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Carol Ramsey says dressing Miami mobsters, politicians, hookers, showgirls, and Cuban revolutionaries for the Starz series is challenging, but finding vintage bikinis is even harder. By Elizabeth ...

Swimwear, as we know it today, was born in the late 19th century. True, ladies of earlier times tiptoed into the water in voluminous, all-encompassing bathing dresses. But those garments only allowed ...

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 ...