40's Plaid Bikini

40's Bikini

20's Swimsuits

60's Bikini

40's or 30's Onesie

These are bad photos, but look at the knit. This might actually be a swimsuit.

20's Bathing Suit

Little Boys 1940's Swim Trunks

Something about these is a little disturbing.

60's Schlitz Beer Bikini

And you thought Budweiser invented the bikini babe/beer shill!

Insane Walrus-Print Kid's Bathing Suit

Truly frightening! On ebay now.

1920's Wool Swimsuit

Victorian Bathing Suit

Swimwear can tell you a lot about a culture.

Best Bathing Suit EVER!!!

I don't know when this is from- the 20's or 30's, maybe? It is wool knit with spiderwebs. The brand was called "Sea Ho!"

Psychedelic 60's Swimsuit

Kid's 50's "Playsuits"

As these admittedly adorable pieces of clothing will show you, sexualization of little girls is nothing new. Both photos show child-sized pin-up wear. While today we clad little girls in t-shirts with phrases like "Naughty" or "Angel" written on the chest (or ass, if they're sweatpants), this sort of clothing is part of what made the legendary Lolita a sexual object of desire (that and her being a total whore, duh.)

Bathing suit, early 60's (I think)

This looks too risque and mod to be straightup 50's, so I think it is early 60's. I have many photos of vintage bathing suits. To think everyone at the beach was dressed like Gidget instead of falling out of some fugly bikini! Not that this isn't pretty trashy looking! And I believe it was child-sized, though I could be wrong.