It's amazing what was considered risqué back in the day!  However, we wanted to take a look back to the 1920's and 1930's to see at what point certain things were deemed risqué, and how easily those things would pass today!  Here are a few of our favorite examples...

Two women sport their "short shorts" in Toronto in the late 1930s.  These certainly wouldn't be considered short by today's standards, but back then, they stopped traffic!  Hit Next Page to see the rest...

This 1922 photo from Chicago shows two women being arrested for wearing "scandalous" swimsuits that didn't abide by the decency laws of the time.  What a hoot!

 

Four girlfriends sporting their risqué attire on the beach outside New York City in the late 1930's

The first bikinis of the post-war era in 1945.  

Who could forget Betty Grable?!

 

Oh, Ava Gardner, how you dazzled us!

The inimitable Elizabeth Taylor sporting a bikini top and pants.  

 

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