September 25, 2022

Swimwear and intimates are a part of the ready-to-wear movement, which is something that curator Michelle Finamore says that America does particularly well. This 1950s gold lame bathing suit is displayed in the swimwear section of "Fashioning America," on a stage that mimics being poolside, next to a running loop of video from the same era.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)