The evolution of the women's swimsuit. From left to right - 19 | LOST HISTORY

The evolution of the women's swimsuit. From left to right - 1932, 1890, 1900, 1910 and 1920.

Men were supposed to wear closed swimsuits. Men's toplessness was banned on New Jersey beaches until 1937, on the grounds that residents "don't want to see gorillas on our beaches”.