Beautiful Bathing Costumes Show (1940) | Vintage Fashions

Ever wondered what Swimsuits looked like in the 40s? In this video, women model 1940s “Bathing Costumes” as they used to call it. The studio is turned into a beach set up, perfect for the occasion. These beautiful vintage bathing costumes are super fashionable. Disclaimer: The commentary is an original 1940s newsreel commentary and therefore has lines in it that comes across today as sexist, naff and cheesy! #BritishPathe #Swimsuit #BathingSuit #VintageFashion License this film: (1290.11) https://www.britishpathe.com/video/bathing-costumes-issue-title-very-tasteful-very Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: https://goo.gl/hV1nkf Subscribe to the British Pathé War Archives YT Channel: https://goo.gl/QY21c9 Subscribe to the British Pathé Vintage Fashions YT Channel: https://goo.gl/XT1Zo7 Subscribe to the British Pathé Sporting History YT Channel: https://goo.gl/ELDCsT BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivaled in their historical and cultural significance.