Carol Ramsey says dressing Miami mobsters, politicians, hookers, showgirls, and Cuban revolutionaries for the Starz series is challenging, but finding vintage bikinis is even harder. By Elizabeth ...

On Memorial Day, swimming pools and beaches open for the season. It’s an occasion for sun-worshipers to assess their beachwear, digging it out from the depths of dresser drawers. That desire to make a ...

What people choose to wear to the beach has changed significantly over time. In the 1950s, knotted hankies were seen as a practical way to keep off the sun. Beachwear also differs from one continent ...

In the 1950s, men’s swimwear saw a significant shift towards shorter, tighter styles compared to the more modest options of previous decades. The popular silhouette became the “trunk” style, which ...

For well over 100 years, crowds have flocked to Los Angeles beaches. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when elaborate bathing costumes and parasols constituted standard beachwear, visitors ...