Seriously, three years later and it still clocks more than 100 hits per day. Either there are a lot of people looking for Marilyn Monroe in a swimsuit (most likely) or 1950s swimsuits are more popular than ever (also pretty likely).
When I first wrote that post there were very few stores selling retro suits like that. Now there are options a-plenty. So it's definitely time I did an update, complete with cool retro pics and current swimsuits picks.
Blue polka dots and red-striped umbrella, hello! Also, drinking straight from a pineapple. I can get behind that.
I think the swimsuits above might be the coolest ones I've ever seen. Ever.
Let's see if we can find some comparable swimwear in the modern world, shall we?
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Sources: Top two images from the National Archives of Australia via; second two images from Life magazine
I want the blue and white polka dots from Ruche.
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ReplyDeleteClassic American look for the ladies. 50s was when the pinup girls were
ReplyDeleteintroduced, and they have never lost the extraordinary appeal ever since. i remember most of them donned these types of swimsuits.