The 20th century saw a variety of emerging women's bathing-suit styles. From corset styles to bikinis, some of these trends revolutionized the swimwear industry. We wish boy-short bottoms and ...

In the 1920s, women’s one-piece swimsuits started really coming into fashion. And along with them came the swimsuit police. Seriously, there were laws about how long a suit had to be—and beach ...

With swimsuit season around the corner, there are a lot of questions demanding to be answered: Bikini or one piece? Tankini or high waisted? Bathing suits didn't always come in the jumble of varieties ...

On this day in 1946, the bikini made its debut. To celebrate #NationalBikiniDay, let’s take a look back at some of the most iconic swimsuits–both one- and two-piece–in film and television, from the ...

Folks have been wading into the water at Wrightsville Beach at least since the 1850s. Most of that time, they dressed for the occasion. The "bathing" costume, though, has changed from bloomers and ...

No garment has shown the difficult history of society's relationship with the female body quite like swimwear. To add insult to injury—from the Roman baths to Naomi Campbell yachting on the ...

The 1940s: The bikini There are moments in fashion that come to define a particular decade: the low-rise jeans of the early aughts (now experiencing a Gen Z-led renaissance), bell-bottom pants and ...