917

Leila Hyams & Myrna Loy

beach couples1902

Man at the beach fined for not wearing decent clothes

Miss France 1920

Best Swimsuit 1922

sign from 1920