Lana Lobell catalog, Summer 1962

While people in the northern hemisphere battle ice and snow, here in Australia I'm sweltering through a heatwave.  It seems to be the right time to start looking at swimsuits:

... And here comes "Lana Lobell" to the rescue, with a selection of natty looking swimwear from 1962.  These (mostly) one-piece costumes seem fairly conservative by later standards - though even in 1962 bikinis were already being worn on beaches in some parts of the world!