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Throwback summer fashions

Celebrate a summer Throwback Thursday with vintage photos of summer fashions of yesteryear.

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Summer Love

In the good old summertime

Celebrate a summer Throwback Thursday with vintage photos of summer fashions of yesteryear.

Made in the shade
A couple shelters themselves from the sun with an umbrella in 1910.

Hulton Archive / Hulton Archive
Paris Fashion

Parlez vous?

A woman models an outfit from Paris in 1910.

Hulton Archive / Hulton Archive
Longchamp Fashion

Off to the races

A woman wears a summer dress at the Longchamp race track in Paris.

Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive
Garden Party Fashion

Summer soiree

Women wear ankle-length dresses and hats at a garden party in 1923; their male companion is wearing a top hat and tails with spats.

Seeberger Freres / Hulton Archive
Linen Dress

Lovely in linen

A woman wears a simple linen dress with buttons down the front and belted around the hips in 1925.

Seeberger Freres / Hulton Archive
Jaeger Sun

Summer frocks

Women model 1930s summer dresses.

Sasha / Hulton Archive
Freda Lansley

Heels with wheels

A woman models short shorts and high heels with a bicycle in 1947.

Cannons / Hulton Archive
Children And Flowers

Flower children

Three children hold up flowers in 1938.

London Express / Hulton Archive
Summer Days

Stripe zone

A woman models a striped beach suit consisting of shorts, a shirt and a bra top in matching fabric in 1950.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Deck Nap

Decked out

A mother and daughter relax aboard a ferry on their way across the English Channel to France in 1951.

Dennis Oulds / Hulton Archive
Beach Girls

Flower power

Two women model clothing in a matching fabric decorated with large flowers in 1952.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Smart Sunwear

Sunny and strapless

A woman wears a strapless sundress with flip-flop sandals in 1953.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Boyish Chic

Comfy capris

A woman models pedal pushers with a vest top and handbag in 1954.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Patchwork Girls

Deep pockets

Two ladies model big-pocketed dresses with crocheted bodices and full skirts in 1960.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Dressed In White

Tennis, anyone?

A mad models a summer tennis outfit in 1960.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Freedom

The pleat goes on

A woman displays a pleated skirt in 1957.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Summer Outfit

Check it out

A model looks denonair in matching shorts and shirt with a checked motif in 1959.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Summer Fashion

Pot head

A woman wears a polka-dotted sleeveless dress with a flowerpot hat in 1960.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Country Casual

Meet the press

A model wears a short-sleeved sweater and trousers with stay-press creases in 1962.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Summer Dress

Floral gratification

A model displays a floral-patterned dress in 1962.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Summer Afternoon

Here's the scoop

A woman wears a scoop-necked, belted dress with short sleeves and an accordion-pleated skirt in 1963.

Chaloner Woods / Hulton Archive
Beach Fashion

Sun-sational

A model wears a bold print beach dress and scarf in 1966.

Larry Ellis / Hulton Archive
Chelsea Mini Dress

Go-go girl

A woman wears a mini dress and boots in the 1960s.

Tim Graham / Hulton Archive
Summer Dior

That touch of mink

A model wears a dress with tiny floral print a slashed bodice, broad brimmed hat and mink stole in 1974.

Frank Barratt / Hulton Archive
The Hair Of The Dog

Wigged out

A dog wears a wig made by a Dutch wigmaker and hairdresser.

Keystone / Hulton Archive
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