No garment has shown the difficult history of society’s relationship with the female body quite like swimwear. To add insult to injury—from the Roman baths to Naomi Campbell yachting on the ...

CAPITOLA — Being a seaside town, Capitola has attracted many to its beaches over the last century and a half, and among many changes over the years have been the types of swimsuits worn by beachgoers.

In the 1920s, women’s one-piece swimsuits started really coming into fashion. And along with them came the swimsuit police. Seriously, there were laws about how long a suit had to be—and beach ...

The Miss Universe 2023 pageant, held on Saturday in San Salvador, El Salvador, saw some history-making moments, including the debut of a delegate from Pakistan, Erica Robin, who was the first woman to ...

Swimply explores the political history of women's swimwear using various sources, such as Smithsonian Magazine and the Fashion Institute of Technology. No garment has shown the difficult history of ...