No garment has shown the difficult history of society's relationship with the female body quite like swimwear. To add insult to injury—from the Roman baths to Naomi Campbell yachting on the ...

CAPITOLA — Being a seaside town, Capitola has attracted many to its beaches over the last century and a half, and among many changes over the years have been the types of swimsuits worn by beachgoers.

Women usually dipped in private baths or public baths populated by other women. These big human-made ponds were usually surrounded by the most beautiful architecture of the time. At this point in ...