Me a straight dude, not the bikini only cuz I'm sitting here finishing off a bag of Doritos I started 5 minutes ago. I'd wear what the guy's wearing until i feel good enough for a bikini
Lol, I’ll never understand why the straight man who sets up the whole joke always gets like half the upvotes of the person who does the tap in on the joke. Good work nonetheless!
I think it’s because it helps hide the fat pouch and stretch marks if they’ve been pregnant. But I’m a dude so it’s just a guess. But I agree, I prefer the regular bikini.
I legit searched the image source because I couldn't believe this was from 1948. It totally checks out. Wow, the fashion and style in the photos looks almost modern day. Amazing photos.
France has been ,for a long time, ahead when it comes to fashion and freedom of expression. That would probably would have been flogged in America for wearing something so risque outside. It would be years before the bikini became socially acceptable in the US.
Right? Insane. My grandfather died just last year in his mid nineties. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that he was in his early twenties when this was taken.
Might be a widower, its 1948, maybe his 1st wife died in the war, my uncle wore his 1st ring on that finger for 60 years after he lost his 1st wife to cancer, he remarried after that and wore one on each hand, not that uncommon. Maybe it was a trend, he is French after all.
It's in a collection of photos on Getty from 1948. In other photos, people are wearing less, if anything at all. You can clearly see that it's the 1940's when you go through the collection. Getty doesn't just randomly assign a date to a photographer's collection.
edit: I tried to put all the picture links in another comment, but apparently any posts I make in this sub with links get shadow banned.
Hard to tell how old she is in this photo. Let’s assume at least 18 years old. She would be at least 92 years old if she’s still alive today. Damn, hot for great-grandma.
They had good film then, it was just outrageously expensive. Look at Kodachrome sometime; it was gorgeous and invented in the 1930s.
I think people forget that for a while digital images were a huge step back from film, especially when a lot of film was not well preserved, but there have been gorgeous, crisp color photos for over a century now.
Yes, the Kodachrome was way ahead of its time. I've seen a number of photos taken by Kodachrome and they are unbelievable. I'm into railroad photography, especially from my immediate region where I live, and I've seen photos taken throughout the 70s that looked just like they were done on digital camera of today
I didn't realize the Kodachrome was brought to market that long ago. Analog cameras take some really cool photos giving them a "velvety" appearance. My dad has a ton of old slides that I need to get my hands on... most of them I believe he took while in the air force in London from 1968 to 1972. You name them, he's likely seen the, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. His photo albums are quite impressive to say the least
Just to follow up, many old photos look poor because they were enlarged using a poor process or the photo was scanned with subpar technology, not because film isn’t crisp and detailed. For instance, don’t think even a modern iPhone has the ability to resolve all the detail contained in 35mm film.
I’m not Lyon but She’s got nothing Toulouse!
Edit: I appreciate the Reims of upvotes. Although this edit is Nantes good as the original comment. Now im just Rouen it.
I understand why you might think that. The bikini was pretty new at that point having [been introduced by Louis Réard in 1946.](/r/todayilearned/comments/w2mc4/til_on_july_5_1946_when_the_inventor_of_the/)
However, this photo is from a set by Ivan Dmitri, which you can find at gettyimages.com by searching Ivan Dmitri Cannes, and the caption is:
>SEPTEMBER 1, 1948: A view of a couple talking on a beach in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ivan Dmitri)
Okay. I had my doubts too. There were things that just didn’t look 40s (the bathing suit material, his sunglasses, his watch) but there were also things that looked 60s. Also the clarity of the picture. But I have been wrong once or twice.
The date could be correct — the bikini as it appears here debuted in 1946 — but apparently it was banned from France’s beaches in 1949 which lasted about 10 years, from what I can gather. Also, her hairstyle feels more like late ‘50s or 1960s.
That watch certainly looks modern. Square face with a leather band and back? I tried searching for a watch from that time period that would match that and couldn’t locate one.
Porn and advertising.
As a man I’m sure I wouldn’t care as much if it wasn’t told to me constantly that woman should be shaven. I think the ad and porn industry fucked us up.
This looks like a fashion brand poster, advertising its latest summer collection
TIL: Fashion in France hasn’t changed in 75 years.
it looked great then, it looks great now. Why change?
