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    Retro swimsuit clips (video)

    By Joanna Douglas, Shine staff

    It's summertime, which means time to grab a swimsuit and head to the nearest beach, pool, or lake. But bathing suits and the ladies who wear them have evolved over the years (the bikini just turned 65), so we're paying tribute to some awesome retro swimwear we love... and some that swimsuit trends should perhaps remain in the past.

    Swimsuits of 1952: heavenly bodies, wingdings, and the terrycloth triple threat!




    1986 swimsuit fashion show




    Old-school go-go dancers in swimsuits





    1990s O'Neil swimsuit ad




    Bathing beauties of the 1920s





    Heather Locklear struts her stuff in a spa ad





    "Beach Blanket Bingo"





    Beach scene from "Charlie's Angels"





    A mini-documentary on the swimsuit




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