Jezebel: swimsuit

What's Your "Figure-Making Strategy?"

Sadie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Ours is DNA. Theirs is "elasticized shirring." Oh, and "being an illustration" doesn't hurt, either. But seriously: we'd wear this, especially since "neckline and colors are as Paris prescribes them." [Vintage-Ads]

May Glamour: You Can't Always Judge A Mag By Its Cover

Margaret — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:00:00 EDT

There's a lot to like about this month's Glamour, from plus-sized swimwear models, to interesting articles on interracial dating and domestic violence. However, according to the cover lines, editors would rather you don't know.

We liked that the mag tried not to make a big deal of using average-sized models in two bathing suit features. And a panel discussion on "Does Race Matter When It Comes To Love?" and an open letter to Rihanna from a successful Harvard graduate who concealed her abusive relationship were slightly meatier than the usual fare. But the Glamour editors felt the need to wrap each of these features with innocuous filler, not unlike the woman who buys a sexy bikini and decides at the last minute to throw on a sarong before stepping out on the beach. There are plenty of the usual diet tips, toned model tummies, and explorations of what your boyfriend is really thinking. And while Miley Cyrus is an unconventional cover choice for Glamour, we're not convinced putting a 16-year-old on the cover of a women's magazine is a step in the right direction. Below, we reveal the truths that the cover tries so desperately to conceal.

Earlier: Glamour Tries Not to Make A Big Deal Of Its Plus Size Model
At 16, MIley Cyrus Is Still A Girl, And Yet A Woman

Help Us Relive The Days Of Cheesy '60s, '70s & '80s Swimsuits

Maria — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Summer's here, and everyone wants to take a dip, even if, nowadays, you can't slip into a swimsuit without slathering on sunscreen and finding a way to cover up whatever body insecurity Vogue magazine helped you develop. But! Remember the days when bellies hung over swim-bottoms without care, SPF never went over 15 and suits were caked in sand, sparkles, and floaters from the baby pool? We do, and that is why we are making July's Past Fashion all about our childhood swimming costumes. We know what you may be thinking: kids in swimsuits? For all the world's pervs to see? Well, let's go back to a time when frolicking around in a tankini wasn't so sexualized. (Look, I did it! That's my brother and I above, looking like the quintessential O.C. beach bums that we were: neither of us have been blonder, browner, or more willing to appear in a photo in our swimsuits since.) Send your photos to photos@jezebel.com by July 20. Please send the year the photo was taken and its location (we will not name you or show your face if you request). And after the jump, check out some inspiration I've provided.