1965-1966
Let’s be honest, swimsuits and bikinis were perceived as something worn by badass girls chilling around in the beach or looking to catch sensual attention (which shouldn’t have been that way!). But Sally Field as Gidget revolutionized the vibe of a bikini. Her preppy puffed upper piece paired with high waisted lower buttons in a soft pink hue changed the look of a bikini from badass to barbie. She recreated the “good girl vibe” back in the mid-’60s. Sweet!
1967-1968
Model Pauline Stone flaunted a petal embroidered bikini which was strapless. During these years is when solid bikinis started to go out of style, and embellished and embroidered bikinis started to step their feet into the fashion industry.
She teamed it up with a sheer white transparent shirt style tunic on top, with solid collars. The ‘feminine’ touch to bathing suits was being eradicated, and this is what looks like a rough design of ‘shirt style dresses’ that are so in right now.
1969
The journey of bathing suits started from a covered up short dress with high cut V-styled thighs and went onto merely two-piece surviving on a strap. However, in 1960, the minimalist style of clothing was in.
Jane Birkin boasts a minimalistic bikini (or a “barely there” bikini, we can be honest here!) paired with a subtle golden necklace to create a sophisticated, war look. Oh, and messy hair. Never forget the messy hair.
1970-1971
These are the years when the gingham style bikinis were probably in every possible clothing store. It did not have the style or structure of the previous bikinis but created a more flashy, comfortable look when worn.
Women were starting to feel more comfortable in their bodies, and instead of making bikinis a fashion statement, they were gearing it towards the category of “comfort wear.” More and more women started wearing it on their casual outings to beaches, and this look flooded the fashion industry. The style started to have a more “laid back” look.
1972-1973
Crochet styling was starting to sweep the fashion industry off its feet, and it was incorporated in bikinis as well. The original Foxy Brown Pam Gears is wearing a sheer white halter-style bikini top with crochet detailing.
Pairing it up with large sunglasses and minimalistic jewelry, she created a perfect look that you’d like to flaunt while sunbathing at a beach on a Sunday. Bikinis were styled with the idea of “less is more” in mind, and they were all about natural fabrics. And sunglasses larger than your face.
1974-1975
Jackie O incarnates the streamlined, anti-bohemian style that was quite the trend back in the mid-’70s. She wore a white scarf tied back and a black deep neck bikini top, recreating the mid-’70s vibe.
1976
Just when fashion designers approached the designing of a bikini with ‘less is more’ attitude, Farrah Fawcett decided to bring back the one-pieces into fashion. She flaunts a halter neck in a rust iron one piece with a deep cut neck and back. The plunging neckline bathing suit has almost little to no lining, bringing out the raw, authentic features of a feminine figure.
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