Vintage Swimsuitery

Everyone likes a nice vintage swimsuit these days, including the lovely hoarders over at Collectors Weekly, where they’ve put together a cute roundup of vintage and vintage-inspired bathing suits. Among their finds is this hypnotic 1952 Swimsuit Fashion Newsreel, rescued from obscurity by the VIDCAT Fashion Archive. But wait — what are the “obvious reasons” regarding the Wing Ding?