Pre WWi
 |
 Collar pin Pre WWI 137th Field Artillery $14.95 Time Remaining: 12d 14h 34m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 Amazing pre WWI WWII comemorative pin from Coblenz Germany 1912 What is it $29.00 Time Remaining: 50m |
 British Bandolier Pre WWI $82.00 Time Remaining: 11d 14h 19m Buy It Now for only: $82.00 |
 Austrian pre WWI Soldiers Theresienstadt Terezin Photo $7.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 58m |
 Original WWI US Army Collar Brass PRE WAR INFANTRY OFFICER $35.00 Time Remaining: 9d 13h 54m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 British Leather Bandolier Pre WWI for 303 cal $75.00 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 11m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 Portrait Photo IDd pre WWI Naval Officer in Dress Uniform Sword $7.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 5m |
 PRE WWI US ARMY 1 1 8 LEATHER BUTTON 1900s VERY RARE $16.95 Time Remaining: 29d 16h 40m Buy It Now for only: $16.95 |
 Vintage Rare Real Photo US Army soldier 1908 Pre WWI $5.99 Time Remaining: 24d 19h 11m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 French Military Helmet Pre WWI $122.50 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 12h 19m |
 Antique US Military Government Payroll Strong Box Safe StrongBox Pre WWI $900.00 Time Remaining: 10d 19h 36m Buy It Now for only: $900.00 |
 ORIGINAL PRE WWI GERMAN BARVARIAN COURT SWORD MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLED $425.00 Time Remaining: 7d 20h 39m Buy It Now for only: $425.00 |
 1910 LARGE FRENCH Veteran MEDAL PRE WWI France Prussian War of 1870 71 $75.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 36m |
 Pre WWI 1909 German Soldier or Student Cabinet Photo Nice Uniform Sword $8.99 Time Remaining: 18d 13m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 Hungarian Coat of Arm National Crest badge pre WWI $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 18h 8m |
 Pennsylvania minature pre WWI Mexico Bdr Medal Mexican $39.99 Time Remaining: 26d 39m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 8 Pre WWI PA Pennsylvania Coat Of Arms NG Militia Uniform Buttons Gutta Percha $9.95 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 37m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 WWI WW1 Pre Early War German Aluminum Field Canteen RARE $34.99 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 29m |
 pre WWI German Color Postcard Soldiers Exercising in Court Yard $5.99 Time Remaining: 13d 19h 47m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 CHINESE PRE WWI NATIONALIST STUDENT HAT SAND PEBBLES $99.87 Time Remaining: 14d 17h 58m Buy It Now for only: $99.87 |
 WWI WW1 Prussian Wrttemberg Ribbon Bar 3 place Nice pre 1934 type $15.00 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 15m |
 Pre WWI Austrian Sword Damascus Blade $950.00 Time Remaining: 10d 23h 30m Buy It Now for only: $950.00 |
 pre WWI US Army M1910 Russel Enlistedmans Trouser Belt $39.99 Time Remaining: 27d 19h 38m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Pre WWI WW1 German Hessen 118th Inf Rgt Uniform and hat RARE $275.00 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 17m |
 US Pre WWI Cavalry Bandolier $45.95 Time Remaining: 13d 8m Buy It Now for only: $45.95 |
 Pre WWI German 1912 Photo Postcard Five Soldiers in Dark Uniforms $6.99 Time Remaining: 10d 16h 9m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 Pre WW1 WWI Canadian militia soldiers 32nd Bruce Regiment $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 49m |
 Pre WWI German Color Postcard Pioneer Soldiers Building a Bridge $5.50 Time Remaining: 24d 19h 33m Buy It Now for only: $5.50 |
 Pre World War I Union Hardware Trench Shotgun Wooden Cleaning Rod $18.00 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 4m |
 Inns of Court Rifle Volunteers ICRV Tankard Shooting Prize 1875 Military Pre WWI $399.99 Time Remaining: 10d 11h 50m Buy It Now for only: $399.99 |
 Pre WWI German Military Postcard Soldier on Guard Girl $4.95 Time Remaining: 21d 1h 28m Buy It Now for only: $4.95 |
 PRE WWI US M1910 BOLO KNIFE MACHETE SA 1913 RARE NICE LOOKING $305.01 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 22h 12m |
