Modest Swimwear - Iconic Images From Hollywood Shows That Modesty Can Be Sexy

Modest Swimwear - Iconic Images From Hollywood Shows That Modesty Can Be Sexy

The annals of Movie and TV history are full of iconic images of beautiful women. Surprisingly, some of the most memorable are of actors and actresses in modest swimwear, which proves that it doesn't just take a lot of skin to make something sexy.
For instance, most people remember the TV show "Baywatch," but not because of the stellar acting. When the word, Baywatch comes up, the first thought is likely Pamela Anderson strutting around in her red, lifeguard one-piece swimsuit. Nobody complained that she was wearing relatively modest swimwear. They just stared at her in all her modest swimwear glory. Remember that Baywatch introduction theme?

Dream Swimwear and Lingerie

Dream Swimwear and Lingerie

It's time to be daring and let the imagination wander a little. What would be your dream lingerie or swimwear? It might be something with incredible support or something that looks fabulous yet holds you in. Or it could be so luxurious that it's encrusted with crystals (and even feathers, perhaps?) Well, consider the 1930s: it was a time when Hollywood gave the world its escapism from the war. The films of this time showed starlets like Marlene Dietrich in glamorous silk, crepe and satin luxury lingerie. Here's a little bit of inspiration from a bygone era.

Iconic Bikini Beach Babes

Iconic Bikini Beach Babes

They were legends of their times, the iconic bikini beach babes of the last 60 years.
1952 - Brigitte Bardot - The Cannes Film Festival has good reason to thank bardot. Photos of the unknown bikini bombshell attending the event were published all over the globe
1959 - Sandra Dee - It's impossible to think of beach movies and bikini's without thinking of "Gidget." Sandra Dee is perfect as Gidget (Girl + Midget), the lovable tomboy who learns to surf while all the other girls are learning how to snare boys.
1962 - When Swiss bombshell Ursula Andress emerges from the sea in Dr. No (1962) in the famed white bikini, she's living proof that what's truly unique about the movies is their unsurpassed visual power.
1976 - Farrah Fawcett - The famous poster of her in a red one piece sold over 7 million copies and the charlies angel star was immortalized as one of the greatest ever beach babes.
1979 - Bo Derek - Jogging her way to instant stardom in the 1979 Blake Edwards film 10. The cornrows and tan swimsuit look became a source of many future parodies and cemented her place as a swimsuit icon of her time.