Compared to our barely clad, spaghetti-strapped swimsuit styles, the bathing costumes of the 18th and 19th century seem laughably prudish. But those days, people worried that glimpsing more than a ...

What happened to the “itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini” song by Brian Hyland released in 1960? If this song seems outdated, think about Victorian bathing machines that were once used ...

Is there anything better than self-care by the sea? UK-based skincare brand Haeckels is on a mission to reintroduce the local community of Margate Beach to the healing powers of the ocean. The region ...

HOUSTON – A fun guessing game turned into an interesting history lesson when a Galveston museum revealed the purpose behind bathing machines used in the during the Georgian or Victorian eras.

Victorian Bathing Machines: So Men Couldn’t Get Their Rocks Off In the 18th and 19th centuries, entire fleets of machines kept beachgoing women from doing the walk of shame. Victorian Bathing Machines ...