The Bathing Suit History




the bathing suit history

History of the Bathing Suit


Bathers On Diving Board Photo Mugs


Bathers On Diving Board Photo Mugs



Two girls in bathing suits one about to dive into the sea from a diving board. ….


Calvi Beach, Corsica Photo Mugs


Calvi Beach, Corsica Photo Mugs



Sumptuous and colourful beach scene advertising the Corsican resort of Calvi, showing a 1920s lady in her bathing suit against beach and town. ….


Girl With Toys 1940S Photo Mugs


Girl With Toys 1940S Photo Mugs



A sweet little girl in a knitted bathing costume with a ribbon in her hair, sits in a toy wheelbarrow and has her picture taken with her favourite doll and teddy bear…..


A Stitch in Time Volumes 1 and 2


A Stitch in Time Volumes 1 and 2



“A Stitch in Time” is a unique, tongue-in cheek look at the fashion trends of the 20th century. With the help of rare archival images, you’ll get a new spin on fashion that goes beyond the runway and designer biographies. ~~~~
Volume 1: Topics: Making Waves (The Bikini), A Leg Up (Stockings), A Supporting Role (Corset and Bra), Here Comes the Bride (Wedding Dress), If the Shoe Fits (Shoes), A …


Old Time Bathing Beauty Adult Costume, Standard, Style No. 6576


Old Time Bathing Beauty Adult Costume, Standard, Style No. 6576


$40.49


This costume includes hat, top and shorts. Parasol not included….

Classic Modeling & Models Films DVD: 1930s 1940s 1950s Fashion, Lingerie, & Swimsuit Bikinis Model Films With Lots Of Female & Girls Fashion & Glamour Modeling


Classic Modeling & Models Films DVD: 1930s 1940s 1950s Fashion, Lingerie, & Swimsuit Bikinis Model Films With Lots Of Female & Girls Fashion & Glamour Modeling


$12.99


The beginning of the objectification of women.
These films document some of the first cases women were used to sell cars, games on television, and the desire to become famous models. Table Of Contents: (1) The Bongo Board (1950) – 30 Seconds (2) Girl On The Cover (1940) – 9 Minutes (3) Tomorrow Always Comes (1941) – 21 Minutes (4) Miami Beach (1935) – 1 Minute (5) Golf Instructor on Beach with Mo…

Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Girls On The Jetty/19 from Mary Evans


Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Girls On The Jetty/19 from Mary Evans


$29.99


Photo Puzzle, GIRLS ON THE JETTY/1905. Two girls in bathing suits sitting and chatting on the jetty. . Chosen by Mary Evans. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is shipped from our American lab….

Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Jantzen swimwear advertisement from Mary Evans


Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Jantzen swimwear advertisement from Mary Evans


$29.99


Photo Puzzle, Jantzen swimwear advertisement. Advertisement for Jantzen swim suits and leisure wear featuring a curvaceous woman in a red swimsuit flirting with a well-toned man in tight fitting swimming shorts. Chosen by Mary Evans. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on R…

Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Comic Card/fat Lady from Mary Evans


Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Comic Card/fat Lady from Mary Evans


$29.99


Photo Puzzle, COMIC CARD/FAT LADY. I dont care twopence what happens. Thats how I feel at Clacton-on-Sea. says a fat woman wearing a red bathing suit paddling in the sea . Chosen by Mary Evans. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is shippe…

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)


Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)


$10.19


Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in theform of Gil Elvgren’s Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique-which earned him a reputation as “The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake”-involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more…