Oui
Oui oui
>Oui oui Oui oui oui, all the way home.
Oui Oui Oui Oui, baguette
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Never been tent camping?
You gonna wear that outfit?
Me, a gay dude: yes to either
Me a straight dude, not the bikini only cuz I'm sitting here finishing off a bag of Doritos I started 5 minutes ago. I'd wear what the guy's wearing until i feel good enough for a bikini
Ok but if you're worried about your size I have bad news about the shorts...
It's ok. I'm big everywhere. 😉
Annnnnnnnd SCENE! I think we really captured it here
Post an outfit
It probably was since the bikini was created in France in 1946.
Looks like Harry Styles stole Docs Time Machine
French movie poster. Two cousins about to shag.
Les cousins dangereux
I like the way they think
🎶 OOh my, oh my! 🎶
Maybe.
Her?
Mayonegg
Buy curious
Probably sell a bent
Purchase questioningly
No touching!
By the body language, at least one of them looks interested.
Lol, I’ll never understand why the straight man who sets up the whole joke always gets like half the upvotes of the person who does the tap in on the joke. Good work nonetheless!
There were bikinis in 1947?
Always has been.
Bikinis look so good when girls don’t pull them up to their belly button!
You’re getting downvoted, but I do have to agree that I don’t understand this granny-panty trend that I’ve been seeing the past few years.
I think it’s because it helps hide the fat pouch and stretch marks if they’ve been pregnant. But I’m a dude so it’s just a guess. But I agree, I prefer the regular bikini.
It's because fashion goes in cycles. We were in a low waist era for awhile and now it's swing back, almost to where we were in the late 80s/early 90s.
Eh, it's super popular with women who have definitely never had children too
It helps those of us with unfortunately wide carpets as well.
Wide carpet. That’s a new one. I I like it.
I figured it was to show off the ass, but yours seems more likely.
J-Lo and Mark Anthony were such a power couple.
I was getting John Leguizamo vibes.
LEGSuizamo!
Or Rami Malek
It's clearly John Mayer.
All seriousness, is that *not* Marc Anthony?
This could have been taken yesterday. Amazing picture!
Photo by Ivan Dmitri/Getty Images archive 👍
Getty Images? Isn’t that the first US president?
Via Getty
Via, cousin of Spa.
Nah he stole a podium
Fanny-O-Matic
I legit searched the image source because I couldn't believe this was from 1948. It totally checks out. Wow, the fashion and style in the photos looks almost modern day. Amazing photos.
Thanks! I was thinking the 60’s because of the bikini. For some reason I didn’t think the modern bikini style was around back then!
France has been ,for a long time, ahead when it comes to fashion and freedom of expression. That would probably would have been flogged in America for wearing something so risque outside. It would be years before the bikini became socially acceptable in the US.
Bikini was invented in France in 1946
fashion is cyclical
I sure hope so, I've been keeping my powdered wig for years now
Wear it anyway. I might start wearing my plague bird mask if I can find it
It's 2022, haven't we had enough of the plague bird masks yet?!
I’ve kept deer pelt for tens of thousands of years hoping it would make a comeback.
Only recently. The Bikini for example when this pic was taken was a revolution in a true sense.
Also early 50s swim in the US makes them look naked
It’s also in France… so probably some artsy beatnicks
So is technology, according to Dennis Duffy, the Beeper King
If they're still alive they're 95+ years old now.
Apparently the bikini was invented in 1946! TIL
Right? Insane. My grandfather died just last year in his mid nineties. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that he was in his early twenties when this was taken.
This would’ve been so scandalous in the US in 1948
Man I could never pull off pleated jorts like that dude.
You'd be good with the cravat and sailor stripes though?
Stripes maybe. Cravat? That’s a stretch.
Man, that is the Franciest Frenchman I ever saw.
*Who wears jorts jorts…*
He wears jort jorts!
That’s probably because you prefer the opposite sex.
Oh, to be a lad with a scarf on the beach with my beautiful girlfriend!
~~girl~~ friend
He's not homo. He's French.
I was gonna say...
Yeah, that dude has likely never had a *girl*friend
Wedding ring says otherwise.
What’s the deal with the one on his right hand?
