History Main / OldTimeyBathingSuit

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* ''{{Phineas and Ferb}}'' takes it a step further with the Klimpaloon, a ''living'' bathing suit meant to spoof myths about the [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Yeti]]. As the [[EarWorm song]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pCe-zlMjU says]]:
-->"He's the magical, old-timey bathing suit that lives in the Himalayas, they call him Klimpaloon. (Klimpaloon...)"

* Everyone, male and female, wears these in the BeachEpisode of ''Tiny Kitten Teeth'' except for Mewsli. Since the comic is, by all indications, set in the present, this can likely be chalked up to the eccentricities of rich people.

* The Peadofinder General in ''MonkeyDust'' wears one... which makes sense, since he would likely consider the exposure of skin in public to be [[PaedoHunt a form of paedophilia]].

* ''{{Phineas and Ferb}}'' takes it a step further with the Klimpaloon, a ''living'' bathing suit meant to spoof myths about the [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Yeti]]. As the [[EarWorm song]] says:

* Welkin, protagonist of ''ValkyriaChronicles'', favors the horizontal stripes during the BeachEpisode bonus chapter. It's pretty out of style in 1935, but no more than some of the modern-day fashions his troops are wearing.

Back in the day, people who wanted to go swimming in mixed company but keep their modesty would wear bathing costumes that covered nearly as much skin as their regular clothing. These are relatively rare in Western culture in the current day, but are still used in cultures where body modesty is considered paramount, such as among Muslims (the style is called a "burkini").

* Soun Tendô wears one of these each time the ''[=~Ranma ½~=]'' crew go to the beach, although the rest of the cast wear normal bathing suits.

* The servants wear some in {{Kuroshitsuji}}, episode 7. May Linn still manages to bring some FanService, though.

* Dupond and Dupont (Thomson and Thompson) wear [[http://luminescencias.blogspot.com/Dupont-Dupond.jpg oldfashioned bathing suits]] in one of the ''{{Tintin}}'' stories.

* ''SweeneyTodd'' wears one in the movie version.
* ''TheBeatles'' wore them along with straw boater hats on an early beachside photo shoot.

* The Peadofinder General in MonkeyDust wears one....which makes sense, since he would likely consider the exposure of skin in public to be [[PaedoHunt a form of paedophilia]].
* BugsBunny wears one lifted from the Coney Island Baths in ''Frigid Hare'', when he shows up at the North Pole (or South Pole, or wherever penguins and Eskimos coexist.)

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* Dick Van Dyke sports a red and white striped one-piece in ''{{Chitty Chitty Bang Bang}}''.

* Cecania from ''SoreThumbs'' wears an early 20th century swimsuit because her figure is so spectacular ''the U.S Congress passed a law specificaly prohibitting her from wearing anything more revealing'' to protect public morality.

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* [[http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq08ffMluE1qzmf78o1_500.jpg Wednesday Addams]] wore one in one of the ''TheAddamsFamily'' movies.
* Anna Muir is sketched in hers by the unscrupulous Miles Fairley in ''{{The Ghost and Mrs Muir}}'' (1947, set at the beginning of the 20th century), causing mild scandal to her maid, Martha.[[/folder]]

* ''AllOfAKindFamily''

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** Marge's mother was once forced off the beach by police for "indecent exposure." She was wearing one of these, but it showed off too much "gam."

* ''PhineasAndFerb'' takes it a step further with the Klimpaloon, a ''living'' bathing suit meant to spoof myths about the [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Yeti]]. As the [[EarWorm song]] says:
--> "He's the magical, old-timey bathing suit that lives in the Himalayas, they call him Klimpaloon. (Klimpaloon...)"

[[http://www.fashion-era.com/images/Victorians/swimearlyvics400new.jpg One example of Victorian beachwear]].

[[http://www.victoriana.com/swimsuit/images/bathingsuit-6.jpg Beachwear of the early 20th century]].

[[http://www.murality.co.uk/mainImgs/5_135_1242337924.jpg Contrasted with a more modern swimsuit]].

In fiction, these will be seen either in period stories where they're appropriate, or on an individual character to show that he or she is hopelessly old-fashioned or [[strike:unusually modest]] extremely prudish. Stereotypically, the horizontally striped models from circa 1910 are used, as swimwear started becoming more daring in the 1920s.

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In fiction, these will be seen either in period stories where they're appropriate, or on an individual character to show that he or she is hopelessly old-fashioned or unusually modest. Stereotypically, the horizontally striped models from circa 1910 are used, as swimwear started becoming more daring in the 1920s.

Contrast the BarelyThereSwimsuit.

* In LadiesVersusButlers, [[{{Bifauxnen}} Kaoru Daichi]] is, after much panicking, given one of these by [[MagnificentBastard Tomomi]] for the BeachEpisode.

* [[http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq08ffMluE1qzmf78o1_500.jpg Wednesday Addams]] wore one in one of the ''AddamsFamily'' movies.
* Anna Muir is sketched in hers by the unscrupulous Miles Fairley in ''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' (1947, set at the beginning of the 20th century), causing mild scandal to her maid, Martha.[[/folder]]

* AllOfAKindFamily[[/folder]]

* On ''[[ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'', Liz prefers one of these when going on a beach vacation[[/folder]]

* ''Sweeney Todd'' wears one in the movie version.

* In ''[[CheaperByTheDozen Belles on Their Toes'']], the girls are wearing skirted bathing suits with leggings in 1924, when one-piece suits are starting to become the norm. Mother's is even worse, described as "practically a Gay Nineties model" and able to pass for a circus tent. Martha scandalizes her sisters when she forgets her suit and decides to wear just the underpart of her mother's.[[/folder]]