Modern Living: Down to the Sea in Style

Women have long appeared as badly suited for water as fish out of it. Bathing suits did them proud on the beach, but anyone intent on snorkeling or scuba diving was bound to find her bikini at loose ends down in the deep. Trouble was that so few women were interested in underwater sports that designers gave little thought to aquatic chic. By now, though, female skindivers are everywhere, and fashion has caught up with their demands; at long last they are able to go down to the sea in style.

Shocking as Eels....

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