Mel Brittner Wells is the founder of Beefcake Swimwear. "Beefcake started because a non-binary friend of mine wanted a 1920s-style swimsuit, but the only ones she could find were vintage originals ...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Old swimwear styles can still make a splash. To prove it, Jantzen swimwear company — which celebrated its 100th anniversary on the sidelines of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim ...

Women’s swimwear was neither comfortable nor practical back in the day, as Daisy Ridley can attest. To play trailblazing ocean swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle in Young Woman and the Sea (in theaters ...

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 ...

Entering the swimwear market requires an understanding of the industry and its history. For instance, bikinis are not a modern invention. A fourth-century Greek mural depicts girls wearing two-piece ...

The actress wore replicas of the heavy, wool swimsuits that Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle donned in the 1920s Elena Nenkova/ Disney Daisy Ridley in 'Young Woman and the Sea' Women’s swimwear was neither ...