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Swim Rare: Vintage suits make a splash at auction

If itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bikinis (polka dotted or otherwise) fill your heart with dread, then join those who look back with longing to a time of bathing beauties in flattering one-piece and demure two-piece suits.

Vintage swimwear has a growing collector base. Some collect pieces for their history

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