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.

The Historical Society of Topsail Island enjoyed Elaine Blackmon Henson, native of Wilmington and former teacher, as the guest speaker on October 11. Henson has been collecting vintage ads and post ...

The South Bay and Harbor Area have been blessed with beautiful beaches. But if you’d gone to one wearing even a modest modern-day swimsuit a century or more ago, you’d have been carted off to jail.

The best suits for women straddle the line between work and play, with a look that’s chic but not stuffy. No one wants to head to the office—or anywhere else, for that matter—in an uncomfortable suit, ...