Styles that Make a Splash

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1960

Creator: sears

Complete Record: The narrator begins the film by introducing the history of the bathing suit as the topic of the film. Archival footage of women wearing bathing suits in the early 20th century at the beach, doing aerobics, water skiing. A series of still photographs of women in bathing suits from the early 20th century to the 1970s. A series of stills of ancient Greek and Roman nude drawings. The narrator begins the history of the bathing suit with Adam and Eve. As the narrator goes through time, the stills are artworks from that time. A still drawing of a bathing dress worn by Martha Washington. Still drawings of people at the beach in the 1860s, wearing what was considered to be the first acceptable bathing suit. Drawings of “bathing machines”, which were horse drawn carriages that people would change in and then be dropped off directly in the water. Early 20th century footage of a man and woman in bathing suits getting into an argument with another woman. A woman models a bathing suit from 1855. Stills of women wearing bathing suit from the late 19th century. Stills of a young girl wearing the “Princess” style bathing suit of the early 20th century. A woman modeling the bathing suit removes her skirt to reveal shorts beneath. Stills of women wearing the bathing suit at the beach. Footage of women playing in the ocean. Footage of a woman walking out of the ocean wearing a 1920s bathing suit. Stills of women wearing bathing suits and bathing dresses. Stills of an Australian swimmer and diver who wore a form fitting one piece bathing suit and caused a stir in the U.S. upon one of her visits. Footage of two women diving. Early 20th century catalog ads for bathing suits. Footage of an all girls California swim preparing for a swim meet, wearing sleeveless, above the knee bathing suits. Fashion illustrations of the bathing suits. Women model Chanel bathing suits and hats at a fashion show in the early 20th century. Footage of women playing leap frog on the beach in the early 20th century. Bathing suit fashion illustrations from 1917. A series of stills of women in bathing suits in the 1920s. Footage of women being arrested on the beach for wearing short bathing suits. Fashion show for bathing suits. Footage of women playing leap from at the beach. Stills of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Footage of 1930s beauty pageant contestants standing next to each other in bathing suits. Stills of women in 1930s bathing suits. A woman models a low back bathing suit. Women model 1930 bathing suits. Footage of pageant contestants having their measurements taken. Stills of 1930s bathing dresses. Stills from catalogs for 1940s bathing suits. Women model two piece bathing suits. Footage of several women water skiing in white two piece bathing suits. Fashion illustations of two pieces. Catalog ads for 1950s one piece bathing suits. Footage of women at the beach. Stills of 1950s bathing suits from fashion catalogs. Stills of women wearing 1960s bikinis. Footage of women wearing bikinis at the beach in the 1960s. A woman wearing a bikini dives into a pool.