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Bathing beauties at a pier at Redondo Beach CA, 1921. Socks add to the modesty. No bathing costume is complete without a parasol! Ni Hongyan with a parasol and some light beach reading. Marie Prevost Marie Prevost in a striped bathing costume, complete with striped headband and socks.Marie Prevost, encore. Gloria Swanson and Marie Prevost, [...]

Now that it’s nearly 95F every day, I’ve started working on my 1920s bathing beauty inspiration board. In a hot place like Austin, it’s always wise to wear a bathing suit under your clothes at all times, because who knows when an impromptu pool dip at an unlocked apartment complex may be in order? Sometimes [...]