Have a Look At What Swimsuit Style Was in the Spotlight the Year You Were Born (3 of 7)

1972-1973

Crochet styling was starting to sweep the fashion industry off its feet, and it was incorporated in bikinis as well. The original Foxy Brown Pam Gears is wearing a sheer white halter-style bikini top with crochet detailing.

Pairing it up with large sunglasses and minimalistic jewelry, she created a perfect look that you’d like to flaunt while sunbathing at a beach on a Sunday. Bikinis were styled with the idea of “less is more” in mind, and they were all about natural fabrics. And sunglasses larger than your face.

1974-1975

Jackie O incarnates the streamlined, anti-bohemian style that was quite the trend back in the mid-’70s. She wore a white scarf tied back and a black deep neck bikini top, recreating the mid-’70s vibe.

1976

Just when fashion designers approached the designing of a bikini with ‘less is more’ attitude, Farrah Fawcett decided to bring back the one-pieces into fashion. She flaunts a halter neck in a rust iron one piece with a deep cut neck and back. The plunging neckline bathing suit has almost little to no lining, bringing out the raw, authentic features of a feminine figure.

1977-1978

Princess Caroline of Monaco is wearing a white maillot here flaunting a peek-a-boo style. By the late ’70s, the bare front tops almost started to lose its magic and bare styled backs were starting to come up and created a furor in the fashion industry. Here, she flaunts a bareback with knots on the sides, with a plunging neckline yet covered front.

1980-1981

These are the years when bikinis and two pieces ran out of style. Margaux Hemingway wears a simple black one-piece with a low neckline with thick straps resting on either of her shoulders. Talk about simple yet sophisticated!