 ORIGINAL PRE WWI ITALIAN M1870 VETTERLI OILER $24.99 Time Remaining: 21d 13h 56m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 SUPERB PRE WWI US M1912 MILLS EAGLE SNAP BANDOLEER BELT $995.00 Time Remaining: 23d 19h 20m Buy It Now for only: $995.00 |
 original M 1910 WWI pre 1918 canteen cup 1918 cover named set SA Benson $40.00 Time Remaining: 3d 13h 46m Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 pre WWI German Wurttemberg Soldiers Cabinet Photo Super Tunic Mengen $5.99 Time Remaining: 12d 22h 27m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 ORIGINAL PRE WWI AUSTRIAN LORENZ RIFLE SIGHT $24.99 Time Remaining: 6d 16h 26m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Pre WWI Narrow Cabinet Card German Officer Dated 1909 $3.99 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 20m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 Baden German pre WWI Silver Merit Medal Combat Ribbon $189.99 Time Remaining: 26d 11h 30m Buy It Now for only: $189.99 |
 Pre WWI Mess Kit Knife Pair RIA 1904 1905 Dated US SNB $7.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 20h 25m |
 ORIGINAL PRE WWI WWI CANADIAN ARMY SNAKE BUCKLE BELT MFG MKd DATED 1910 $125.00 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 14m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 pre WWI US Army M1910 Canvas Enlistedmans Trouser Belt w Anchor Buckle $29.99 Time Remaining: 28d 2h Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 WW1 JAPANESE NATIONAL CENSUS MEDAL 1920 ARMY NAVY SOLDIER WAR BADGE PRE WW2 WWI $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 22h 24m |
 Pre WWI UNKNOWN Officers Sword $275.00 Time Remaining: 24d 23h 13m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 MINATURE 1908 Austria Hungary Franz Josef pre WWI Jubile Cross mini Medal German $7.99 Time Remaining: 26d 20h 23m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 Pre WWI 1913 First VISIT to SYDNEY of the COMMONWEALTH SHIP FLEET MEDAL $7.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 8h 13m |
 Pre WWI Japanned Saddle Rings Unissued Lot 0f 4 2 dif $10.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 14m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Army Chevron Pre WWI Hospital Corps Private sm cross $9.95 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 53m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 1914 ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE PHOTO MUHLHAUSEN germany PRE WWI $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 40m |
 ORIGINAL WWI US AMMO BELT WITH PRE WAR COLLAR DISC NEAT ITEM $109.99 Time Remaining: 25d 2h 1m Buy It Now for only: $109.99 |
 1914 PRE WWI GERMAN U Boat U 31 BLUEPRINT $22.99 Time Remaining: 20h 16m Buy It Now for only: $22.99 |
 Pre WWI dress Quartermaster Sgt chevron used 1913 1916 $17.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 22h 59m |
 Antique BINOCULARS France Pre WWI JumelleMilitaire Chevalier Brass Compass $145.00 Time Remaining: 18d 22h 49m Buy It Now for only: $145.00 |
 Antique Pre WWI Lot of 4 US Military Stereoscope Cards US Navy Army Original $25.00 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 31m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 Pre WWI Pair of Trainer Training Bayonets for 1903 Rifles $225.00 Time Remaining: 7d 16h 36m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
 PRE WWI ANTI GERMANY CAMNPAIGN POSTCARD UNUSUAL $7.95 Time Remaining: 13d 10h 5m Buy It Now for only: $7.95 |
 Rare Pre WWI USR Reserves Gilt Tunic Collar Set NR $20.00 Time Remaining: 5d 20h 21m |
 US PRE WWI CAVALRY BANDOLEER $50.00 Time Remaining: 6d 11h 19m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 7111 Nice Army US Officers Insignia WW I Pre WW II with Boxed N A $9.99 Time Remaining: 28d 21h 42m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 WWI Pre WWII US Army Enlisted Winter Wool Service Hat Sz 7 7 1 4 $29.99 Time Remaining: 5d 20h 48m |
 pre WWI m 1907 artillery doorstop decorator piece or paperweight $75.00 Time Remaining: 17d 12h 23m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 ORIGINAL PRE WWI 1880s US MILITARY SCREWDRIVER $24.99 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 49m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 PRE WWI US M1905 BAYONET SA 1906 W SCABBARD ORIGINAL $49.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 22h 23m |
