1959
A model poses for a shoot on the beach at Matheson Hammock Park Beach, Miami, Florida.
Inspiration from France and the Far East are combined in this lustre cotton swimsuit by Alix of Miami. Suit is white with soft pussy-willow print of tan and pale pink. Matching jacket is full and enveloping, set off by oversized collar. Coconut palms stand on Matheson Hammock, one of Dade County's public beaches on Biscayne Bay.
State Library and Archives of Florida.
Australian Thongs
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| Image from City Beach, Australia website. |
Australia's traditional summer footwear..the thong, is an important cultural icon. Haviianas are at the top end of the thong market and the brand is synonymous with...well I'm not sure what it's synonymous with. Maybe nothing...
Anyway, check them out at City Beach, Australia
Esther Williams Paper Doll
Esther Williams - swimming champion, beauty and MGM movie star did much to raise the profile of sychronised swimming. Retired from swimming in 1960, she ramained a sharp business woman and has lent her name to swimming pools and retro swimwear.
You can buy her reproduction cut-out paper doll book at Paperdoll Review
Worth Visiting
From the Melbourne Aquarium...
All images from the Melbourne Aquarium website
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White-spotted stingray |
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| Weedy sea horse |
All images from the Melbourne Aquarium website
Praia do Cassange, Maraú, Bahia
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| Image by FlaviaC |
Vintage Bucket and Spade
These lovely old tin vintage buckets and spades were commonplace on the beach up until the 1970s when cheap plastic versions overwhelmed the market. Available at Vectis Auctions Ltd. ..as part of a lot.
Australian Beaches
Cowes Beach, Phillip Island, Victoria. You can just see the line of French Island, which housed a former jail, on the horizon...
Cable Beach, Western Australia...
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| Image by Nachoman-au |
Sunset at low tide on Western Australia's Eighty Mile Beach....
Ocean Grove, Victoria...
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| Image by MalcolmJ |
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