Bardot or Bond Girl? The Best Icon-Inspired Swimsuits for Summer Inline

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    Jane Birkin, La Piscine, 1969

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    Melissa Odabash halter bikini, $260; stylebop.com; Eres Kube Voyageur and Compas triangle bikini, $440; net-a-porter.com

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    Audrey Hepburn, Two for the Road, 1967

    British actress Audrey Hepburn in swimsuit by the swimming pool on location in St Tropez during filming of Two For The Road. (Photo by Terry O'Neill/Getty Images)

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    Tory Burch Issy tank one-piece, $108; toryburch.com; Everything But Water swim cap, $20; everythingbutwater.com

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    Elizabeth Taylor, Suddenly, Last Summer, 1959

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    Eres Tatooh Croco swimsuit, $620; net-a-porter.com; Dolce & Gabbana paneled swimsuit, $795; net-a-porter.com; Zimmermann Marisol pointelle-paneled swimsuit, $375; net-a-porter.com

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    Charlotte Rampling, Three, 1969

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    Solid & Striped The Miranda top, $70; solidandstriped.com; Solid & Striped The Miranda bottom, $70; solidandstriped.com

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    Lolita, 1962

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    Seilenna Swimwear Kea Tropical day high waist bikini, $238; shoplesnouvelles.com; Topshop tropical-print bikini set, $65; topshop.com

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    Steve McQueen and Neile Adams, California, May 1963

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    Bikyni the triangle top, $50; bikyni.com; Bikyni the string bottom, $50; bikyni.com; Lisa Marie Fernandez Deena gingham seersucker halterneck bikini, $395; net-a-porter.com; J.Crew gingham seersucker French bikini top, $52; jcrew.com; J.Crew gingham seersucker bikini bottom, $44; jcrew.com

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    Halle Berry, Die Another Day, 2002

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    Orlebar Brown Hampton triangle bikini top, $57; boutique1.com; Orlebar Brown Balmoral bikini brief with removable belt, $170; orlebarbrown.com

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    Marilyn Monroe, 1951

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    Norma Kamali Goddess Mio plunge swimsuit, $335; net-a-porter.com; Prism Buzios peach texture top, $196; prismlondon.com; Prism Biarritz peach texture bottoms, $133; prismlondon.com

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    Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, The Talented Mr Ripley, 1999

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    Cover V bra and hipster, $252; for information: <coverswim.com>

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    Diana Ross, 1960s

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    Missoni Mare one-piece suit, $310; thecorner.com; Roksanda striped colour-block swimsuit, $495; matchesfashion.com

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    Brigitte Bardot, A Very Private Affair, 1962

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    J.Crew underwire bikini top, $58; jcrew.com; Je m’en fous Frou frou short, $335; jemenfous.it; Zimmerman two-piece bikini set, $260; everythingbutwater.com