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The two-piece bathing suit got skimpier and more scandalous in 1946 Paris
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Layered, corseted summer garments kept women proper and fashionable, if not cool
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In the latest chapter of the series, we look at how bathing suits came to be an integral part of the Miss America competition
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Besides how to be a good neighbor, Mr. Rogers taught us other lessons, especially about the impact of a comforting change of clothes
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Bikinis may have been illegal in 1900, but they were all the rage in ancient Rome
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