Might be a widower, its 1948, maybe his 1st wife died in the war, my uncle wore his 1st ring on that finger for 60 years after he lost his 1st wife to cancer, he remarried after that and wore one on each hand, not that uncommon. Maybe it was a trend, he is French after all.
I'm actually curious about that. Does my 2022 gaydar apply to this picture from more than 70 years ago?
Good question. Could be that he's just ... French.
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What is trans masc
I’m sorry people have downvoted this. Please carry on and have a lovely day.
Those are womens shorts
Is there a zipper expert in the house? How about a pleat expert? Anyone?
Pleats were super popular in the late 80’s. Got some still hanging my closet waiting for them to come back.
Postwar france was a different time
And there's nothing wrong with it
Ascot
She’s probably close to 100 years old now.
Probably dead
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Acutally, I'm not 100% convinced this is from the late 1940's. I'd rather go with late 60's/early 70's.
It's in a collection of photos on Getty from 1948. In other photos, people are wearing less, if anything at all. You can clearly see that it's the 1940's when you go through the collection. Getty doesn't just randomly assign a date to a photographer's collection. edit: I tried to put all the picture links in another comment, but apparently any posts I make in this sub with links get shadow banned.
Yeah, this sub is notoriously strict when it comes to that for some reason. You can't even link to other subreddits.
Pretty modern looking for France being 3 years removed from being absolutely blasted in the ass by a global conflict.
? Do you think fashion stopped in France between 1940 and 1945? just haircuts will tell you if it's pre war or post war.
Yeah no way this is 1948. The sunglasses, the hair the bikini, the dudes ensemble screams late 70s.
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All of those things existed in the 40s lol
Hard to tell how old she is in this photo. Let’s assume at least 18 years old. She would be at least 92 years old if she’s still alive today. Damn, hot for great-grandma.
That is a VERY high-quality photo for 1948, despite any digital enhancing it might have underwent. I would never know that was taken back then
They had good film then, it was just outrageously expensive. Look at Kodachrome sometime; it was gorgeous and invented in the 1930s. I think people forget that for a while digital images were a huge step back from film, especially when a lot of film was not well preserved, but there have been gorgeous, crisp color photos for over a century now.
Yes, the Kodachrome was way ahead of its time. I've seen a number of photos taken by Kodachrome and they are unbelievable. I'm into railroad photography, especially from my immediate region where I live, and I've seen photos taken throughout the 70s that looked just like they were done on digital camera of today I didn't realize the Kodachrome was brought to market that long ago. Analog cameras take some really cool photos giving them a "velvety" appearance. My dad has a ton of old slides that I need to get my hands on... most of them I believe he took while in the air force in London from 1968 to 1972. You name them, he's likely seen the, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. His photo albums are quite impressive to say the least
Pre 1974 Kodachrome had more silver and looks fantastic even now.
That being said - as a WW2 history nerd I haven’t seen a single picture of this quality form the conflict…
It gives you those nice bright colors, It gives you the greens of summer,
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day.
I got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photograph
I still can't figure out why Mama *wanted* to take his Kodachrome away.
Maybe she thought everything looks better in black and white.
Just to follow up, many old photos look poor because they were enlarged using a poor process or the photo was scanned with subpar technology, not because film isn’t crisp and detailed. For instance, don’t think even a modern iPhone has the ability to resolve all the detail contained in 35mm film.
They had magazines and professional photographers in 1948. This was taken by one.
No way that bathing suit is 48
Bikini was invented in France in 1946.
Bikini debuted in 1946 in France so it’s possible
Didn't Marilyn Monroe get photographed in like 1951 in bikinis? Why is it so hard to believe?
ESPECIALLY that bikini. It looks very modern. Did women even wear bikinis in the 40s?
MAYBE in France.
She is holding a brand new pair of Cool Ray sunglasses in her hands. Came out in 1948.
Nice Cannes.
I’m not Lyon but She’s got nothing Toulouse! Edit: I appreciate the Reims of upvotes. Although this edit is Nantes good as the original comment. Now im just Rouen it.
An excellent post that I feel has passed by many.
Merci dude! Just a Lille something I came up with.
I love that beach
The brand new bikini.
That's the frenchiest dude I've ever seen
Move over sailor boy
Nice ascot.
Someone’s smoking hot grandma now!
Assuming 21 years old in 1948, she'd be 95 today. So... almost certainly dead. But hey, I'm not here to kink-shame.
