One of the first female swimsuits ever made were called, “bathing costumes.” It all began in the early 1800s. Swimwear ...

Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...

Swimsuits have changed a lot through the years and they continue to adapt to new styles and trends. Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, women's swimsuits typically resembled gowns. In more ...

Today, we're taking a look at some men's and women's bathing suits from the 1920s, when Saltair Resort at the Great Salt Lake was a popular leisure destination.

Jazz Age Bathing Suits During the Roaring ‘20s, women began to wear shorter dresses, and shorter swimsuits. The rules at public beaches changed along with the fashion.

But while the Roaring Twenties have the more scandalous reputation, it wasn’t until the 1930’s that swimsuits started to look (somewhat) conventionally skimpy, and the two piece made its debut.

Vintage snaps from the 1920s, 30s and 40s show smiling young women lined up in their bathing suits, standing side on with a jutted hip and one leg stuck forward.

To play trailblazing ocean swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle in Young Woman and the Sea (in theaters now), Ridley donned bulky costumes made of wool — accurate recreations of 1920s-era swimwear.

In the design process, Stern referenced details from the 1920s swimsuits, like curved seams on the sides, dropped armholes, and a rounded neckline.

By the 1920s, swimsuits were made from burlap. Rayon eventually was used to make tight-fitting suits. However, current swimwear is constructed from a diverse range of fabrics. These include nylon ...