Bathing suits have become increasingly skimpier over the years — but one woman’s vintage piece has inspired followers to want the 1950s-style swimsuit to return. TikTok user Gabrielle “Gabi” Jones ...

In the early 1800s, the first swimsuits for women were known as “bathing costumes” — modest, full-coverage garments designed more for decency than comfort or function. As time went on, swimwear ...

Retro Stage offered the following summary as an introduction to the history behind the collection: "We begin in the 1930s, which marked the official transition from restrictive swim dresses to the ...

“The story really starts with the shift from bathing in Victorian times to swimming,” says FTM curator Dennis Nothdruft. “There was this great movement toward activity, and particularly women being ...