The Best Retro Bathing Suits (SLIDESHOW)

It's official: Summer 2008 marks the return of the retro swimsuit.

As swimsuit season approaches, women are discovering that many of this summer's suits represent a sharp turnaround from the crass arrangement of string and sequins that in recent years has made the Hamptons shore look like a Vegas sideshow.

Probably for the first time since Lindsay Lohan was born, fashion designers, from the high-end likes of Miuccia Prada and Stella McCartney to mainstream classics like Jantzen, have taken a more refined approach to swimwear, emphasizing one-piece looks, halter tops, high-waist boy shorts and ruffles and ruching as camouflaging details.

Have a look at the New York Times favorite looks.

Or see which stars are frolicking in their fun suits.

• • • • • Kate Moss looks stunning in this sleek number.

Comments

[Beachrunner]

It's not the suit; it's what's inside.

[FirstShirt]

Tasteful, timely and titillating!

[Counterglow]

"Kate Moss looks stunning in this sleek number"

Actually, she looks more like an incredibly hot babe who had to borrow her mom's swimsuit.

[drzoon]

nope. take it from a guy.... the STRING stuff has become boring!

actually... take that from a guy who was one of the Producers of The Man Show. Can't get more "guy" than that!

[Counterglow]

As it happen, I, too, am a guy. I agree with you 100% about the boring quotient of the string stuff. On the other hand, that suit still sucks.

And congrats onThe Man Show, by the way. I loved it.

[fudgebuster]

i don't get it. i've seen young women wearing mustard at dawn screaming hysterical slurping big gulps of starbucks in search of the angry fix making for tax refunds nodding towards guests bashing down the doors of black sarcasm.

[Tyrione]

Unfortunately, these were the only two healthy women either not anorexic or obese to pose for these classics of swimwear.

I agree, the mustard one is very attractive and practical.

[repugnicansfearme]

Yeah, Fergie. Meeeeee ooooooowwwwwww!

[wmbear]

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[snobama]

the women featured would look fantastic in anything they wore...

really digg the mustard bikini ...

[bar1ed]

slide shows of hot babes in hot bathing suits is the best invention since the wheel.

[Levittown]

Beauty is always welcome. I think the best showing will be on Deal or No Deal. Imagine, 26 models with 26 flavors. Now that is what I would call a DEAL !