Back in October, I wrote a post as a rebuttal of sorts to yahoo.com and their list of “the most iconic dresses of all time”. To this day, it is still one of my more popular posts. As spring is just around the corner, and soon it will be bathing suit weather, I thought I would do a follow-up to my Truly iconic dresses post and explore what I consider to be the most iconic swimsuits of all time. To be on this list, each swimsuit must be recognizable and spark a memory to be considered iconic.
So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here they are.
Ursula Andress in the first James Bond movie, Dr. No
This was a bikini so iconic that it spawned a sequel.
Halle Berry in Die Another Day
Raquel Welch in One Million Years BC. Need I say more?
Betty Grable’s famous Pin Up kept more than just the morale up during WWII
Hair, teeth and nipples made Farrah Fawcett a triple threat in the 70s
Not to be outdone, Cheryl Tiegs gave us this other decade defining moment of the 1970s
Fans of the Mickey Mouse club had their dreams come true when Annette sported this two piece number.
Marilyn Monroe proved that you don’t have to put on a bikini if you want to know How to Marry a Millionaire
Goldie Hawn before she went Overboard in this high cut, thong backed, one piece.
Famous Pin Up, Bettie Page goes wild on the beach.
I found it to be rather eye-opening as I was collecting the images above that the majority of these women are curvy to say the least. Perhaps we should be re-thinking our definition what is sexy when it comes to the female form.
As a feminist and therefore equal opportunity exploiter, I would be remiss if I didn’t include some famous moments in male swimwear too.
Burt Lancaster had all the girls swooning in From Here to Eternity.
Miles O’Keefe may not have been the most famous Tarzan, but he sure did that loincloth justice.
Speaking of loincloths, who can forget Christopher Atkins splashing around in the Blue Lagoon?
And then there’s this…
Sacha Baron Cohen, as Borat in possibly the most iconic swimsuit of them all!
