Swimwear

About Vintage Swimsuits

Vintage swimwear runs the gamut from modest 1920s wool cover-ups to 1940s and 50s Catalina one-piece swimsuits to fun surf prints and early 1960s bikinis. You name the style trend, and it's had its day at the beach. Often paired with fun fashion accessories like hats, parasols, and surfboards!


Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Vintage Swimwear Collector Pam Fierro

I started collecting swimwear in 2000 or 2001. I really like how vintage swimwear looks on people. It accentu… [more]

An Interview With Vintage Dress Collector Cherie Federau

I’ve pretty much always been a little bit fashion-nutty, ever since I was about 16 years old and I discover… [more]

An Interview on Vintage Fashion, Sewing, and Aprons with Author Amy Karol

I think I started collecting vintage aprons seriously probably in 1991, my first year of college. I was an ab… [more]

Guest Column: The Ins and Outs of Buying Vintage Clothing

The benefits of wearing vintage clothing are numerous and rewarding. It's truly a delight to realize that no one… [more]

Guest Column: Collecting Vintage Sewing Patterns

Paper sewing patterns were first manufactured in the middle of the 1800s. These first paper patterns were des… [more]

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1960s Fashion and Textiles

1960s Fashion and Textiles

Put on your go-go boots and check out this wavy, groovy tribute to 1960s fashion and textiles, courtesy of the Vict… [read review or visit site]

LACMA Luxury Textiles

LACMA Luxury Textiles

Textile collectors shouldn't miss this microsite from the LA County Museum of Art, a great reference on European an… [read review or visit site]

Vintage Fashion Guild

Vintage Fashion Guild

While primarily designed to steer buyers to online vintage clothing shops, this blog is chock full of interesting, … [read review or visit site]

Fashion-Era

Fashion-Era

Bursting at the seams with content, this site contains hundreds of pages of fashion and costume history, including … [read review or visit site]

The Antique Corset Gallery

The Antique Corset Gallery

Take a deep breath, and check out this sparse, simple, and beautifully designed site showcasing 250 years of corset… [read review or visit site]

Flickr Vintage Aprons

Flickr Vintage Aprons

This Flickr photo pool, moderated by Amy Karol, showcases over 1000 vintage aprons from various personal collection… [read review or visit site]

EchodelaMode.com

EchodelaMode.com

Inspired by the French fashion magazine of the same name, this site offers fashion catalog covers and magazine illu… [read review or visit site]

Uniformfreak.com

Uniformfreak.com

Cliff Muskiet's incredible collection of 600 vintage stewardess uniforms from over 250 airlines since the 1950's, i… [read review or visit site]


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Vintage Christian Dior Mens Cabana Swim Suit 1970's Med$79.99 Ends in 17 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Rudi Gernreich Swimsuit$33.77 Ends in 21 hours 2 bids 10 watchers
Vtg 50s 60s Metallic Gold Bombshell Pin Up Bathing Suit$31.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 25 watchers
*red* Marilyn Swimsuit By Pinupgirl Clothing$27.00 Ends in 5 hours 3 bids 10 watchers
Body Glove X Contempo Casuals Neoprene Swimsuit Top$26.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 10 watchers
Vintage 60s Op Art Bathers Swimsuit Groovy Rare 14 36"$18.92 Ends Sunday 3 bids 10 watchers
Heavenly Hawaiian Bathing Suit...kamehameha C.1945-50$15.50 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid 14 watchers
James Bond Inspired Swimsuit$13.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 4 watchers
Vintage 1940's Lady's Red & White Stripe Swim Suite$12.00 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 27 watchers
Vintage Pink Rubber Dover Spain Swim Bathing Cap$10.07 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 8 watchers
Childs Vintage Wool Swimsuit Girls 1930-1940 $9.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 5 watchers
Vintage 1950s Rubber Swim Cap Hair-do Redhead Vogue$9.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 11 watchers
Women's Vintage 1960's Rubber Swimming / Bathing Cap$5.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 2 watchers
Vintage 80s Stripe Underwire Lover One Piece Swimsuit S$5.48 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 13 watchers
Catalina Tropical Swimsuit$0.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Vintage Swim Cap Still In Packaging$0.90 Ends Saturday 1 bid 2 watchers

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Kristina Ashley Swimwear
NBC Miami, November 20th

If you want to find her about town, look for her at vintage boutiques and beauty counters. Sydney is a Miami native, vintage-everything junkie,...Read more

L*Space Gives Back with Green Swimwear
Fashion Wire Daily (subscription), November 19th

Prints cater to all sorts of personalities, including a lackadaisical vintage floral called "Wild Child," an edgy twist on the preppy rugby stripe "Rebel...Read more

Stanton James Adds House of Jackie Brown Swimwear
PR.com (press release), November 19th

And, for those women lucky enough to have been around to experienced this age of wild independence and fashion expression, these vintage fabrics will take...Read more

Argenti Designer Jewelers opens in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Thursday
Fashion, November 18th

21: Kristina Ashley Swimwear will present a swim trunk show on the newly renovated SPF 4 Rooftop Sun Deck at the Clevelander Hotel in SoBe from 1 to 6 pm...Read more

Rigby and Peller SS10 press day
My Fashion Life (blog), November 16th

boy shorts and barely-there thongs with feminine satins, laces and chic chiffon camisoles, whilst swimwear sees vintage-inspired all-in-one pieces,...Read more

Celebrity Gifts for 2009 Latin Grammy Winners
Gosh!TV, November 10th

Choice of a hair conditioning rinse, balsam or deep conditioning hair masque. www.mirtadeperales.com Vicky Moreinis Swimwear is swimwear for the healthy...Read more

Weekend Sample Sales and Deals
NBC New York, November 6th

Our advice to today's shoppers: make a bee-line for Rachel Comey, Vena Cava, and the vintage section. In the vintage section especially, we spotted two...Read more

Pin-up calendar for Help For Heroes
Telegraph.co.uk, November 3rd

Sporting vintage swimwear and glamorous lingerie, the ladies recreated classic images such as the burlesque star reclining in a martini glass,...Read more

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