Er, I can’t claim to tell you much about these photos except that they were labelled ‘wet proof paper’ 1953. I have to assume that the bikini and beachwear are made from ‘wet proof paper�...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/12/18/1950s-wet-proof-paper-bikini/
It was the lovely Armi Kuusela from Finland who won the first ever Miss Universe contest in 1952*, with Miss Hawaii, Miss Greece, Miss Hong Kong and Miss Germany in the runner up positions. Int...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/11/25/the-first-ever-miss-universe-contest-1952/
We tend to think of 1950s swimwear as being the height of style and sophistication, and some of it WAS beautiful, but as you can tell by these photos some of the more experimental items of beachw...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/11/08/1950s-swimwear-shoot-the-elegant-and-the-experimental/
It’s easy to get carried away and think that swimwear styles in the past was more beautiful, more elegant and more chic than those available today, but as these photos prove that wasn’t neces...
https://weheartvintage.co/2014/09/07/5-epic-1920s-swimsuit-fails/
Another day another bevy of vintage bathing beauties – this time I’ve found some amazingly clad 1920s contestants from the Galveston Texas Bathing Girl Review. I think most of the costumes mu...
https://weheartvintage.co/2014/08/14/1920s-bathing-girl-revue-extravaganza/
Now there’s a title which just rolls off the tongue! Apparently ‘Pulchritude‘ is a really ungainly way of saying ‘beauty’ which (unsurprisingly) has fallen out of fashion. These photos ...
Apparently some people prefer taking exercise on the beach rather than just lounging with a Margarita. I don’t understand it myself. It’s all very impressive but I’d be hanging out with tha...
https://weheartvintage.co/2014/07/02/gallery-1930s-beach-acrobatics/
Christmas is hurtling towards us now. How many sleeps left? I think it’s 4 but I’m writing this before I’ve had my 2nd cup of coffee of the morning and I might be wrong. I should have asked...
https://weheartvintage.co/2013/12/21/santa-likes-the-ladies/
This picture perfectly captures for me the style of the 1930s. I think my glamorous 1930s ideal probably stems from watching too many Poirot and Hollywood movies, where all the young people were ...
https://weheartvintage.co/2013/12/08/the-epitome-of-1930s-style/
Young ladies in 1940s bikinis overlooked by some giant seahorses at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida. c. 1945. Don’t they look elegant? (the girls and the seahorses) Source and copyrig...
https://weheartvintage.co/2013/11/15/giant-seahorses-and-1940s-bikinis/