A new exhibit celebrating swimwear from the past 100 years pull outs at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London on Friday. From swimming clothes at the English seaside to bikinis on the Côte d’Azur, be inspired this summer


  • Fabricates in bathing costumes from the 1960s.

    Models in bathing suits from the 1960s


  • Models in beachwear from the 1960s.

    Models from the 1960s modelling beachwear copyright Lancashire County Council


  • Models from the 1970s.

    Riviera Style: Models from the 1970s


  • A model in a 1960s-style bathing costume.

    A model in a 1960s style bathing suit


  • Morecambe and Wise presenting Miss Great Britain 1965.

    Morecambe and Wise presenting Miss Great Britain 1965


  • Models in bathing costumes.

    Riviera style: models in bathing suits copyright Lancashire County Council


  • A poster for the Riviera Style exhibition.

    Exhibition poster for Riviera style copyright Lancashire County Council


  • Bathing costume from the 1920s

    Bathing costume from the 1920s


  • P&O Cruises brochure cover for ‘first and tourist class voyages’.

    P&O Cruise Brochure cover for 'First and Tourist Class Cruises'


  • A model from the 1950s.

    Riviera style


  • A poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to advance rail travel to the east coast of England.

    Poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to the East Coast of England. Artwork by Tom Purvis (1888-1957).

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