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Bathing Belle on PierA flirtatious young woman in a two-piece bathing costume of side lacing shorts & striped tunic adjusts her black stockings. N.B espadrilles with ribbon lacing
Prestatyn Holiday Camp, for a real seaside holidayCover illustration for Prestatyn Holiday Camp, for a real seaside holiday, showing a couple in swimwear, holding hands and gazing at one another
Advert / Monte Carlo BeachAdvertisement promoting Monte Carlo beach
Girl in a very revealing swimsuitGirl in a really very revealing swimsuit for the 1920s! Must have been a cold day. Date: circa 1920s
The Plane - and the Beautiful by Albert BaileyA group of young women, attired in elegant swimwear, wave to an aeroplane flying up ahead. Date: 1927
Saved by a female BatherA gentleman bather who has found himself in trouble, is rescued by two extremely glamorous lady bathers. One has him firmly In Tow
Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochureA Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure -- Look! Heres your 1955 Holiday -- showing two women and a man in swimsuits standing on the deck of a ship, looking out
Bathing Belle ParadeThree disgruntled beauty queens look particularly annoyed at a sassy woman in a red bikini holds a placard boasting that she can cook too!
Front cover of The Bystander by BarribalTwo young ladies playing in the sea
Canoeist about to CanoeGirl in her one-piece swimming costume & bathing cap with checker board trim going off for a paddle
Three German SunloversOne-piece bathing costumes for men & women. His is striped, the ladys ones have V -necks & short legs. The lady in the sleeveless costume wears bathing shoes or espadrilles
Polka Dot Bikini 1950SAn athletic young woman, wearing an itsy bitsy polka dot bikini with spaghetti straps, sinks into the wet sand on a beach
Buxom Blonde in BikiniConfident, buxom blonde in a white terry towelling strapless bikini, strikes a classic pose for the camera
Holidaymakers in the sea at Margate, Kent Date: circa 1910s
Silhouette swimwear advertisement, 1962Jolly advertisement for Silhouette swimwear featuring a number of smiling (and, perhaps a little vacuous-looking) women on a beach wearing some brightly printed swimwear
Ladies and Bath MachineLadies on a beach beside their bathing machine
The Peachcomber by Rick ElmesA dapper chap in a sharp white suit and cane enjoys the attentions of several young women in bathing suits on a beach. Date: 1927
Caricature of Annette Kellerman - Swimmer and ActressAnnette Marie Sarah Kellerman (18861975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume
Bas de Soie by Harold EarnshawAn elegant girl in a swimming costume chases gracefully after a small terrier dog who has run away with her head scarf on the beach, an essential part of the 1920s swimwear look. Date: 1927
The Bystander Summer Number 1928A bold, colourful cover for The Bystander Summer Number featuring two attractive young women in beachwear. One, wearing a hat and holding a parasol, is more sensible of the sun
Striped Bathing CostumeEdwardian bathing beauty in a striped one-piece bathing costume & espadrilles with embroidered linen uppers & ribbon lacing
Woman on Beach / 1950SA woman sits on the beach in front of a brightly coloured stripy parasol, and smiles for the camera
Advert for Ribana pure wool bathing suits 1931Multiform and multicolour for a multitude of tastes.... Ribana swimming suits for women, men and children are finely woven from soft Austrralian wool in a wide variety of styles and colours
Advert for Kleinerts Roxy watertight bathing caps 1948Wonderful to know that dive, swim under water, do-what-you-will, weraing a Roxy cap your hair just womn t get wet. Tucked away above a patent inner flange - a simple but perfect device that forms an
The Anchorite by Laurie TaylerA lone male bather reads a newspaper on a jetty, unaware that he is the focus of every woman on the beach. Date: 1927
Swimwear Men and WomenNo bikinis yet ! The modern swimsuit is flattering fashion wear in its own right - including the Buccaneer, a new style in mens trunks
H. L. Oakley and others on the beach, ScarboroughThe renowned silhouette artist H. L. Oakley (front row, second from left), with a group of men and women, all in their swimming gear on the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Blankenberghe, Belgium - a beach troubador, thoroughly entertaining a group of children in their bathing costumes
Micro Bikini Top 1950SA fresh faced model with chestnut curls and a beaming smile adjusts the narrow spaghetti straps to her red & white polka dot bikini top which she wears with shorts
Sea-birds by Wilmot LuntA lone, young woman in a white swimming costume and red bathing cap, sits on the beach and gazes at the seagulls flying above. Date: 1927
Marie Louise BergerThe French actress, Marie Louise Berger (renowned in the Theatre Athenie), in this illustration by Domergue. She is sporting an elegant red shawl with frills with ladybird dots
The Tatler front cover, May 1962 - Summer fashion issueFront cover of The Tatlers summer fashion issue for 1962 featuring a photograph of a girl wearing a jazzy swimsuit standing in a boat at Cala Piccola in Italy
Family running across sand dunesA family of four -- mother, father and two children -- running happily across the sand dunes on a beach in Cornwall
1930S Swimwear PhotoA woman in a boyish tank style swim-suit with a ship design belt buckle, and wearing a magnificent wide-brimmed hat, admires the view out to sea
Beach Ball Girl / WoofPretty blonde bathing beauty, wearing white court shoes & a pale blue, halter-neck one- piece costume, poses on a sandy beach holding a small beach ball
MISS O DELLs SWIMWEAREdwardian bathing beauty Miss M. Odell wears a V -neck, one-piece bathing costume with go-faster stripes down the sides
Swimwear Circa 1960Before the bikini: To flatter your figure this summer choose a swimsuit that has has the long-lasting elasticity which Lastex yarn provides... Date: circa 1950
Girl in Beach WrapA girl in red sunglasses wears a very short, sleeveless, wrap-over beach robe in a bold floral print with a plain border trim... cool. Date: 1969
Advert for J. Roussel swim suits for men & women 1935The new swim suit by Roussel in airollasta Swim suits by Roussel gently control the figure and mould it to slim beauty without the least restriction to the most vigorous movement. 1935
Advert for Dolcis shoes 1939Stepping sunwards. For gay feet to flash over sunsplahed beaches, new Dolcis sandals, rediant with glowing colour or brilliant contrasts
Advert for Charnaux womens beachwear 1935An advertisement for American beachwear for women by Charnaux - their newest contribution to summer gaiety and smartness. Date: 1935
The Bathing Plage at Nice by Howard K. ElcockA November study in the sunshine at Nice where blue skies, warm sun and gleaming water attract smart society away from the drab British weather for a holiday
As a Duck to Water by Lindsay CableA lone female bather in a fetching red and yellow bathing suit sits on the end of a pier or jetty and gazes into the water below. Date: 1927
Bathing on the beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1903The crowded beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, favoured resort of the Philadelphians. Almost everyone on the sand is wearing some form of swimwear
What are the Wild Waves Saying by BlamA couple steal a quick kiss while swimming in the sea. Date: 1927
A Pretty Penny by BatcherlorA glamorous bathing belle with a fashionable paper parasol poses elegantly on a penny coin. Date: 1927
The Trooping of the Colour by Norman KeeneA group of young women in an array of rainbow bright swimwear skip and run along a beach. Date: 1927
A Study in Contrasts at La Plage by Laurie TaylerA young woman in a fashionable, sporty green swimsuit emerges from the sea at Le Touquet to be met by her elderly maid with a towel. Date: 1927