The best bathing suits aren’t always practical — Raquel Welch’s prehistoric two-piece wouldn’t have lasted long in open waters — but they’re impossible to forget. With a little help from InStyle fashion director Hal Rubenstein, we've compiled a slideshow of the most iconic swimsuits ever..........
1. Elizabeth Taylor, 'Suddenly, Last Summer,' 1959:
Yes, the plot was rather melodramatic. But the pure white tank that Elizabeth Taylor wore in 1959's "Suddenly, Last Summer" — in which she played a mental patient disturbed after witnessing her cousin's shocking death — was nothing short of perfection.
![Elizabeth Taylor](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-08.ss_full.jpg)
Raquel Welch, 'One Million Years B.C.,' 1966:
![Raquel Welch, 'One Million Years B.C.,' 1966](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-02.ss_full.jpg)
Ursula Andress, 'Dr. No,' 1962:
![Ursula Andress](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-01.ss_full.jpg)
Farrah Fawcett, 1976:
![Farrah Fawcett, 1976](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-07.ss_full.jpg)
Bo Derek, '10,' 1979:
![](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-10.ss_full.jpg)
6. Phoebe Cates, 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' 1982
![](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-03.ss_full.jpg)
7. Carrie Fisher, 'Return of the Jedi,' 1983
![Carrie Fisher](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-09.ss_full.jpg)
8. Pamela Anderson, 'Baywatch,' 1995
![Pamela Anderson, 'Baywatch,' 1995](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-04.ss_full.jpg)
9. Halle Berry, 'Die Another Day,' 2002
![Halle Berry, 'Die Another Day,' 2002](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-06.ss_full.jpg)
10. Jessica Alba, 'Into the Blue,' 2005
![Jessica Alba, 'Into the Blue,' 2005](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100730-Instyle-suits/ss-100730-Instyle-suits-05.ss_full.jpg)
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