Victorian bathing suit

Bathing suit season comes with a whole host of problems. Think of the funky tanlines you got from your monokini with all those inventive cutouts. Raise your hand if your swimsuit halter top from target has ever gone renegade in the ocean. You know--…

A recent study by Anytime Fitness showed that more than 70 percent of Americans would rather go to the dentist, do taxes or sit in the middle seat of an airplane than go shopping for a swimsuit. Agree or disagree? I just got back from Laguna Beach, California, which explains why bathing suits are very much on my mind this week. Young and the not-so-young alike wore the teeniest, tiniest of bikinis everywhere, even in restaurants and on trams. As a mother, I was tempted to pull my husband’s…

So Victorian! Our Maida swim ensemble is inspired by suits worn circa 1886. This three-piece outfit is made up with a print overdress with separate knickerbockers and a belt. The overdress has a sweet sailor collar trimmed out in grosgrain ribbon, short capped sleeves, and a flirty ruffle at the hemline. The knickerbocker pantaloons are gathered into a ruffle just below the knee. A wide belt gently cinches in the waist. At the seaside or the shore you will get lots of attention! Designed and…

In the early Victorian era women had worn serge or dark flannel bathing dresses, but by the 1860s two piece belted costumes replaced the ear...

Bathing beauties in the Gilded Age 1898 - Vintage Photography

Swimsuit 1895

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Beachwear (Bathing Suit) Date: 1876–80 Culture: American Medium: wool, cotton Dimensions: (a) Length at CB: 33 in. (83.8 cm) (b) Length: 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm) (c) Length at Side Seam: 28 in. (71.1 cm)

The 45-year-old star looked incredible in a couple of striped one-pieces - which looked remarkably like the bathing suits worn by men in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.