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 ...

Male charms were shielded with a standard one-piece wool, usually of bold colors. People thought wool would keep them warm. Bumblebee stripes of orange and black were the rage. Suits made of silk were ...