CAPITOLA — Being a seaside town, Capitola has attracted many to its beaches over the last century and a half, and among many changes over the years have been the types of swimsuits worn by beachgoers.

No garment has shown the difficult history of society's relationship with the female body quite like swimwear. To add insult to injury—from the Roman baths to Naomi Campbell yachting on the ...

In the early 1800s, the first swimsuits for women were known as “bathing costumes” — modest, full-coverage garments designed more for decency than comfort or function. As time went on, swimwear ...

The Miss Universe 2023 pageant, held on Saturday in San Salvador, El Salvador, saw some history-making moments, including the debut of a delegate from Pakistan, Erica Robin, who was the first woman to ...

Olympic swimsuits have evolved over the last few decades. Up until the 1996 Atlanta Games, men generally wore suits that covered as little skin as possible. Swimmers would shave their bodies as a way ...