 German Germany pre WW1 WWI 19 century Heavy Cavalry Sword model 1811 w Scabbard $800.00 Time Remaining: 25d 16h 6m Buy It Now for only: $800.00 |
 Q257 TOKEN 1910 1911 PRE WWI TOKEN $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 7h 5m |
 ORIGINAL PRE WWI 23RD NYNG SHAKO HAT BADGE $39.99 Time Remaining: 12d 11h 23m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 USMA West Point Postcard Cadet Cavalry Drill Pre WWI $6.95 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 10m Buy It Now for only: $6.95 |
 Antique Old Pre WWI US Army 1897 Military Bayonet Knife with Wooden Handle NR $69.99 Time Remaining: 6d 22h 39m |
 Canadian Militia Pre WWI Queens Own Rifles of Canada Busby Cap Badge $159.00 Time Remaining: 22d 17h 17m Buy It Now for only: $159.00 |
 Pre WWI WW1 Utility Belt $26.25 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 29m Buy It Now for only: $26.25 |
 Pre WWI British Hat Badge $9.99 Time Remaining: 6d 23h 52m |
 US Navy Recruiting Poster 1908 Canvas Print Pre WWI 3D $25.95 Time Remaining: 29d 44m Buy It Now for only: $25.95 |
 USMC Pre WWI Quartermaster Sgt Dress Blues Rank Patch Near Mint $49.95 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 40m Buy It Now for only: $49.95 |
 Rock Island Arsenal Sword Hanger 1903 Model Pre WWI $60.00 Time Remaining: 8d 23h 3m |
 7107 Nice Army US Officers Insignia WW I Pre WW II with Box $9.99 Time Remaining: 10d 10h 28m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
| Account limit of 2114 requests per hour exceeded. |
History Of The Bikini
With summer fast approaching, Plums Lingerie looks to its summer collection with an homage to a pioneering piece of beach fashion, the bikini.
Although the bikini arrived in 1946, courtesy of two French fashion designers in the French Riviera , and was still banned as recently as the 1951 Miss World Contest, it was not until the 1960s that the bikini became de rigueur on the worlds beaches . The 1960 song Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and Ursula Andress iconic performance as Honey Ryder in the 1962 Bond film, Dr. No, helped to catapult the two piece swimsuit to iconic status.
In recent generations, we enjoy a more relaxed approach to social convention (a century previous may have seen angry mob-like reactions to exposed flesh) and combined with todays shape enhancing materials means that bikinis are light-weight, comfortable and an essential item for the beach and poolside.
Pre-1946 Before the fashion industry
The history of the bikini is not as brief as the garment itself. This story doesn't begin in the 20 th century. Minoan wall paintings and ancient Greek and Roman artefacts suggest that the bikini goes as far back as 1600BC.
We can look to the women of the 19 th and early 20 th centuries to understand the bikinis modern history. Beachwear was back on the social agenda as the seaside became part of peoples lifestyle.
Surprisingly, nudity was the preferred swimsuit of 19 th century women, with neither modesty nor icy waters able to provoke their inhibitions. However, contemporary society of the time demanded propriety, and clothes were put back on. Beachwear fashion became highly conservative, and seasiders began wearing impractical outfits, oftentimes covering the wearer from head to toe in wool or flannel.
By WWI, woollen tank-suits were being worn, that hugged the body and enhanced womens natural curves. A shift towards practicality, style and freedom had arrived; across Europe the younger generation started to bare more despite the opposition they encountered.
About the Author
Katherine Salt is a dedicated lover of lingerie who owns a lingerie boutique in the pictureseque island of Jersey. She is committed to ensure the message that beautiful correctly fitting lingerie is for every woman, every day. Spreading the word on glamour. style and comfort in all things lingerie across the globe through the online arm of the boutique www.plumslingerie.com. You can follow her on Twitter @plumslingerie, join the Plums Lingerie Facebook Fan Page ar read http://plumslingerie.blogspot.com
Europe today vs. America pre-WWI