Compared to our barely clad, spaghetti-strapped swimsuit styles, the bathing costumes of the 18th and 19th century seem laughably prudish. But those days, people worried that glimpsing more than a ...

Is there anything better than self-care by the sea? UK-based skincare brand Haeckels is on a mission to reintroduce the local community of Margate Beach to the healing powers of the ocean. The region ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Marisa Kendall, The San Jose Mercury News It’s the question no Bay Area local wants to hear when they’re entertaining friends or family from out of town: ...

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.

HOUSTON – A fun guessing game turned into an interesting history lesson when a Galveston museum revealed the purpose behind bathing machines used in the during the Georgian or Victorian eras.

What happened to the “itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini” song by Brian Hyland released in 1960? If this song seems outdated, think about Victorian bathing machines that were once used ...