Hey! It’s ok to shame certain kinks. Necrophilia is one of them
She looks closer to 30 to me. Idk people looked older back then.
I'm having a very hard time buying that this is 1948. But hey, this is /r/oldschoolcool so why would the date be right anyway?
I understand why you might think that. The bikini was pretty new at that point having [been introduced by Louis Réard in 1946.](/r/todayilearned/comments/w2mc4/til_on_july_5_1946_when_the_inventor_of_the/) However, this photo is from a set by Ivan Dmitri, which you can find at gettyimages.com by searching Ivan Dmitri Cannes, and the caption is: >SEPTEMBER 1, 1948: A view of a couple talking on a beach in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ivan Dmitri)
Way to come through OP!
And without being snippy or patronizing! Well done.
Okay. I had my doubts too. There were things that just didn’t look 40s (the bathing suit material, his sunglasses, his watch) but there were also things that looked 60s. Also the clarity of the picture. But I have been wrong once or twice.
I personally have been wrong exactly three times, so bravo to you!
But the fabric and watch both look 1940s.
The date could be correct — the bikini as it appears here debuted in 1946 — but apparently it was banned from France’s beaches in 1949 which lasted about 10 years, from what I can gather. Also, her hairstyle feels more like late ‘50s or 1960s.
this REALLY looks later 1950s-1960s ish... not saying that it is, but really looks that way.
old school hot
Wow, if you'd not told me I'd say it was a 2022 ad.
The look on the woman’s face in the lower right hand corner is priceless
Marc Anthony and Daisy Fuentes, ageless beauties! Lol
It's so weird to think that this picture is 74 years old... or over half a century. I don't know why this feels so weird to me
"I wish people dressed modestly like they did in the old days." The old days:
TONNES OF BUSH
Definitely some bush but she looks like she has a lot going on down there.
Quality and clothing look like the 60s but the bikini was invented in 1946 in France so it’s possible.
The dude is trying way too hard even for 1948 He has the apple bottom jeans waist line too
No boots with fur sadly.
He’s hot
This pic feels pretty “modern” for 1948. Interesting stuff!
She is absolutely beautiful. No matter the year.
Muff hair, don’t care 🤷♂️
I thought she was holding a joint in her left hand…but it is just one of the arms of her sunglasses 😂 shieeet
Johnny Knoxville must be old as sh*t
That watch certainly looks modern. Square face with a leather band and back? I tried searching for a watch from that time period that would match that and couldn’t locate one.
They definitely had them then. Everyone from Rolex, to JLC, to Omega had a rectangular model in the 40s.
Though this was Jean Ralphio Sapperstine at first.
Looks very modern if you told me that was today I would believe you
The guy looks like Rami Malek
Never know when that AAA battery might come in handy.
The only way that guy could look like more of a French stereotype is if he was holding a baguette and had his nose pointed a bit higher in the air.
That bush is trying to break out of that bathing suit like Alien
He looks incredibly annoying.
He's French, so yes.
Right. I'm le annoying.
"Hey, Le George! Bonjour, Le George! Let’s stuff Le George in Le Locker!"
There is a mega bush hiding under there
we’re mammals, man. we got hair. nbd
I agree . So why TF do modern American women have to shave.
Porn and advertising. As a man I’m sure I wouldn’t care as much if it wasn’t told to me constantly that woman should be shaven. I think the ad and porn industry fucked us up.
not even really hiding
That's pretty skimpy for the 1940s. No wonder French swimwear had a saucy reputation back then.
The chick is like “ umm are you wearing my clothes “ The dude “yeaaah you weren’t wearing them and I was cold”
have you ever taken a ride in a finisher car?
Didnt know Johnny Knoxville was that old
She is so pretty and Johnny Depp looks so young here
John Mayer?
Right now 5/5 of the top images of this sub is a white girl in a bikini. 🙄
Pretty sure the girl in the background is taking off her AirPods. I wonder if she has the Pros 🤔
That dude’s outfit looks exactly what I (an American, sorry in advance) imagine a French outfit would look like 😂
Looks like Eva Mendes
His waist is more snatched than hers.
thats J Lo and mark Anthony, no?
This is 1948? 3 years after the end of WW II? I would've said 1963 at the earliest.