1. What did men swim in, historically? Survey Greek urns or Roman frescoes and the answer is clear—throughout antiquity, men went swimming in the nude. As with many moves toward prudishness, the ...

If you’re in the market for new swimwear, you may find yourself choosing between board shorts and swim trunks. While they’re not the same, they both can be worn in the water and for activities at the ...

In the 1950s, men’s swimwear saw a significant shift towards shorter, tighter styles compared to the more modest options of previous decades. The popular silhouette became the “trunk” style, which ...