Life’s a Beach: A Scrapbook of Vintage Fun in Swimsuits

It’s a regular old vintage beach party … buff bodies, voluptuous curves, hunks & pin-ups, right along with families in the surf, sun & sand! You don’t want to miss this summer fun, or meeting my vintage Doppelganger!

Click to hit the beach in vintage style!

In this Thrifty Vintage Chic scrapbook, surprisingly, I found a lot of “normal” body shapes — dispelling the myth that the bodies of yesteryear were grossly more petite than today’s modern physique.

Spanning 50 years of history, this collection of vintage photos tell a story of Americans at play during the summer months.

From the candid to the cheeky, enjoy the similarities of life and soak up the evolution of swimsuit style.

And, for all you self-conscious ladies (this includes me!), take heart in seeing healthy thighs and round tummies! If these vintage bathing beauties could be proud of themselves just as they were, then shouldn’t we also?

~1910~

~1920s~
I just adore this family photo!

~1928~
The whole gang: ‘Bruce, Maribel, Marty, Chris’.

~1930s~
The child in the swimming cap looks to be either petrified or freezing, in my opinion.

~1930s~
Check out those suit styles & sun glasses!

~1930s~
Here are some silly gal pals — all four of them!

~1935~
Movie Star Miss Sandra Rambeau

~1940s~
Did this home-spun pin-up inspire
a war plane’s nose art?

~1940s~
Barbie & Ken models?

~1940s~
Now, here are the “Cover Girls”
of the Greatest Generation!

~1940s~
Anyone else see the resemblance?
It’s my vintage Doppelganger!

~1950s~
Aw, I want to be like this happy couple! Note, the emergence of the monokini style! And, who is hiding behind them?

~1950s~
Looks like she’s wearing a Rose Marie Reid!
What a real lucky ducky!

~1950s~
Yowzers!

~1950s~
Synchrinized Swimmers

~1960s~
What’s summer without a barbecue?
Note, the rotisserie, requiring our bikini gal to “power it” with a pump.

~1960s~
Real lady curves.

~1960s~
Looks like a perfect lifestyle photo
for Ladies Home Journal.

These scrapbook photos are all courtesy of eBay sellers and, as of “press time” are available for your bidding/purchase pleasure.

Don’t miss checking out tomorrow’s post featuring some modern bathing beauties, Heidi & Joe, donning vintage beach attire! In the meantime, check out the previous Thrifty Vintage Chic swimsuit issue!

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