L.A. Times Past, a Tumblr that archives L.A. Times articles dating back to the 1880s, has shared a wildly entertaining article from July of 1920, a tumultuous time for the risqué female bather who — thanks to the "Puritan pool edict" — were suddenly expected to cover up the scandalous bit of upper knee with a swim… » 9/17/14 7:00pm 9/17/14 7:00pm

Swimsuits are trying to kill you. Kidding. But they are loaded with germs. On The Today Show, Jenna Bush taunted Willie Geist with gold lamé swim trunks while breaking the news. » 7/11/14 2:30pm 7/11/14 2:30pm

It ain't easy being a reporter for a local news morning show. You're constantly dispatched to cat fashion shows and cheese festivals and water park openings. And that's without a colleague like Good Day New York anchor Greg Kelly acting like a total skeeve. » 7/01/14 12:15pm 7/01/14 12:15pm

It's summer, and you know what that means: Three straight months of swimsuit fuckery! » 6/03/14 5:00pm 6/03/14 5:00pm

When the Miss World pageant began in London in 1951, the winner — Sweden's Kiki Haakonson — was crowned in a two-piece swimsuit. But this year, the pageant is being held in Indonesia — world's most populous Islamic country — and bikinis will not be present. » 6/07/13 1:00pm 6/07/13 1:00pm

Memorial day is almost upon us, which means it's time for a new swimsuit. » 5/22/13 4:30pm 5/22/13 4:30pm

Last week, President Barack Obama and his family were in Hawaii for their annual Christmas vacation. Photographers captured several moments of POTUS during the trip, including a jaunt to a shave ice shop and a golf outing. Some vacation shots, like this one, are actually released by the White House itself. But when a… » 1/08/13 12:50pm 1/08/13 12:50pm

According to the fashion forward folks at the New York Post, bikinis are out and one piece swimsuits are in. This is because... well, Kim Kardashian wore one once? And, as we all know, she's an arbiter of good taste. OK, that's unfair on both accounts, Ki-Ka can certainly rock a LBD, and maillots do appear to be a… » 1/03/13 9:30pm 1/03/13 9:30pm

Have you seen Matchbook? The site that pairs bikinis with reading material? It's been passed around like wildfire lately. But what if you're not super svelte? After finding that almost none of the bikinis came in her size, Kate Harding created a "plus size edition." My faves are the brightly colored suit above and the… » 8/01/12 12:10pm 8/01/12 12:10pm

Here's a counterpoint to the study which found that swimsuit shopping makes you feel like crap: A picture of a gorgeous gal rocking the shit out of a bikini. Blogger/writer/fashionista/Twitter expert Gabi Gregg writes of her "Fatkini," "[It] makes my enormous boobs look even bigger but I don't care." And: » 4/24/12 6:40pm 4/24/12 6:40pm

Today we stumbled on this image from July of 1955. The caption reads: » 7/27/11 12:10pm 7/27/11 12:10pm

[We have ANOTHER fucking Snowpocalypse here, and you are all pretty and happy in your glorious watermelon bikini, damn you. Just look at the color of the water! FUCK. Dominican Republic, January 20. Images via Pacific Coast News Online.] » 2/01/11 12:28pm 2/01/11 12:28pm

After the stuffed Thanksgiving turkey, caloric Christmas cookies and guzzles of champagne on New Year's Eve, what you really want to do is shop for a swimsuit, right? The Victoria's Secret swimsuit catalog has arrived just in time! » 1/07/11 7:15pm 1/07/11 7:15pm

It's pretty fucked up to compare former Playboy Playmate Victoria Silvstedt to an innocent gray-haired lady who just happened to be nearby, and call the lady, who is probably someone's grandma, "lumpy." Nice job, New York Post. » 1/07/11 4:14pm 1/07/11 4:14pm

In New York right now, it is 53°, overcast and drizzly. But in Miami Beach, the high is 85°, and Coco Austin (along with husband Ice-T) is soaking up the rays with a sunny attitude! » 10/04/10 7:12pm 10/04/10 7:12pm

Miami's annual festival of spray-tan and spandex, otherwise known as swimwear fashion week, packed up its bronzers and stiletto sandals yesterday. While there were some pretty suits, there was also a whole lotta fug. » 7/20/10 4:15pm 7/20/10 4:15pm

It seems that almost every woman I know, of any size, starts to have panic attacks the first time she sees swimsuits out on the floor of her favorite store. » 6/02/10 5:00pm 6/02/10 5:00pm